Gluten Free?

My daughter also has gluten sensitivity. Best advice for this moment- clean out your cabinets. Check for anything that lists wheat or has a cross contamination warning. Caramel color is sometimes made with a wheat by-product. Check your seasonings and sauces.
We use this website when she needs medicines www.glutenfreedrugs.com
When we eat out- www.findmeglutenfree.com is a huge help.

Perform a major clean of the kitchen: toaster, kitchen drawers, esp where you keep the cutlery. Consider replacing teflon cooking pans, cutting boards, . .
(This depends on how sensitive you are.)

jddnw wrote: »

What do you mean newly developed? Are you saying you've been eating wheat all your life and all the sudden you've decided you are sensitive to it?

It is likely not 'newly developed' it probably has been a more subtle problem for a while and the symptom levels have just now reached a point where she doesn't want to deal with them anymore. Either they become painful or have begun to effect everyday life and function.

Yes, there are many people who jump on the 'gluten free' bandwagon but that doesn't mean we should undermine everyone. Especially with the understanding that sensitivities to certain foods do get worse.

The same thing happened to my daughter at college. She started getting twitches and body tremors at school. It got so bad she went to the ER one night. She was on a sports scholarship and the tremors got so bad she had to stop playing her sport. The doctors didn't know what it was and luckily I got in touch with this doctor in Oklahoma who suggested she try a food elimination diet to see if it was a food allergy. She was right. It turned out to be a wheat and gluten intolerance disorder (many of my family members have celiacs disease too). We think she always had a mild case of it, but with the stress of college, and more fast food being eaten, it got accelerated.

She manages her diet just fine. She can have a piece of toast every once in a while but her diet is easily managed. There are a lot of foods out there and restaurant are no problem either if you choose the right restaurant. Eat natural foods, meat, vegeys ... shop more in the produce, meat and fresh vegey aisles. Also whole foods and Traders Joe's have tons of food to choose from.