Gluten Intolerant

laceylucas86

my doctor has told me that I may be gluten intolerant rather than having ibs or could be both and the gluten aggrivates the ibs, in any case, i will starting a gluten free diet soon just wondering if anyone had any tips and suggestions for as well as good low calorie recipies, i am an avid cook/baker so i am a little dissapointed that my favorite go to recipies will be put to the way side now but kind of excited to try some new recipies, thanks!

JustJennie1

Get a blood test done to see whether or not it truly is a gluten intolerance. Your doctor really should have made you go for one instead of saying that it "could be this or that".

ahviendha

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/54-primal-paleo-support-group

lots of recipes

KittieLea

You can still bake, just use almond mill instead of flour when possible.
It's doable, and you'll feel a lot better once you remove gluten, if that's the case. Good luck!

notreallytrillian

My doctor recently told me the same thing and I started on a gluten free diet about a month ago. There are a few great websites out there with gluten free recipes, including:

http://www.elanaspantry.com/gluten-free-recipes/

http://glutenfreegirl.com/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/amazing-gluten-free-desserts-for-valentines-day

http://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/

Good luck and feel free to friend me if you a pal on your gluten free journey!

joepat21

I had to switch to a GF/Dairy free diet back in December because I have been having digestive issues for 3 years and I can't tell you how much better I feel. My cravings are gone, I only eat when I'm hungry and my energy and focus have returned. Getting rid of the Gluten is really a small sacrifice once you start feeling great again.

A few things that I discovered to help me:
-I make my own milk from soaked Cashews (absolutely delicious and easy)
-Nugo Dark Chocolate Mint Chip bars
-Plant Fusion Chocolate Protein
-Rice Paper (instead of bread for sandwiches, I just wrap it)
-Corn Tortillas

infinitytimes

If you and your doctor do decide to eliminate gluten in your diet or to do so for a trial period, post one (or some of your go-to recipes). I have been gluten free for 6 years, and have become very good at converting regular recipes to gluten-free. I am the only person at our house who is gluten free, and as I do not want to make 2 different dinners every night, our whole family mostly eats gluten free. People who come to eat at our house don't notice a different between regular recipes & gluten free. Gluten-free can be done fairly easily and deliciously. At our house, we eat quite a few classic comfort foods, gluten-free. Hope you get the answers you need from your doctor and your body to feel strong and well!

laceylucas86

thanks everybody! keep the tips coming! and there is no blood test for gluten intolerance, (not in canada anyways) and the test for outright celiac disease is a biopsy so they would rather me try the diet first rather than go through that if the diet doesn't help then it certainly not neccesary to test for it, plus the wait list is long for the test (again I'm in Canada lol) but thanks for the suggestion
I like comfort foods too like shephards' pie (going to need a good gravy recipie) and chilli and spagettie sauce (but I don't use noodles anyways I use spagetti suqash so I'm ok that way)

babyangelica2010

thanks everybody! keep the tips coming! and there is no blood test for gluten intolerance, (not in canada anyways) and the test for outright celiac disease is a biopsy so they would rather me try the diet first rather than go through that if the diet doesn't help then it certainly not neccesary to test for it, plus the wait list is long for the test (again I'm in Canada lol) but thanks for the suggestion
I like comfort foods too like shephards' pie (going to need a good gravy recipie) and chilli and spagettie sauce (but I don't use noodles anyways I use spagetti suqash so I'm ok that way)

I am gluten free and I got a blood test done 2 years ago, so yes there is a test. I live in Canada too.

Some of my fave food blogs are
skinnytaste.com
ohsheglows.com
chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Thery are not exclusively gluten free but they have gf options, especially ohsheglows and chocolatecoveredkatie

Mokey41

There is a blood test in Canada but you have to be eating gluten at the time you have it done and it isn't conclusive. A biopsy while eating gluten for at least the previous 6 weeks is the only definitive answer.

My granddaughter has celiac disease and my husband has a wheat allergy. Almost identical symptoms except he can't touch wheat or inhale wheat dust without a bad reaction (touching results in a rash that looks like poison ivy). The wheat allergy allows him to eat Spelt so I do all our baking with Spelt flour which comes out remarkably close to wheat flour goods.

He was originally told it was a gluten intolerance and we went through eliminating all gluten products (which prepared us well for out granddaughter) but he has some other allergies and mentioned the gluten intolerance to the allergist. She suggested testing for wheat and with a scratch test it came up in a huge blister within seconds. Being allergic only to wheat isn't that much better than being celiac but at least it does offer a few more options.

laceylucas86

that's interesting! i am just going on what my dr told me, mabey I need a second opinion, thanks for the websites!

laceylucas86

anyone have any easy recipies? with not too hard to find ingredients?

Tynecat

Im on a gluten and lactose free diet my bloods came back negative but I feel so much better by not eating them and when i originally went on the gluten and dairy free regime i lost over 14lbs in 2 weeks