Gluten Free Diet

student37
student37 Posts: 29 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
After being sick for 2 months the doctors figured out I need to eat a gluten free diet. I am feeling GREAT. I am wondering if there are others out there that may have any pointers from experience. I also have my daughter on the diet and she is also doing great. Thanks for any help.

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  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Natural low carb pretty much means being gluten free. I do notice a difference. It isn't a miracle cure (but then again I haven't been diagnosed with gluten sensitivity or allergy) but it does seem to make a difference.

    I wish it cured allergies like some people claim it does, but I can't say I've noticed much if any difference where that is concerned. *sniffle*
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    After being sick for 2 months the doctors figured out I need to eat a gluten free diet. I am feeling GREAT. I am wondering if there are others out there that may have any pointers from experience. I also have my daughter on the diet and she is also doing great. Thanks for any help.

    I have IBS and try to stay gluten free as wheat and gluten upset my stomach. Are you looking for recipes/substitution advice?
  • Jeneba
    Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
    Being gluten free has freed me from debilitating barometric migraine headaches.
  • THuffman1967
    THuffman1967 Posts: 114 Member
    My husband is celiac, so while we are not an entirely GF household (the rest of us still eat bread, etc.), I do have a lot of experience cooking GF. I'll send you a friend request. Some of our favorite products are: Pamela's Baking mixes, Tinkyada pasta, Trader Joe's Brown Rice pasta, Pacific Rim soups, and Canyon Bakehouse Breads. A word of caution - before he was diagnosed he lost A LOT of weight because of the symptoms of celiacs disease. Once he found out what he could and couldn't eat he gained quite a bit back. In the last several months he jointed MFP and has lost weight the healthy way. We eat a lot of grilled meats and veggies. We don't eat a lot of the GF Pasta and bread right now because we are both losing weight.
  • LJA1968
    LJA1968 Posts: 516 Member
    I went gluten free at the beginning of August. Within a week I noticed that my joints no longer hurt and that made exercising so much easier. I have since lost 33 lbs. I don't attribute it all to going GF, as I have been counting calories and logging in on MFP daily. I also exercise daily, even if only mildly. Since I'm not Celiac (was tested) I do still have the occassional bit of gluten. If I have too much it sends me to the washroom within 4-6 hours. Not very pleasant needless to say. There is lots of info online and great recipes can be found as well.
  • capnlizard
    capnlizard Posts: 73 Member
    A close friend of mine, who often eats at my house, has celiac, and I have kind of made it a personal mission to make sure that she can always have something to eat when I invite her over, since it seems rude to invite someone over for a meal and not making anything that person can actually eat!

    Things to look out for: marinades and dressings often contain gluten, as do many foods containing "modified food starch." Some yogurts contain gluten or are exposed to gluten during processing (Light and Fit comes to mind), and some people with celiac have a difficult time processing white vinegar, for some reason. Basically, you will just need to read a lot of labels, but once you get used to looking for wheat, modified food starch/modified corn starch, MSG, etc, you will be ok. There are a lot of replacement products out there for when you want to treat yourself, but be careful, because a lot of those products have higher fat and calorie contents than their gluten-y counterparts. You are much better off eating things that naturally do not contain gluten. Feel free to message me for some recipes :)
  • MaggieSporleder
    MaggieSporleder Posts: 428 Member
    Hello! There's a whole lot of us here!

    https://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/129-gluten-free

    I've been GF for two years. I'm sending a friend request, :) I'm always willing to help if I can, and if you join the GF group everyone there is helpful!
  • carlydalton1995
    carlydalton1995 Posts: 11
    Been gluten free for a year now, i have coeliac disease, i find that all the food that you can get seems to be a lot higher calories so i watch that a lot just stick healthy foods and you shall be fine :)
    Good luck with it
  • marie5282
    marie5282 Posts: 61 Member
    I've been GF for 2 1/2 years now, since being diagnosed with celiac disease. What I'm finding (while here on MFP) is to eat around the perimeter of the grocery store...lean meats, dairy, fruits and veggies. I try to stay away from most of the processed GF stuff, because it is so high in sugar, sodium, and calories while possessing very little nutritional value.

    That said though, sometimes you just need a GF roll to go with your hamburger or some GF bread for a sandwich. My mom was diagnosed a year ago, and she refuses to eat whole grain GF products (they upset her stomach too much due to other issues) so we only have white rolls and bread. Schar is wonderful, as is Udi's.

    Just watch out for the things you would never suspect. For example, after getting sick for a little while, I finally read the ingredients on Bath and Body Works hand sanitizers...wheat protein!?! It's in a few dry shampoos too...learned that one the hard way as well.

    Good luck!
  • student37
    student37 Posts: 29 Member
    I am looking for any advice people are willing to give. Since going gluten free I no longer have any symptoms from my IBS, acid reflux, or fibromyalgia. It is amazing to feel good!!
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    Yey! Really glad its working out for you :). I have a number of gluten free recipes on my blog http://fridaysatamys.blogspot.co.uk/

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