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Do you think just inhaling it can be a problem? Because I did make them brownies and muffins twice in the past week. And when I dumped the mix into the bowl it did go into the air. I wiped everything down really well after but I didn't really think about breathing it in. I am fanatically wiping everything down all the time now, and I'm driving myself crazy with it. I can't wait to get my kitchen gluten free! I feel like I still still need to have regular bread and cereal for my husband tho. But at least that could be contained, hopefully.
Get the gluten flour OUT of your house! You inhale it then you swallow it and guess what! Yes, inhaling it is the same as eating it. No gluten flour at all. Give it away, throw it out, donate it but never cook with it again. I still have bread and oatmeal for my husband but no other products and no flour ever in my kitchen. My little niece asked me to bake an angelfood cake with her and I had to say no. I told her we could cook something else. That made me sad. But I've come a long way to be glutened like that.
I think I really do need to give up dairy. Maybe in a while I will try hard cheeses and see how that goes. But last night I decided to do a dairy challenge! I went to Wendy's and my whole family got frosty's. Well within 1/2 an hour of eating mine, and I had a SMALL, I had bloating, gas, massive noises going on in my stomach, and NAUSEA! Does that sound like dairy intolerance? Then this morning I had 2 terrible bm's, and a lot of pain in my stomach I remember when I was a small child, I was taken off of dairy at a doctor's insistance but I don't remember why, and they eventually added it back in and it was never mentioned again.
That sounds like my reaction to lactose. I also get terrible colon spasms, etc. I'm not allergic to casein, the protein in milk so I can tolerate aged cheeses and a little butter. You can probably tolerate those things too. You just have to try.
I'm going to go back to what was said before. In the beginning, eat only simple, whole foods. That's meat, beans, fruit, nuts, and vegetables cooked yourself with single ingredient spices. When you feel good and have the hang of that, maybe in a month, then add in new foods one at a time every few days to see how you react. No processed foods in the beginning. Keep a food journal with your symptoms listed. If you eat simply like that and still cannot feel any better, than take another look for hidden gluten or other intolerances.. But most likely you will feel better on that diet. When you start adding new foods it will be easy to see what bothers you.
What vitamin supplements are you taking? Some of them can help with pain and discomfort. Let us know. It takes time but with a good clean start you will be able to do it. Your family can handle a bit of time where their diet is altered. They cannot handle life without you.
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QUOTE (ang1e0251 @ Nov 3 2009, 11:40 AM)
Get the gluten flour OUT of your house! You inhale it then you swallow it and guess what! Yes, inhaling it is the same as eating it. No gluten flour at all. Give it away, throw it out, donate it but never cook with it again. I still have bread and oatmeal for my husband but no other products and no flour ever in my kitchen. My little niece asked me to bake an angelfood cake with her and I had to say no. I told her we could cook something else. That made me sad. But I've come a long way to be glutened like that.
That sounds like my reaction to lactose. I also get terrible colon spasms, etc. I'm not allergic to casein, the protein in milk so I can tolerate aged cheeses and a little butter. You can probably tolerate those things too. You just have to try.
I'm going to go back to what was said before. In the beginning, eat only simple, whole foods. That's meat, beans, fruit, nuts, and vegetables cooked yourself with single ingredient spices. When you feel good and have the hang of that, maybe in a month, then add in new foods one at a time every few days to see how you react. No processed foods in the beginning. Keep a food journal with your symptoms listed. If you eat simply like that and still cannot feel any better, than take another look for hidden gluten or other intolerances.. But most likely you will feel better on that diet. When you start adding new foods it will be easy to see what bothers you.
What vitamin supplements are you taking? Some of them can help with pain and discomfort. Let us know. It takes time but with a good clean start you will be able to do it. Your family can handle a bit of time where their diet is altered. They cannot handle life without you.
I am taking magnesium tho they said mine was normal, vitamin D because mine is low, iron because mine is low, and I'm supposed to start some B vitamins, my B1 is low and my B2 is low, and I'm waiting on my B12 test.
I understand what you are saying about no processed foods but I don't know how to institute it! I never realized I used so many processed items, I was very particular about my family's diet. I made everything from scratch. I never bought hamburger helper, rice a roni, macaroni and cheese, ramen, premade pb&j's, sugar cereal, soda pop, NONE of that stuff! You said "In the beginning, eat only simple, whole foods. That's meat, beans, fruit, nuts, and vegetables cooked yourself with single ingredient spices." But I dont know what to DO with that! I dont know what to eat for breakfast on that list! I dont like fruit! That list doesn't include eggs, or rice milk, or maple syrup. What do I eat for lunch? That list doesn't include rice crackers or mayo (which I can't have without dairy so what do I do with tuna?) or corn tortillas or anything. I feel totally hopeless again!
I also have pancake mix and bisquick in my pantry. Should I be getting rid of those too or could I use those up for my family? I have a whole bunch of whole wheat flour as I used to make my own bread. I have an angel food cake mix left. Tomorrow is my sons birthday and he wants a cheescake, and I usually make the graham crust myself by whirring grahams in my food processor. Well this day is quickly going downhill. I will have to figure a way to bring it back up again.
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Today, I was feeling very down about our situation, then I read your post, and it reminded me how difficult it REALLY is in the beginning stages. My daughter was (FINALLY) diagnosed with celiac disease a year ago this month. We took her off all gluten and dairy immediately. It really took her about 9 months to truly begin to feel better. I was VERY careful to insure there was NO cross contamintaion, and we basically stopped eating out. After those 9 months, I saw a totally different child. She was happy again! She had energy to go to school, and she, well she was better. Then we moved, and her symptoms began to come back. Fatigue, joint pain, stomach pain, acid reflux, all of it!!!! I think we were to relaxed cause she was feeling better.. Now, I feel like we are back at square one. But reading your post, reminds me, that I have to get back to the basics!
I am truly sorry for what you are going thru. I wouldn't wish this on anyone! But, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.. In the beginning, I took my whole family gluten-free! It made my life MUCH easier, and it made my daughter feel less isolated! So I did a lot of research (it is a never ending path) but I found some amazing products out there that taste good! Pizza!!! Pasta!!! Alfredo (my daughters favorite)!!
Ener G makes some great products. Their pizza crust is really good!
Last year, I was blessed to be introduced to a woman named Peggy Curry who lived in my community. She was the first person I came across who knew anything about gluten-free living. She has a website kitchenblessings.com (or just google kitchen blessings).. She often posts recipes that are gluten-free/Casin Free and can help you modify ANY recipe to be gluten-free. She made our journey so much easier.. I would encourage you to check out her website, and perhaps even reach out to her.
One thing I will stress is that you have to insure that you have NO cross contamination. Don't share things like toasters, cutting boards, etc... And eating out is probably a bad thing, for a little while any way!!! Just because they say it's gluten-free doesn't mean it is... there is always risk of cross contamination in the kitchen... I truly believe that the slightest bit of cross contamination affects my daughter to the extreme.
Anyway, I could go on and on, but I think you get the point.. Please check out kitchen blessings. I have taken some of her gluten-free cooking classes, and my family LOVES the recipes! I promise you will too!!!
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QUOTE (mcphena @ Nov 3 2009, 01:13 PM)
I am taking magnesium tho they said mine was normal, vitamin D because mine is low, iron because mine is low, and I'm supposed to start some B vitamins, my B1 is low and my B2 is low, and I'm waiting on my B12 test.
I understand what you are saying about no processed foods but I don't know how to institute it! I never realized I used so many processed items, I was very particular about my family's diet. I made everything from scratch. I never bought hamburger helper, rice a roni, macaroni and cheese, ramen, premade pb&j's, sugar cereal, soda pop, NONE of that stuff! You said "In the beginning, eat only simple, whole foods. That's meat, beans, fruit, nuts, and vegetables cooked yourself with single ingredient spices." But I dont know what to DO with that! I dont know what to eat for breakfast on that list! I dont like fruit! That list doesn't include eggs, or rice milk, or maple syrup. What do I eat for lunch? That list doesn't include rice crackers or mayo (which I can't have without dairy so what do I do with tuna?) or corn tortillas or anything. I feel totally hopeless again!
I also have pancake mix and bisquick in my pantry. Should I be getting rid of those too or could I use those up for my family? I have a whole bunch of whole wheat flour as I used to make my own bread. I have an angel food cake mix left. Tomorrow is my sons birthday and he wants a cheescake, and I usually make the graham crust myself by whirring grahams in my food processor. Well this day is quickly going downhill. I will have to figure a way to bring it back up again.
I would give those mixes and flours to a freind or relative that can use them. If you tolerate eggs, rice milk (don't get Rice Dream), maple syrup keep them in your diet. There are gluten free waffles ready made that you can buy and you can find mixes for virtually anything that has gluten in it in gluten free form. Betty Crocker has gluten free cake, cookie and brownie mixes and Gluten Free Pantry makes a lot of real good stuff. Their french bread mix makes great pizza dough even though it is hard to spread ( I chill it a bit first). Many of the gluten free items taste good enough so your kids won't even know that the brownie you just gave them was gluten free. Mi-del makes some good cookies for cheesecake crusts. I use the arrowroot ones or the ginger snaps. It is probablly to late for you to find them but perhaps a store near you might carry them. Or you could have one of the kids help with crushing the gram crackers in a doubled or tripled plastic bag instead of the blender. A rolling pin or the bottom of a heavy glass will work. You can melt the butter and then let the kids mix and form it into the pan. Or you could get a gram craker ready crust I have seen those. Then you would just need to fill it. If you are already making a lot of stuff from scratch you already know how to cook gluten free. You just need to learn when you need to substitute gluten-free stuff into your recipes and you'll get it. Things will get easier. Happy birthday to your son tommorrow and I hope you have a better day.
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I am taking magnesium tho they said mine was normal, vitamin D because mine is low, iron because mine is low, and I'm supposed to start some B vitamins, my B1 is low and my B2 is low, and I'm waiting on my B12 test.
Check how much magnesium you're taking. The amounts that are supposed to be in the normal range some dr's say is not enough. I read the book "The Miracle Magnesium" from my library and those guidelines helped me. Of course that is your own personal decision and whatever you decide is OK but since you still have pain I wanted to mention it. I would run, not walk, to buy the B vitamins and a sublingual B12 (methyl type) in addition to that. It made a big difference in my well being and I learned about it here on this forum.
I understand what you are saying about no processed foods but I don't know how to institute it! I never realized I used so many processed items, I was very particular about my family's diet. I made everything from scratch. I never bought hamburger helper, rice a roni, macaroni and cheese, ramen, premade pb&j's, sugar cereal, soda pop, NONE of that stuff! You said "In the beginning, eat only simple, whole foods. That's meat, beans, fruit, nuts, and vegetables cooked yourself with single ingredient spices." But I dont know what to DO with that!
Don't panic. This is just for you to start with. You are still in pain and still having trouble. So you need drastic measures. It's not forever only until you show improvement and get the hang of the diet you need. It's to bring you to a sense of wellness and help you identify problem foods. You can handle this for a month or so.
I dont know what to eat for breakfast on that list! I dont like fruit! That list doesn't include eggs, or rice milk, or maple syrup. What do I eat for lunch? That list doesn't include rice crackers or mayo (which I can't have without dairy so what do I do with tuna?) or corn tortillas or anything. I feel totally hopeless again!
Here I'm going to disagree with ravenwoodglass about anything with gluten-free flours. It's because you are still having so much trouble and not feeling better. Those foods you can add back in when you see an improvement in your day to day symptoms.
I have to apologize to you. I did leave eggs and rice off that list and they are an important part of a diet IF they don't bother you. Go ahead and have them. What kind of rice milk are you drinking? Rice Dream has been a problem for many on the board.
No rice crackers for now. I would even skip the mayo for at least the first few days. This is to give you a good start. I would eat the tuna straight or have something else like leftovers. Eat meat cooked with single ingredient spices, rice and vegies. Eat hardboiled eggs. Nuts and nut butters.
I also have pancake mix and bisquick in my pantry. Should I be getting rid of those too or could I use those up for my family? I have a whole bunch of whole wheat flour as I used to make my own bread. I have an angel food cake mix left. Tomorrow is my sons birthday and he wants a cheescake, and I usually make the graham crust myself by whirring grahams in my food processor.
Follow the advice for your son's birthday but get rid of all of those mixes. You are CCing yourself. Give yourself a chance to heal.
Well this day is quickly going downhill. I will have to figure a way to bring it back up again.
I'm not trying to bring you down. You said you were desperate to feel better and I'm trying to show you the way to do it. Until you get the gluten out of your life and any other foods you are sensitive to, you are not going to be well. And I want you to be well!! I know you can do this. You're doing it for your family and you're doing it for yourself. You want to know how to be well so you can get back to doing all those things you and your family love to do. And you will. Will you try?
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of course I will try, I have to. Thank you all so much for this help. Right now I want to know, what would you do about this?? My middle son will turn 10 tomorrow, and he wants Lasagna and Cheesecake for his birthday meal! I think I can make the cheesecake with a premade crust because I'm not going to be eating that anyway, but the lasagna, I can't make a gluten free dairy free lasagna can I?? I guess I won't be eating with my family for my son's birthday, which is a bummer and I feel like I'm grieving over this!!
What is a sublingual B12 (methyl type)?? And should I just get b1 and b2 separately or just get a big B vitamin? as for the magnesium, the bottle says a serving size is 3 tablets and that is 400mg However, when I took that, I woke up in the middle of the night every night with my heart racing and it really scared me. So I stopped taking it altogether. Then just 2 days ago I started back up just taking 2 tablets so I guess that is about 266mg a day. I have never had my heart race before and it only happened the 3 nights in a row I took the 400mg of magnesium.
I am drinking Pacific now at the recommendation of someone somewhere on this board. I started with Rice Dream but felt awful after drinking it and then I found out why. I have a post here somewhere about that. It made me really mad at Rice Dream!
I admit I did not eat as healthy as I could have before I started gluten free. I would make my children eat a lot of fruits and veggies, and I wouldn't eat them! We have started buying 2 bunches of bananas a couple times a week now, because with me actually eating them too, we are going thru them fast. I dont like them plain though. I will eat them in my cereal, or with nutella on them, but I guess I am done with nutella too. I will eat them in a smoothie. I will eat an apple with almond butter but not plain. I do like veggies a lot, I just don't seem to take the time to prepare them for myself. I need to. I really really appreciate this help, I do ang1e.
Ravenswoodglass-thank you for your post too. Maybe I will go ahead and give away the flours and mixes I have. I didn't think it would hurt to just make them for my family but I guess it does. I have a feeling some of my kids are going to end up on this diet too. I have spent 15 years learning how to cook for my husband and family and that is my livelihood you know?? I feel like I have nothing to contribute if I cannot cook for them! And I have to learn how to do it all a new way! I will learn in tho. Thank you so much, everone.
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QUOTE (mcphena @ Nov 3 2009, 09:26 AM)
Do you think just inhaling it can be a problem? Because I did make them brownies and muffins twice in the past week. And when I dumped the mix into the bowl it did go into the air. I wiped everything down really well after but I didn't really think about breathing it in. I am fanatically wiping everything down all the time now, and I'm driving myself crazy with it. I can't wait to get my kitchen gluten free! I feel like I still still need to have regular bread and cereal for my husband tho. But at least that could be contained, hopefully.
I think I really do need to give up dairy. Maybe in a while I will try hard cheeses and see how that goes. But last night I decided to do a dairy challenge! I went to Wendy's and my whole family got frosty's. Well within 1/2 an hour of eating mine, and I had a SMALL, I had bloating, gas, massive noises going on in my stomach, and NAUSEA! Does that sound like dairy intolerance? Then this morning I had 2 terrible bm's, and a lot of pain in my stomach I remember when I was a small child, I was taken off of dairy at a doctor's insistance but I don't remember why, and they eventually added it back in and it was never mentioned again.
Just curious........but doesn't a frosty have malt? If you wanted to do a test.....I would have just drank a glass of milk to find out. Now you may have the gluten reaction as well.
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QUOTE (mcphena @ Nov 3 2009, 01:49 PM)
of course I will try, I have to. Thank you all so much for this help. Right now I want to know, what would you do about this?? My middle son will turn 10 tomorrow, and he wants Lasagna and Cheesecake for his birthday meal! I think I can make the cheesecake with a premade crust because I'm not going to be eating that anyway, but the lasagna, I can't make a gluten free dairy free lasagna can I?? I guess I won't be eating with my family for my son's birthday, which is a bummer and I feel like I'm grieving over this!!
What is a sublingual B12 (methyl type)?? And should I just get b1 and b2 separately or just get a big B vitamin? as for the magnesium, the bottle says a serving size is 3 tablets and that is 400mg However, when I took that, I woke up in the middle of the night every night with my heart racing and it really scared me. So I stopped taking it altogether. Then just 2 days ago I started back up just taking 2 tablets so I guess that is about 266mg a day. I have never had my heart race before and it only happened the 3 nights in a row I took the 400mg of magnesium.
I am drinking Pacific now at the recommendation of someone somewhere on this board. I started with Rice Dream but felt awful after drinking it and then I found out why. I have a post here somewhere about that. It made me really mad at Rice Dream!
I admit I did not eat as healthy as I could have before I started gluten free. I would make my children eat a lot of fruits and veggies, and I wouldn't eat them! We have started buying 2 bunches of bananas a couple times a week now, because with me actually eating them too, we are going thru them fast. I dont like them plain though. I will eat them in my cereal, or with nutella on them, but I guess I am done with nutella too. I will eat them in a smoothie. I will eat an apple with almond butter but not plain. I do like veggies a lot, I just don't seem to take the time to prepare them for myself. I need to. I really really appreciate this help, I do ang1e.
Ravenswoodglass-thank you for your post too. Maybe I will go ahead and give away the flours and mixes I have. I didn't think it would hurt to just make them for my family but I guess it does. I have a feeling some of my kids are going to end up on this diet too. I have spent 15 years learning how to cook for my husband and family and that is my livelihood you know?? I feel like I have nothing to contribute if I cannot cook for them! And I have to learn how to do it all a new way! I will learn in tho. Thank you so much, everone.
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Since I am new to this site/forum and haven't read your posts before today I don't know much about your situation.. I know in many small towns it is difficult to get some of the gluten-free/ Dairy free products. But I know you can make delicious healthy meals that are gluten-free and dairy free. Below is a recipe for a ricotta substitute. gluten-free foods can take some getting used to. The texture is often different and you will have to use LOTS of veggies, so if you're not a veggie lover, you should get used to it.. It takes some playing around with, but take it from someone who hates cooking any kind of food , it can be done!!!! Pine nuts will also be a big help. Your family will get used to the flavors and textures.. Simply make you lasagna using gluten-free noodles. My kids like Tinkyada.. They taste pretty close to normal... And use the mixture below as a ricotta substitute..
14 oz. box medium firm or firm tofu 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or 1 tsp garlic powder 1/4 c. olive oil 1 tsp basil 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp parsley 1 tsp salt (or to taste) dash of black pepper
Mash tofu. Add all other ingredients. Continue mashing until it has a ricotta-like texture. If you want it super smooth, you could put the tofu in a blender or food processor before adding the other ingredients.
I replied to an earlier post today, and suggested you email the founder of kitchenblessings.com She would more than likely be able to tell you exactly how to make a gluten-free/Dairy free lasagna too.
Another GREAT resource for Gluten Free recipes is glutenfreeda.com
Living gluten-free really means learning how to cook all over again, but once you do, you will love the food!!!!
Happy Happy Birthday celebrations to you AND your son.
p.s. Try not to worry too much about your children facing what you are now. Neither my husband nor I have any family history of Celiac Disease or Hashimoto Thyroiditis (my youngest daughter has this, she's 11) yet both of my children have them...
QUOTE (mcphena @ Nov 3 2009, 01:49 PM)
of course I will try, I have to. Thank you all so much for this help. Right now I want to know, what would you do about this?? My middle son will turn 10 tomorrow, and he wants Lasagna and Cheesecake for his birthday meal! I think I can make the cheesecake with a premade crust because I'm not going to be eating that anyway, but the lasagna, I can't make a gluten free dairy free lasagna can I?? I guess I won't be eating with my family for my son's birthday, which is a bummer and I feel like I'm grieving over this!!
What is a sublingual B12 (methyl type)?? And should I just get b1 and b2 separately or just get a big B vitamin? as for the magnesium, the bottle says a serving size is 3 tablets and that is 400mg However, when I took that, I woke up in the middle of the night every night with my heart racing and it really scared me. So I stopped taking it altogether. Then just 2 days ago I started back up just taking 2 tablets so I guess that is about 266mg a day. I have never had my heart race before and it only happened the 3 nights in a row I took the 400mg of magnesium.
I am drinking Pacific now at the recommendation of someone somewhere on this board. I started with Rice Dream but felt awful after drinking it and then I found out why. I have a post here somewhere about that. It made me really mad at Rice Dream!
I admit I did not eat as healthy as I could have before I started gluten free. I would make my children eat a lot of fruits and veggies, and I wouldn't eat them! We have started buying 2 bunches of bananas a couple times a week now, because with me actually eating them too, we are going thru them fast. I dont like them plain though. I will eat them in my cereal, or with nutella on them, but I guess I am done with nutella too. I will eat them in a smoothie. I will eat an apple with almond butter but not plain. I do like veggies a lot, I just don't seem to take the time to prepare them for myself. I need to. I really really appreciate this help, I do ang1e.
Ravenswoodglass-thank you for your post too. Maybe I will go ahead and give away the flours and mixes I have. I didn't think it would hurt to just make them for my family but I guess it does. I have a feeling some of my kids are going to end up on this diet too. I have spent 15 years learning how to cook for my husband and family and that is my livelihood you know?? I feel like I have nothing to contribute if I cannot cook for them! And I have to learn how to do it all a new way! I will learn in tho. Thank you so much, everone.
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QUOTE (tmbarke @ Nov 3 2009, 03:12 PM)
Just curious........but doesn't a frosty have malt? If you wanted to do a test.....I would have just drank a glass of milk to find out. Now you may have the gluten reaction as well.
I thought wendy's frosty's were gluten free, I dont think they have malt.
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Thank you mcoffey, I did see your earlier post and I am researching your websites now. They look like great sites! I will definitely try your ricotta substitute, it sounds good. Thank you again for your replies.
QUOTE (mcoffey21 @ Nov 3 2009, 04:06 PM)
Since I am new to this site/forum and haven't read your posts before today I don't know much about your situation.. I know in many small towns it is difficult to get some of the gluten-free/ Dairy free products. But I know you can make delicious healthy meals that are gluten-free and dairy free. Below is a recipe for a ricotta substitute. gluten-free foods can take some getting used to. The texture is often different and you will have to use LOTS of veggies, so if you're not a veggie lover, you should get used to it.. It takes some playing around with, but take it from someone who hates cooking any kind of food , it can be done!!!! Pine nuts will also be a big help. Your family will get used to the flavors and textures.. Simply make you lasagna using gluten-free noodles. My kids like Tinkyada.. They taste pretty close to normal... And use the mixture below as a ricotta substitute..
14 oz. box medium firm or firm tofu 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or 1 tsp garlic powder 1/4 c. olive oil 1 tsp basil 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp parsley 1 tsp salt (or to taste) dash of black pepper
Mash tofu. Add all other ingredients. Continue mashing until it has a ricotta-like texture. If you want it super smooth, you could put the tofu in a blender or food processor before adding the other ingredients.
I replied to an earlier post today, and suggested you email the founder of kitchenblessings.com She would more than likely be able to tell you exactly how to make a gluten-free/Dairy free lasagna too.
Another GREAT resource for Gluten Free recipes is glutenfreeda.com
Living gluten-free really means learning how to cook all over again, but once you do, you will love the food!!!!
Happy Happy Birthday celebrations to you AND your son.
p.s. Try not to worry too much about your children facing what you are now. Neither my husband nor I have any family history of Celiac Disease or Hashimoto Thyroiditis (my youngest daughter has this, she's 11) yet both of my children have them...
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Hi McPhena,
If you search the site for breakfast ideas, you will find quite a few threads on it.
One I do sometimes is to fry some veggies in a pan and then add a couple eggs, stir. Easy and doesn't take long. Another thing is pre-cooked rice. You can eat it with rice milk and cinnamon and sugar or honey. Zap it in the nuker a couple minutes for hot cereal. Mission corn tortillas are gluten-free and make good roll ups if you warm them first. I know they are processed foods, but they are ok. Have you ever tried eating apples with salt sprinkled on them? You might like them that way.
The idea of starting simple is a real good one. You can always add things slowly and learn your reactions. The thing is some of us have other intolerances besides gluten, and if you don't take the time to identify them, you could be feeling off because of something besides gluten.
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of course I will try, I have to. Thank you all so much for this help. Right now I want to know, what would you do about this?? My middle son will turn 10 tomorrow, and he wants Lasagna and Cheesecake for his birthday meal! I think I can make the cheesecake with a premade crust because I'm not going to be eating that anyway, but the lasagna, I can't make a gluten free dairy free lasagna can I?? I guess I won't be eating with my family for my son's birthday, which is a bummer and I feel like I'm grieving over this!!
It's very late in the day for you to convert your lasagne for this occasion. I know you don't like it but just this once you could eat something else. This is only because you are starting your healing today. You can also start to prepare today for future special occasions by looking up how to convert your favorite recipes. Soon you will be able to eat other foods so start getting ready. It's only one meal.
What is a sublingual B12 (methyl type)?? And should I just get b1 and b2 separately or just get a big B vitamin?
I don't know much about the B1 or B2 maybe someone will speak up who knows more. I probably would get a B complex to start plus the B12. A sublingual melts under your tongue and there are two types. It's usually recommended to take the B12 methylcobalamin as it enters the digestive system in a way that is beneficial to our damaged systems,
as for the magnesium, the bottle says a serving size is 3 tablets and that is 400mg However, when I took that, I woke up in the middle of the night every night with my heart racing and it really scared me. So I stopped taking it altogether. Then just 2 days ago I started back up just taking 2 tablets so I guess that is about 266mg a day. I have never had my heart race before and it only happened the 3 nights in a row I took the 400mg of magnesium.
You were right to dial down the dose with that reaction. Stay with what you're taking for now. Each person reacts differently so it's good you're tuned into your reactions like that.
I admit I did not eat as healthy as I could have before I started gluten free. I would make my children eat a lot of fruits and veggies, and I wouldn't eat them! We have started buying 2 bunches of bananas a couple times a week now, because with me actually eating them too, we are going thru them fast. I dont like them plain though. I will eat them in my cereal, or with nutella on them, but I guess I am done with nutella too. I will eat them in a smoothie. I will eat an apple with almond butter but not plain. I do like veggies a lot, I just don't seem to take the time to prepare them for myself. I need to. I really really appreciate this help, I do ang1e.
I'm not suggesting you give up foods you like such as Nutella or cereal forever. Just until you stabilize your symptoms. You'll get used to eating more fruits and vegetables over time just as your children do. You're just getting back to basics for a short time to identify the problems you have and clarify what other sensitivities you have. You have already done that yourself with dairy. You are probably lactose intolerant. But once you heal, you may be able to add some dairy back in. But that's for later.
Ravenswoodglass-thank you for your post too. Maybe I will go ahead and give away the flours and mixes I have. I didn't think it would hurt to just make them for my family but I guess it does. I have a feeling some of my kids are going to end up on this diet too. I have spent 15 years learning how to cook for my husband and family and that is my livelihood you know?? I feel like I have nothing to contribute if I cannot cook for them! And I have to learn how to do it all a new way! I will learn in tho. Thank you so much, everone.
You will learn it and you'll be so good at it, you will never look back! I predict in a year you won't even recognize your old way of cooking!
Nov 3 2009, 10:40 AM
I remember when I was a small child, I was taken off of dairy at a doctor's insistance but I don't remember why, and they eventually added it back in and it was never mentioned again.
