Hello!

SilentRenegade

Hello all,

I am new to the group... and possibly have an intolerance to gluten. I am doing an experiment (started the beginning of the week) and since I have removed the majority of foods with gluten in them, I have felt much better, especially concerning anxiety, depression and lack of energy. I actually have been exercising daily since I started. I am going to continue with my experiment and then have a day where I eat some of those foods again to see if it affects me.

I hope to find some delicious recipes here

jiggy_gibby

Renegade,
You can take all of your favorite recipes and modify them with gf products. I like tinkyada gf pasta or heartland gf pasta for traditional spaghetti dishes. GF menus are available at Uno's Pizza, Olive Garden, and many more chain restaurants. Also, you can make crust-free dishes like a crustless quiche or make a pot pie with no crust top with mashed potatoes instead. Great websites out there as well - two faves are www.skinnytaste.com and http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/
Jiggy

jiggy_gibby

PS Have your thyroid levels checked (simple blood test) when you go to Doc.

SilentRenegade

Thank you for the information! I am going on Tuesday so I will definitely tell her to check my thyroid. I know my sister has an issue with her thyroid, but I'm not sure if it is hereditary or not. The quiche sounds delicious!

pdworkman

You need to give the gluten a chance to get out of your system for a while before reintroducing it. Six to twelve weeks would be a good goal. But also remember that if you want to be tested for celiac, you need to eat gluten for the test to be positive.

When I first went off of gluten I was so tired and wanted to sleep all day, so I'm glad that you've got an energy boost instead!

peachNpunkin

Yeah, you need to wait at least 3 months for it to be completely out of your system, and then eat ONE food, made from gluten ONE time and see how it affects you. It may take 2 or 3 days before you feel it, but if you have an intolerance, that one food will be the dead give away.

Yes and have your thyroid looked at.

If that one food with gluten doesn't affect you adversely in any way (acne, bloating, increased gas, constipation, diarreah, nausea, itching or any other feeling out of the ordinaray) you might want to do the same little test with lactose, and then eggs and then other foods that cause allergens.

Just a suggestion.

Gosser

Get your doctor to run a blood test for coeliacs, you can't test for it after you have been gluten free for more than a few weeks. You may find it is just wheat (not gluten) that causes your symptoms.

SilentRenegade

Thank you for all of the advice. There is quite a bit I need to ask the doc on Tuesday. I think it would answer quite a few questions about my health in general, honestly.