Have to give up bread, HELP!

Can you have gulten free breads or are those out of the question too?

I'd share bread-free recipes, but I'm not vegetarian, so you would probably not be interested in them. I bet pinterest or Chowstalker would be great sources of recipes for you. Or google "Gluten-free vegetarian" or something similar.

I have heard the same about gluten and PCOS. I hope the change in eating helps to alleviate your symptoms.

There are great bread recipes using almond flour and flax seed. You can find lots of alternatives but dont underestimate a lettuce wrap.

Use crispy romaine lettuce wherever you are using bread.

Just trying out BBCode, mate... But still, nope.

I used to live on bread, almost literally. at least 50% of my diet involved bread. You'll just have to get creative. You can eat stuff like hummus with celery and carrots instead, you can use corn tortilla if you must have a holdable meal, but for me- I just eat a LOT of stir fry, roasted veggies, and raw veggies. The first week of giving up wheat was hard for me. I actually got space-brained and felt weird. After that it wasn't so bad. Now my diet consists of protein smoothies and/or omelets with veggies for breakfast, and for me, meat or fish with veggies for lunch and dinner. Nuts and fruits for snacks. Protein shake supplements to round it out.

Thankfully I don't have a resistance to wheat, but I don't have the drive for wheat that I used to- I may eat a piece of bread or toast twice a month now and am happy without it.

Stuff your sandwich filling into an iceburg lettuce cup.
I do that for hamburgers as well to cut back on the carbs
Great also for things like larb etc

Fear not! I too am a former bread-loving carboholic vegetarian, and it's really not so hard to give up bread. I went ketogenic a month ago and haven't looked back. The first few days after you give it up, you'll probably have super intense cravings. Be strong! If you give in, you'll be back at square one. If you can make it past the cravings, you'll find after a while you don't crave bread anymore. I don't even make low-carb bread substitutes--I just don't feel like eating them. I'd rather eat a piece of cheese or wrap my veggie burgers in lettuce.
Of course you don't have to go full ketogenic to reap the benefits of going breadless, but it does make weight loss super easy because you're eating filling fats instead of hunger-spiking carbs. In my early days of keto, when I thought I'd want bread substitutes, I collected a few recipes, but I haven't tried any of them:

http://www.ruled.me/low-carb-almond-flour-flaxseed-pancakes/
http://www.kj103fm.com/onair/frito-42456/keto-low-carb-cornbread-11254485/
http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/index.cfm/2010/9/29/coconut-flour-tortillas

I got all these from Pinterest, which is a great resource for recipes. Search "gluten free vegetarian" and you should get tons of results.
If you'd like to know more about vegetarian ketogenic eating, http://www.reddit.com/r/vegetarianketo is the best place to start. Sorry I'm so biased towards it, I'm just enthused because it's like the easiest diet ever and it works. I've also heard ladies say it really helped their PCOS. :P Best of luck to you!

A few ideas:
- slice zuchinni thin with a grater, steam or saute and use as noodles
- steam cauliflower then mash, use as potatotes
- many sandwiches are also great as a lettuce wrap (think thai food and mexican food especiialy, use peanut sauce, salsa, or avacado instead of sandwich spread)
-spaghetti squash
- use thinly sliced zuchini, yellow squash, or eggplant as lasagna noodles
- eat veggies (carrots, brocolli, cauli) and fruits (apples) with hummus or peanut butter
- if you aren't vegan then eggs are filling and can be cooked with many add ins
- if it's just gluten and not all grains/ simple carbs you could use sweet potatoes, in addition to rice noodles
-bake things inside a large portabella mushroom
one of the big things w/ conditions like PCOS that are impacted by insulin is to control spikes of insulin - so always pairing a carb wtih a protien can be helpful. There is a book called "teh insulin resistance diet" that talks about how to do this and the impact of insulin on our reproductive system.
Also some of the paleo websites have good suggestoins for bread substitutes - just substitute all the meat the recommend for other protien sources

good luck!

Check out the "La Tortilla Factory " wraps example of the gluten free.

Made with ancient whole grains Ivory Teff and Millet, our Gluten Free Ivory Teff Wraps contain absolutely no trans fats, are a good source of dietary fiber and have 15g of whole grains. Try these in place of traditional tortillas or as delectable substitute for pizza crust, sandwich bread, chips or hamburger buns. Heat and enjoy for optimal flavor and texture.

If it doesn't matter it being gluten free they have some other awesome wraps. I use the Low Carb, High Fiber Tortillas and they are very good.

http://www.latortillafactory.com/products/

Almond flour is delish and is available online. We get it from vitacost. My wife had to ditch normal breads when she had gest. diabetes and now it's all we eat!!!

I second almond meal. Trader Joes carries it!

I have to agree with lettuce wraps. They can get a little messy depending on what your eating.
Corn tortillas work if they aren't too thin.
I found after cutting out bread, pasta, etc I felt so much better ! It was worth it.
Once in awhile I will try to eat a sandwich or burger and end up pulling all the bread off after a couple bites.
You will not miss it once you eliminate it. Might take a week or two.

The traditional Asian diet is rice and vegetable based.

What they said. Rice is gluten free and as a vegetarian who can't have wheat (which is what a huge part of the vegetarian diet is built upon) it will be your new best friend. As it turns out most gluten free products are made with rice. Or corn. Oh yeah and how could I forget about sweet potatoes and yams. All the winter squashes for that matter. Yummy and highly nutritious!

Lettuce wraps, cabbage rolls, spagetti squash, zucini pasta.
Also chick pea flore, soy flour ( high in protein)
Rice instead of pasta....