Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Hungry And Losing Weight

Dancer

By Dancer
in Coping with Celiac Disease

Recommended Posts

Dancer Rookie
Dancer
Posted

For the last 18 months I have had some very severe physical pain accompanied with a lot of different symptoms including inflammation.  After spending a long time being looked at as a hypochondriac, I tested positive for rheumatoid arthritis in my blood.  My mother and brother have RA and my mother was very crippled by it.  I don't want that to happen to me so I have been researching the causes of this rather than just taking drugs which will make my system worse.  I have decided the best course to take is to try and repair a leaky gut whilst eliminating all of the foods that I appear to be intolerent to.  It turns out that many of those foods are my daily sustenance foods.  Basically I can now only eat meat, fruit and veges ( not all veges since I can't have nightshades and banana's)

 

I have been adhering to this diet and my pain and inflammation has reduced by 90%, although I still have some pain and inflammation and other symptoms such as runny/stuffy nose.

 

The thing is I am now hungry a lot of the time and I am looking pretty skinny and pale. (although I was always skinny but now I don't look good)  I am craving white carbs etc.  If I didn't know how much pain I will be in the next day I would probably bender eat but the consequences are too great so I control myself.

 

Today for the first time I am trying walnuts.  I hope I don't react to them but I just want some protein.  I'm not entirely sure but I don't think I can have eggs without a reaction either.

 

Has anyone got any suggestions as to what I can eat to fill me up.  I get very sick from protein powders.

 

Thanks in advance 

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


frieze Community Regular
frieze
Posted

For the last 18 months I have had some very severe physical pain accompanied with a lot of different symptoms including inflammation.  After spending a long time being looked at as a hypochondriac, I tested positive for rheumatoid arthritis in my blood.  My mother and brother have RA and my mother was very crippled by it.  I don't want that to happen to me so I have been researching the causes of this rather than just taking drugs which will make my system worse.  I have decided the best course to take is to try and repair a leaky gut whilst eliminating all of the foods that I appear to be intolerent to.  It turns out that many of those foods are my daily sustenance foods.  Basically I can now only eat meat, fruit and veges ( not all veges since I can't have nightshades and banana's)

 

I have been adhering to this diet and my pain and inflammation has reduced by 90%, although I still have some pain and inflammation and other symptoms such as runny/stuffy nose.

 

The thing is I am now hungry a lot of the time and I am looking pretty skinny and pale. (although I was always skinny but now I don't look good)  I am craving white carbs etc.  If I didn't know how much pain I will be in the next day I would probably bender eat but the consequences are too great so I control myself.

 

Today for the first time I am trying walnuts.  I hope I don't react to them but I just want some protein.  I'm not entirely sure but I don't think I can have eggs without a reaction either.

 

Has anyone got any suggestions as to what I can eat to fill me up.  I get very sick from protein powders.

 

Thanks in advance 

It is fats you would appear to be missing...olive oil, avocado etc  butter if you are not dairy intolerant.  your vitamin D may well be low as well.  Good luck

Brandiwine Contributor
Brandiwine
Posted

Can you have potatoes? That is my filler most nights, and I eat avocados everyday. I carry sunflower seeds around and munch on them to curve my hunger and trail mix with nuts raisins m&ms and seeds. Do you have problems with rice, or corn?

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
Posted

You said you could eat meat and fish, so eat plenty of those -- for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Eat hard squash (like butternut), yams and sweet potatoes (which are NOT part of the nightshade family).    I basically eat "dinner" for breakfast.  Wierd, but it keeps ya full!  Go outside your comfort zone and eat different veggies.  I live on the west coast so we have access to Asian veggies, and they are yummy (like taro).  You shouldn't be hungry if you're consuming enough good foods.  You might just be craving junk just (like all of us!)

 

Good luck!

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      131,165
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    VGL
    Newest Member
    VGL
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.4k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • DAR girl
      Celiac and allergic to common subs and adds in prepared foods

      By DAR girl · Posted

      Looking for help sourcing gluten-free products that do not contain potato or corn derived ingredients. I have other autoimmune conditions (Psoriatic Arthritis and Sjogrens) so I’m looking for prepared foods as I have fatigue and cannot devote a lot of time to baking my own treats. 
    • Scott Adams
      Disregarded

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      I am so sorry you're going through this. It's completely understandable to feel frustrated, stressed, and disregarded after such a long and difficult health journey. It's exhausting to constantly advocate for yourself, especially when you're dealing with so many symptoms and positive diagnoses like SIBO, while still feeling unwell. The fact that you have been diligently following the diet without relief is a clear sign that something else is going on, and your doctors should be investigating other causes or complications, not dismissing your very real suffering. 
    • Oldturdle
      Paying for my own Celiac screening at WalkInLab so a positive result doesn’t become part of my medical history

      By Oldturdle · Posted

      It is just so sad that health care in the United States has come to this.  Health insurance should be available to everyone, not just the healthy or the rich.  My heart goes out to you.  I would not hesitate to have the test and pay for it myself.  My big concern would be how you could keep the results truly private.  I am sure that ultimately, you could not.  A.I. is getting more and more pervasive, and all data is available somewhere.  I don't know if you could give a fake name, or pay for your test with cash.  I certainly would not disclose any positive results on a private insurance application.  As I understand it, for an official diagnosis, an MD needs to review your labs and make the call.  If you end up in the ER, or some other situation, just request a gluten free diet, and say it is because you feel better when you don't eat gluten.      Hang in there, though.  Medicare is not that far away for you, and it will remove a lot of stress from your health care concerns.  You will even be able to "come out of the closet" about being Celiac!
    • plumbago
      Paying for my own Celiac screening at WalkInLab so a positive result doesn’t become part of my medical history

      By plumbago · Posted

      Yes, I've posted a few times about two companies: Request a Test and Ulta Labs. Also, pretty much we can all request any test we want (with the possible exception of the N protein Covid test and I'm sure a couple of others) with Lab Corp (or Pixel by Lab Corp) and Quest. I much prefer Lab Corp for their professionalism, ease of service and having it together administratively, at least in DC. And just so you know, Request a Test uses Lab Corp and Quest anyway, while Ulta Labs uses only Quest. Ulta Labs is cheaper than Request a Test, but I am tired of dealing with Quest, so I don't use them so much.
    • Scott Adams
      Does Dailymed.nlm.nih.gov site have filters for gluten?

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      PS - I think you meant this site, but I don't believe it has been updated in years: http://glutenfreedrugs.com/ so it is best to use: You can search this site for prescriptions medications, but will need to know the manufacturer/maker if there is more than one, especially if you use a generic version of the medication: To see the ingredients you will need to click on the correct version of the medication and maker in the results, then scroll down to "Ingredients and Appearance" and click it, and then look at "Inactive Ingredients," as any gluten ingredients would likely appear there, rather than in the Active Ingredients area. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/   
×
×
  • Create New...