Questions and problems of a newbie
reach53
Posts: 46 Member
Hi,
I've only recently developed a severe intolerance and/or allergy to wheat/gluten. Still waiting for doctors result in a bit more than a week.
So, I have all different symptoms: bloating, foggyness, head aches up to migraines, depression, insomnia, itching skin, terrible constipation and water retention etc. The last weeks I have been careful what to eat and after a few days I was great: a clear head again. But the kind of lingering head ache did not want to go completely. I got glutened or contaminated twice: once I was not careful and I put a home-made oatmeal cookie morsel into my mouth and only realized after swallowing.
But today it got me really bad at breakfast-brunch. The only item I ate with any potential was the taco sauce with modified starch in it. The other items were eggs, spinach and some chickpeas.
I researched "modified starch" but everywhere it says that it is gluten free. Why am I so sick again? Do you have any experience?
I find it really hard to give up all the food I love. Living in Switzerland makes it tough for you get all lovely baked items. Another problem is that the allergie-labeling is not like in the US.
Please, I am so grateful for any advice. Kind of really low and sad about a future without all those foods. How do you all manage?
I've only recently developed a severe intolerance and/or allergy to wheat/gluten. Still waiting for doctors result in a bit more than a week.
So, I have all different symptoms: bloating, foggyness, head aches up to migraines, depression, insomnia, itching skin, terrible constipation and water retention etc. The last weeks I have been careful what to eat and after a few days I was great: a clear head again. But the kind of lingering head ache did not want to go completely. I got glutened or contaminated twice: once I was not careful and I put a home-made oatmeal cookie morsel into my mouth and only realized after swallowing.
But today it got me really bad at breakfast-brunch. The only item I ate with any potential was the taco sauce with modified starch in it. The other items were eggs, spinach and some chickpeas.
I researched "modified starch" but everywhere it says that it is gluten free. Why am I so sick again? Do you have any experience?
I find it really hard to give up all the food I love. Living in Switzerland makes it tough for you get all lovely baked items. Another problem is that the allergie-labeling is not like in the US.
Please, I am so grateful for any advice. Kind of really low and sad about a future without all those foods. How do you all manage?
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Question - was it prepared at home? or was this out? which taco sauce was it????? It may not have been the taco sauce it could have been a bunch of different things... tell me more and maybe I can help a little :-)0
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Modified starch can be made from wheat but be gluten free. If you react to wheat as well as gluten I would say you need to avoid it.
I just found out I can't eat locust bean gum after eating an ice lolly!!0 -
What's an ice lolly?0
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ice pop in the US = ice lolly in the UK
Also found this about modified starch
'Always check the ingredient list as gluten comes in many forms such as vegetable protein, or modified starch that can be derived from wheat (exclude maltodextrine, dextrin and malt flavouring, unless derived from corn).'
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http://www.weightplan.com/why_weightplan/diets/gluten_free_diets0 -
To the OP... I have a GREAT recipe for HM Taco seasoning
and Thanks I like the "Ice Lolly" :-)0
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