Gluten and Dairy Intolerance...end of my life?!

I've lived like this for the last 14 years - been a coeliac for 20 and dairy intolerant for 15 years. It can be tough but there are so many replacement products out there today that are both. I struggle as I'm also egg, soya, mustard and sunflower free.

There are gluten and dairy alternatives out there, and most supermarkets have sections for this.

Try almond milk (its quite a nutty taste, but you get used to it and I prefer that to normal milk now). If you want bread, try the gluten free stuff, or try without bread, I dont miss it now.

Its not the end if you are gluten and dairy intolerant, just means changes in what food you eat and how you look at food. Turn it into a positive

I didn't miss gluten containing products after awhile because I felt much better ( more energy, less bloat) without them. I am afraid to eat anything with gluten because I know how bad it will make me feel.

You'll be okay. Just make everything from scratch.

learn to cook and you can have pretty much anything...

This. But you should make an appointment with a doctor and not change your diet until after you get tested. I've read it can throw off the tests otherwise.

I think I may be gluten and dairy intolerant. I originally thought it was dairy, but now I think. How the hell do I live like this?!

Are you certain about this? Don't just jump onto the gluten free band wagon... I was suffering from food allergy symptoms and I tried to figure it out on my own - eliminated dairy for a bit, wheat for a bit, etc. I finally went to see an allergist who did the back prick test & then a follow up blood test - and it turns out I am allergic to corn & all corn products (which hide in many many many foods under names you would never think were corn). If you are having reactions to foods - please get yourself tested & find out what it really is. Per my doctor the two hardest allergies to deal with are soy & corn because the food manufacturers put it in everything! I hope this helps!

This would definitely be the first step. Get to a doctor and get tested so you can figure out exactly what's going on. The next step would be to talk to the doctor about the impacts of these foods on your health. Because the final step, IMO, would be to take the information from steps 1 and 2 and decide on how much you want to elimiate these foods.

If the worst that is happening to you is that you feel bloated or get gassy, you have the option of deciding that your love for these foods outweighs the discomfort.

i'm allergic to wheat and lactose intolerant. the second is easy to deal with - take lactaid first act before you have any dairy (amount varies depending). drink lactose free milk, lactaid makes one and most stores have a store brand. you can drink soy milk (my husband likes silk, which is available in most stores around us). and many people who are lactose intolerant can eat yogurt without discomfort; for myself, i find it depends on the yogurt, but i do well with fage 0% greek yogurt.

as far as gluten intolerance, an awful lot of foods don't have any gluten. eggs, meats, soy, potatoes (including baked potatoes, most potato chips and mashed potatoes), yams and rice - which means you can eat crispy rice cereal as well as hot cream of rice. i'm pretty sure quinoa is gluten-free, but double check that. pretty sure celiacs can eat corn, including corn tortillas, and oats have a tiny bit of gluten, but most people with celiac can eat them. and these days there's a ton of gluten-free products in many stores including the udi's bread line and nut thins crackers (i love the almond ones!), not to mention pastas from a variety of companies.

btw, the olive garden and disneyland are two places that have gluten-free pasta on their menus, and disneyland also has gluten free pizza.

Totally do-able! My sister is celiac, and lactose and egg intolerant. Because of this, my whole family has gone away from breads, etc because it is just easier that way (when we have family dinners, etc). I don't even miss my breads

This does, usually, involve a lot more cooking on your end

We eat almost exclusively gluten and dairy free in my house. With the exception of occasional gallons of raw goat milk. Or organic wheat (which is easier to digest) for special treats once in a blue moon. Because of my kids' autoimmune issues, we stumbled across a program called Whole30 and just went from there.

I have been gluten free for eleven years, and the advances in gluten free foods over the last couple of years has been wonderful! Even Wal-Mart carries gluten free products now. While there are certainly some gluten free "junk" foods, there are junk regular foods. As with anything you should always read the label before buying anything. I buy Udis or Rudis gluten free bread, but I get the whole grain version of both, which has both good levels of fiber and protein, and low levels of sugar. I make my own waffles and muffins using Pamelas all purpose mix and adding almond flour(for more protein) and ground flax (for extra fiber). Recent studies have shown that wheat has been modified so radically from its original form, that the gluten in that wheat has ZERO nutritional value, and it is actually damaging to cells in our body. If you are concerned about vitamin deficiencies, the main vitamins found in wheat (b vitamins), can be sourced in other foods or in good whole food supplements.

Oh EM Gee - how ever will you cope?!

smh FWP

I’m gluten free (though hoping my sensitivity will clear itself up at some point, fingers crossed), and there’s an app you can download called Find Me Gluten Free, which will show you all the restaurants around you that have gluten free options, along with user reviews of those options. It’s true that cooking at home will be way better for you most likely, but if you’re anything like me, you’re going to end up wanting to eat out on occasion. I can’t really comment on the no dairy thing, but GF hasn’t been as bad as I thought. Still miss it on occasion though, especially because I run a café with some pretty killer pastries…

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Lactose intolerance is easy to manage but takes some adjustment.

Pro tip: buy some lactaid pills (not the chewable kind, they taste like pre-digested astronaut ice cream) and keep them in your car, purse, etc., because you will inevitably eat something you shouldn't have and they'll keep you from getting sick.

In my experience lactose digestive enzymes have diminishing returns, though, so don't go eating lactose laden foods all the time or you're going to intimately learn the definition of intestinal distress.