newly diagnosed with food sensitivities

weeziews
weeziews Posts: 162 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I have been on MFP since May 2011 without any weight loss. The scale has been up and down the entire 10 months. After months of tests and several doctors, I recently found out that I have food sensitivities. They are wheat, cow's milk, gluten, eggs, almonds, safflower, yeast (baker), yeast (brewer's), califlower, broccoli, eggplant, peanuts, soybean, bean (pinto), celery, potato (white),walnut (black), yogurt (numbers were low), bran, coffee, grape, rye, barley, malt. Phew!

I freaked out a little bit, because I wasn't sure what I could eat. I am sticking to the basics, meat, fruit, veggies, some gluten free cereal, pasta, and breads. My goal is to NOT replace the junk I was eating with more junk. Most of the gluten free products on the market are made with junk (or ingredients that I have never heard of), so I am trying to stick with whole foods and only have the other stuff in moderation.

The problem I am having is getting enough fiber and keeping my sugar intake low. Sugar is mostly from fruit.

I would welcome people with similar challenges for support, advice or any tips you can offer. I'm still hoping to lose weight (my goal is 30 lbs less than what I currently weigh), but I think I really need to focus mainly on the foods I am eating. I haven't been a big vegetable eater, but that has to change now. I'm looking for some good vegetable recipes too.

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  • StarryEyed500
    StarryEyed500 Posts: 225 Member
    That's a bit list!
    Sounds like you're sensitive to the best foods containing fibre.

    Can't offer much help, but I wish you well on your journey!
  • momaimp
    momaimp Posts: 4
    My hubby was recently diagnosed with food sensitivities -- wheat, soy, rice and sugar among them. He says he feels hungry all the time and frustrated because he doesn't know what to eat. I've been scouring cookbooks at the library and the internet looking for recipes I can make for him, but it is tough. Most wheat-free recipes use rice flour. I'll try to post some recipes we find that he likes.
  • felicity_phillips
    felicity_phillips Posts: 26
    I have celiac disease ( a gluten allergy)
    Though, I am currently not following a gluten free diet, but if you do your research, you can find numerous websites that have low-fat or low-cal gluten free recipes.

    Two of my favourites are:
    http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/recipeCategory?category.234
    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/gluten_free_recipes

    :)
  • StarvingDiva
    StarvingDiva Posts: 1,107 Member
    Did you talk to your doctor about the severity of the sensitivities? For example I have a sensitivity to beef and tomato, but they were mild, so what she said is if I had spaghetti sauce with hamburg, not to eat the leftovers for at least several days, so that the first dose was out of my system. Or are you so sensitive you can't eat them at all?

    I am gluten free as well and Tinkyada makes fabulous pastas. Quinoa is good because it's got good protein as well. Also there are naturally gluten free foods that are in the regular grocery aisle that don't necessarily say "Gluten free" on them. You might want to pick up a grocery guide for gluten free foods so you can save yourself some money.
  • Yes2HealthyAriel
    Yes2HealthyAriel Posts: 453 Member
    I have been on MFP since May 2011 without any weight loss. The scale has been up and down the entire 10 months. After months of tests and several doctors, I recently found out that I have food sensitivities. They are wheat, cow's milk, gluten, eggs, almonds, safflower, yeast (baker), yeast (brewer's), califlower, broccoli, eggplant, peanuts, soybean, bean (pinto), celery, potato (white),walnut (black), yogurt (numbers were low), bran, coffee, grape, rye, barley, malt. Phew!


    Foods that have fiber in them that you can try that are not on your list of being sensitive to are:

    Raspberries, pears(with skin), apple (with skin), strawberries, bananas, oranges, dried figs, raisins, split peas, lentils, black beans, pistachios, pecans, artichoke, turnip, sweet corn, tomato paste, carrots (raw). As far as grains go have you tried barley or oats?
  • dhakiyya
    dhakiyya Posts: 481 Member
    One thing about seeming to be allergic to everything - sometimes it's the case that you're only actually allergic to one or two things in the list, and the others you're sensitive to because your condition that's caused by the allergy is not under control. It's possible that once the condition is under control and the main culprits are eliminated, you stop being sensitive to the other things.

    I know someone who had bad asthma, and on an allergy test came up as sensitive to everything he was tested for including distilled water. Turned out he was allergic to the fur of some animals, including rats (he was quite poor at the time and the place where he lived had rats under the floorboards or something) - moving house and avoiding furry animals got the asthma under control and then once it was under control he stopped being sensitive to everything else. He could still work for pest control as a rat/mouse detector though LOL, but he does not react to anything else besides the fur of particular animals any more.
  • ljnftw
    ljnftw Posts: 81 Member
    My hubby was recently diagnosed with food sensitivities -- wheat, soy, rice and sugar among them. He says he feels hungry all the time and frustrated because he doesn't know what to eat. I've been scouring cookbooks at the library and the internet looking for recipes I can make for him, but it is tough. Most wheat-free recipes use rice flour. I'll try to post some recipes we find that he likes.

    Does he still eat gherkins?
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