Gluten free diet

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Spitspot81
Spitspot81 Posts: 208 Member
in Food and Nutrition
For many years I have suffered with stomach problems. After doing some research this morning i have noticed that a lot of my symptoms seem to fit in with gluten intolerances. I plan on eliminating gluten from my diet to see how I feel.

I have read that meats, fruit and veg are all fine...however I have been surprised to see that rice is ok. I eat brown rice...will this be ok to eat?

I love my oats so plan to buy some gluten free oats today.

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited August 2016
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    Investigate what gluten is and where it is found. Oats and rice don't contain gluten naturally, but it can be contaminated if it's been processed in a facility that also processes wheat, rye or barley, so when you're just suspecting gluten intolerance, now, as an adult, you'll probably take no ill effect from eating ordinary oats/rice. Buckwheat is both naturally and by design gluten free, because it's processed using equipment that can't be used for other grains.

    Be aware that a proper diagnosis is made by blood tests, and reintroducing gluten after being off it for a while can be horrible, if you are indeed allergic/intolerant.

    Also be aware that foods marked "gluten free" have a bigger price tag.
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
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    If you think gluten is an issue, order a blood test ASAP as otherwise you will have to go back later and eat gluten for 6 weeks in order to get tested again.
  • littlechiaseed
    littlechiaseed Posts: 489 Member
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    You need to see a GI to rule out other diseases like celiac disease, and IBD before going gluten free.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited August 2016
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    If you think gluten is an issue, do you research. See what all gluten is in (like many sauces).
    It's true, you'd need to HAVE gluten in your system before seeing a GI doc. But you could do an elimination diet, see how you feel, reintroduce it, and then see the doc.

    But again: you need to know what foods HAVE gluten. Rice isn't/doesn't have gluten, for example.

    I had tummy pains and bowel issues for years. I tried going gluten free. It helped. But it turned out it was a more general issue with starchy foods (i.e. gluten free breads caused the same problem, but soy sauce didn't). I saw the GI doc before all this. He, of course, suggested more grains. ha.

    Now I eat *some* grains, and find that I can handle certain ones better than others. I stick with what I know, now. Magnesium supplements also make things a lot more comfortable for me.

    Good luck.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    Is this because someone suggested going gluten free in your other thread?

    As said in your other thread, multiple times, go see an gastroenterologist and stop guessing.
  • smelliefeet
    smelliefeet Posts: 71 Member
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    Eat what makes you feel good, don't eat what makes you feel bad. It's as simple as that.

    For example - I'm not gluten intolerant but I have more energy now that I don't eat wheat or added-sugar products.

    I also get severe stomach pains when I eat quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) It's a grain, and everyone tells me how healthy it is. Not for me.

    Everyones body is different, determine what you feel good eating, and eat a lot of that. Limit the things that don't make you feel so great.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    spitapot81 wrote: »
    For many years I have suffered with stomach problems. After doing some research this morning i have noticed that a lot of my symptoms seem to fit in with gluten intolerances. I plan on eliminating gluten from my diet to see how I feel.

    I have read that meats, fruit and veg are all fine...however I have been surprised to see that rice is ok. I eat brown rice...will this be ok to eat?

    I love my oats so plan to buy some gluten free oats today.

    why would you think rice would have gluten? gluten is present in wheat products.

    personally, i'd go see a gastroenterologist...it could be any number of things unrelated to gluten.
  • caradack1985
    caradack1985 Posts: 254 Member
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    I'm going to agree with getting a blood test to discover if you are actually coeliac, cutting gluten is a complete pain to do if you don't need to. Eat as normal until the blood test.
  • caradack1985
    caradack1985 Posts: 254 Member
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    Also cutting gluten won't help you lose weight, coeliacs actually have trouble gaining weight because their colon doesn't absorb nutrients.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
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    spitapot81 wrote: »
    For many years I have suffered with stomach problems. After doing some research this morning i have noticed that a lot of my symptoms seem to fit in with gluten intolerances. I plan on eliminating gluten from my diet to see how I feel.

    I have read that meats, fruit and veg are all fine...however I have been surprised to see that rice is ok. I eat brown rice...will this be ok to eat?

    I love my oats so plan to buy some gluten free oats today.

    As others said, please get tested before going GF otherwise you will need to resume eating gluten for 2-3 months in order to get accurate tests... or as accurate as they can be (they tend to miss up to 25% of all celiacs).

    Rice is fine. A good haldf of all celiacs can not eat any oats, even certified GF oats, so I would skip those.

    Good luck.

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