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  • amyleighgergis
    amyleighgergis Posts: 1 Member
    ladylaume wrote: »
    I have to be gluten free as i found out I have Celiacs and I love the rice pastas and three bakers bread is awesome! however I miss pizza and breadsticks still havnt found a good gf kind yet. If I stick to it I feel amazing I keep the weight off I can go to the bathroom like a real person! However not knowing for so long and tasting real food is hard and i slip up from time to time im only human...

    I also am a diagnosed celiac and I have avoided gluten and tried avoiding gluten free food as they aren't fantastic to eat and have little nutrition. By avoiding gluten free foods I have found natural ways to enjoy food I I've without using any processed products. For pizza a homemade cauliflower base is amazing. There's are plenty of recipes online. Also substituting pasta and things for more natural options like zucchini noodles and zucchini lasagne from time to time is awesome. There are great recipes on pinterest and Google!
  • hazelfg
    hazelfg Posts: 6 Member
    bpotts44 wrote: »
    For sure don't eat a bunch of crap food marketed gluten free. Just eat veggies, meats, and gluten free starches.

    that's what I have been doing. I feel so much better ! :)
  • hazelfg
    hazelfg Posts: 6 Member
    Patttience wrote: »
    Fran you don't need to eat gluten free if you don't have coeliac disease. Gluten is not actually unhealthy.
    wheat allergy ! I feel much better now without gluten, no more headaches either.
  • Somebody_Loved
    Somebody_Loved Posts: 498 Member
    I was gluten (and dairy) free for a year and a half and this website was a life savor. I like to cook at home and the recipes are delicious and many of them are super easy to make. Even though I've since added gluten back into my diet, I still make her recipes often.

    http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/
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  • AnnaMcComas
    AnnaMcComas Posts: 3 Member
    I have to be gluten-free also, due to celiac disease. Always thought it would be a hard transition but it's been relatively easy. I buy fresh meat and veggies as well as the gluten-free brands, but I read ingredient list for the gluten ingredients. I try eating as clean as possible but, when I use processed foods, I try to get certified gluten-free. For baking, I'm trying Cup 4 Cup flour (gluten free) which was recommended by my dietitian/nutritionist. I haven't baked anything with it yet so I can't say how good it is. It is expensive $18 and change for 3 lb. Gluten is the enemy only if you have celiac disease or if eating GF makes you feel better. I read about your headaches. Try avoiding carrageenan as well (derived from red seaweed and used as a thickener in a multitude of products). I have a friend who has found that that has contributed to her migraines.
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    While I don't have Celiac, I have discovered through trial and error that I am seriously gluten sensitive. I suffered for years with terrible migraine headaches. I would avoid known triggers like MSG and red wine, but I would still get headaches, often waking up with a full blown migraine that would last for days. In a good week I would only have 1 migraine, but sometimes it was 2 or 3 a week. It has been very debilitating over the years.

    A couple years ago I also began to have mysterious break-outs of hives with intense itching. It would come and go without any particular exposure that I could tell. I went to many, many doctors and had a full allergy work-up, but did not test positive for any of the usual allergens including wheat. My acupuncturist recommended I try a gluten-free diet for a few months to see if my symptoms would improve. Guess what? The itching went away after just a few days and I went nearly 6 months without a migraine headache. After nearly a year eating gluten-free I decided to test the waters. I began to eat gluten containing items again. A sandwich here, some pizza there. I didn't have any reaction for several weeks until one day I realized I was starting to itch again. Then I had a full blown migraine headache a couple days later. That was enough for me to really understand that gluten was the trigger. No more gluten foods for me. Gluten allergy or gluten sensitivity - what's really the difference if it negatively affects your health?

    While I do sometimes miss yeasty bread and regular pasta, some of the GF foods are pretty good. I'm not a fan of GF bread so I eat a lot of rice or corn tortillas. For pasta dishes I use half GF spaghetti (quinoa & corn) along with spiralized zucchini noodles. I cook almost exclusively GF including baked goods. I serve all these items to my husband, family and friends and no one has ever even noticed they were eating something GF. Lots of great GF recipes out there on the internet. I just "google" whatever I'm looking for and voila!
  • alli_baba
    alli_baba Posts: 232 Member
    I don't have a gluten intolerance but a fructan intolerance (the carbohydrate in wheat) . My doctor put me on a low FODMAP diet (which requires wheat elimination, as well as other things) and I have never felt better.

    As others have said, I stick to lots of fruits, veggies, fish, and other grains (loads of rice)!

    When I have a strong desire for baked goods (I like to bake), my go-to source is the King Arthur Flour web site (http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/gluten-free) which has loads of great gluten-free recipes. You don't even have to use their gluten-free flours -- they give a good recipe for a gluten-free baking mix. My husband even prefers the gluten-free brownies to the regular ones I used to bake. Check it out if you're a baker.
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