Going gluten free?

Before you do that have yourself tested for gluten intolerance. Removing gluten without a medical reason is not necessary though you can definitely add grains that are naturally gluten free to your diet.

Try to stay away from the Gluten free substitutes when you first start out. So try eating meat, fruit, vegetables, rice and potatoes. Then gradually add in gluten free grains and see how your body reacts. This method is cheaper than paying to get tested.

I find it much easier to look for things that are naturally gluten-free, and constantly keep a list in my head of "safe" options. For example, most latin foods (generally made with corn), salads (unless they have croutons), grilled seafood, fresh fruit and veggies, beans, chickpeas, yogurt, kefir, milk, roasted chicken (though check if purchasing pre-made), etc. are all naturally gluten-free. If you're missing grains, rice, corn, polenta, grits, quinoa, and buckwheat are gluten-free naturally.

I would add to not try to change too much else in your diet, because otherwise you wouldn't know if it was the gluten or the other thing. I was trying to go gluten free for a bit as an elimination diet, but then I got super stressed out over another issue and that was causing me stomach problems, so I could no longer tell what gluten free was doing and decided to put it on hold until other things calmed down. But anyway, I wouldn't get rid of gluten and soy for instance, or you won't know which one it is bothering you.

I bought some rice pasta at trader joe's and it was just fine. I'm not a fan of the corn tortilla wraps. I was using potatos a little more often because I'm jsut a carb addict :P Larabars were a good on the go snack. I didn't find it too difficult unless I hadn't planned and I was hungry while at work or something like that.

I have three months until I will have medical again.

You could call and ask our doctor to do a test if you are concern about this for yourself.
He/She could mail the lab slip to you, go have the blood drawn and wait a few days for results.

They can call you with results .. and thereby saving you the time/expense of going into the office.

There is no test to test for gluten intolerance/sensitivity!!! You can be tested for Celiac disease, and you can be tested for an actually allergy, but you can still get quite sick from an intolerance that will not show up on any blood test. There is nothing wrong with cutting gluten out to see if it makes a difference for you or not.

Anyone tried eliminating the other foods which are said to be responsible for most sensitivities:

corn, dairy, peanuts, soy?

The last time I took gluten out of my diet I lost almost 20 pounds in two weeks. Once I get my medical back I plan on having a blood test to see what I am allergic to.

No offence but it's impossible to lose 20 pounds of fat in two weeks, that's 10 weeks work MINIMUM unless you are severely overweight even then it's no less than 5 except for extreme circumstances

I am lactose intolerant (but LOVE cheese and creamy foods) other than the occasional stomach upset when pregnant if I ate too much dairy, I never knew something was up. I eliminated dairy 2 months ago for 2 weeks, and my skin cleared up a lot, lost a few pounds, and did nothing else different other than cutting out dairy. A month ago I drank a few coffee shakes, made/ate some ice cream, and was naughty. Broke out, and felt bloated. Didn't gain much scaled weight, but I was moving around a lot more than I was before. Minor/moderate food interferences are hard to notice until you cut them out for a while. My friend cut out gluten and had similar results.

The last time I took gluten out of my diet I lost almost 20 pounds in two weeks. Once I get my medical back I plan on having a blood test to see what I am allergic to.

No offence but it's impossible to lose 20 pounds of fat in two weeks, that's 10 weeks work MINIMUM unless you are severely overweight even then it's no less than 5 except for extreme circumstances

OP didn't say she thought her lose was fat. People with true gluten sensitivity have an inflammatory reaction to it. Inflammation means lbs of water being pumped into the inflamed area as part of the body's inflammatory response. Once the the problem has been removed, and the inflammation subsides, the water weight comes off.

Just throwing it out there that if you do take the gluten free bread home to keep it in the freezer. It goes bad super quickly and is also very delicate. You'll want to toast it in order to use it for a sandwich without it crumbling into pieces. I am not gluten free, just worked at a deli for a while and we had gluten free options.

Get checked for gluten sensitivity by a doctor. A gluten free diet
makes it all the more difficult to get the fiber your body needs.

not really. veges/fruit have plenty of fiber. as do the nut and seed flours. I am happily gluten free and not Celiac. My energy level has soared.

Get the blood test done first to see if you are actually gluten sensitive or have celiac's disease. If you stop eating gluten before you take it the test will come back negative even if you have gluten sensitivity. Celiacs and gluten sensitivity put you at greater risk of developing osteoperosis and other issues caused by malnutrition. Those are issues that your physician will want to monitor.

I had my blood test for celiac's this morning. I ate wheat products all last week and this week to prep for it. Now that I've had the test I'm going to do the FODMAP elimination diet.

Huh??? Malnutrition...???? HUH???? Confused, very very confused on malnutrition.

I have been GRAIN FREE since March. I make home-made muffins, pancakes, and breads from nut and seed flours. I get plenty of fiber. I feel fantastic....not starved.

Re: malnutrition and Celiac's. Folks with the condition have severe enough damage to the lining of their intestines that they no longer absorb all of the nutrition from foods they ingest, leaving them malnourished. Once gluten-free, the autoimmune reaction stops, allowing their intestinal walls to repair themselves and nutrients to be fully absorbed again.

A balanced gluten-free diet with plenty of fresh fruit and veg would not leave someone lacking fiber or micronutrients.

This. This is why people who are gluten intolorent/celiac may find themselves losing weight before being diagnosed...among other reasons.

I don't think so ! I don't eat gluten and i can tell you I eat a lot of fibre and I have been healthier ever since. Go figure, when I really want to eat a pizza I make the crust out of zucchini It's healthier, packed with fibre and tasty and gluten free. That said, going gluten free is not easy, far from that but definitely healthier if you don't but all the gluten free substitute supermarkets offer.