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I was diagnosed with Celiac in July of 2017. Since then my grandma was tested & diagnosed, and my mom diagnosed herself through an elimination diet. I am currently at a college with extremely limited food options, especially gluten-free and healthy. My mom is still recovering herself, and keeps finding other foods she is sensitive to and suggests that I also try to eliminate them. However, if we cut out gluten here at school the only thing that leaves is fries, tater tots, and salads (with no meat because it is all processed and CC'd). BUT I also have a troublesome gallbladder which requires me to cut out high fat, fried foods, and dairy if i ever want it to get better. I have switched over to almond & nut milk. I don't eat any fries or tater tots (when I'm behaving myself). However, I've read that raw veggies are hard on the digestive system which i don't need anymore issues with. So if you've done the math that leaves me with absolutely nothing to eat. So I bought food for my room yesterday: eggs, more peanut butter, some gluten-free bread, and strawberries. This morning I scrambled one egg and it bothered me so now I'm concerned about an egg intolerance or sensitivity. My mom told me today that bananas and peanuts both have a protein that many celiac patients' bodies get confused with gluten. So now I only have strawberries to eat. I am never going to heal. Help. 

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I’m not sure I’d avoid a food just because one other person with celiac (your mother) is sensitive to it.  There are some foods that many with celiac have troubles with - I’m sure someone will pop on here with that list for you.  Bananas are what was fed to children with Celiac disease many years ago, the banana babies, so they should be ok.  

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kareng Grand Master
1 hour ago, meganhope said:

I was diagnosed with Celiac in July of 2017. Since then my grandma was tested & diagnosed, and my mom diagnosed herself through an elimination diet. I am currently at a college with extremely limited food options, especially gluten-free and healthy. My mom is still recovering herself, and keeps finding other foods she is sensitive to and suggests that I also try to eliminate them. However, if we cut out gluten here at school the only thing that leaves is fries, tater tots, and salads (with no meat because it is all processed and CC'd). BUT I also have a troublesome gallbladder which requires me to cut out high fat, fried foods, and dairy if i ever want it to get better. I have switched over to almond & nut milk. I don't eat any fries or tater tots (when I'm behaving myself). However, I've read that raw veggies are hard on the digestive system which i don't need anymore issues with. So if you've done the math that leaves me with absolutely nothing to eat. So I bought food for my room yesterday: eggs, more peanut butter, some gluten-free bread, and strawberries. This morning I scrambled one egg and it bothered me so now I'm concerned about an egg intolerance or sensitivity. My mom told me today that bananas and peanuts both have a protein that many celiac patients' bodies get confused with gluten. So now I only have strawberries to eat. I am never going to heal. Help. 

I am sorry but I think your mom is  making  stuff up. Lol There is no scientific evidence thay any food but gluten is confused as gluten.  Even the people who believe this theory don't list bananas and peanuts.  

I would suggest that you read a bit from reliable sources - not supplement companies trying to sell things or people who call themselves a " Celiac home economist"  . 

I am guessing that The fact that you aren't eating much if anything ia messing with your GI system.

read the newbie thread in the coping section for some ideas

 

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Raw vegetables may be difficult to digest compared to cooked ones. I don't think they damage the gut though. I never heard that celiacs should avoid vegetables.  

Peanuts are safe for celiacs. Bananas are also safe if you are careful not to step on the peel. 

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I am guessing you have a microwave in your room? Veggies in a microwave bowl with lid, add a little water or butter & nuke them. They will be much easier to digest when cooked.  You can nuke chicken too. You could get some bullion & dice some chicken & some veggies, add water & make a nice chicken-vegetable soup. Same with beef. PB&J sammies. 

 

It sounds like your mom has been reading on one of those sites where they claim all kinds of crazy things like celiacs cross react to milk, corn, coffee etc.... and the body mistakes them for gluten. Hooey! It's pure bunk but newbie celiacs don't know that when they run across whacko sites like that. Remember, just because it's on the internet does NOT mean it's true. Now, one may end up finding out they have or end up developing other food intolerances (which usually resolve after a time) but one crosses that bridge when and IF they come to it. The most common right off the bat are dairy & soy. The dairy is b/c the tips of the villi are the 1st to be damaged by celiac disease & that's where the enzymes are that break down proteins in milk. But don't stop dairy unless you find out it truly does bother you. You need the calcium!

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3 hours ago, meganhope said:

I was diagnosed with Celiac in July of 2017. Since then my grandma was tested & diagnosed, and my mom diagnosed herself through an elimination diet. I am currently at a college with extremely limited food options, especially gluten-free and healthy. My mom is still recovering herself, and keeps finding other foods she is sensitive to and suggests that I also try to eliminate them. However, if we cut out gluten here at school the only thing that leaves is fries, tater tots, and salads (with no meat because it is all processed and CC'd). BUT I also have a troublesome gallbladder which requires me to cut out high fat, fried foods, and dairy if i ever want it to get better. I have switched over to almond & nut milk. I don't eat any fries or tater tots (when I'm behaving myself). However, I've read that raw veggies are hard on the digestive system which i don't need anymore issues with. So if you've done the math that leaves me with absolutely nothing to eat. So I bought food for my room yesterday: eggs, more peanut butter, some gluten-free bread, and strawberries. This morning I scrambled one egg and it bothered me so now I'm concerned about an egg intolerance or sensitivity. My mom told me today that bananas and peanuts both have a protein that many celiac patients' bodies get confused with gluten. So now I only have strawberries to eat. I am never going to heal. Help. 

I go with nut meal porridge when my gut is giving me issues, almond butters, sunflower butter, etc, almond flour, coconut flour, in nut milk heat it up til it thickens. You can make rice porridge look up conggee for savory and sweet versions, before  I developed issues with carbs I used to love nut butter in rice gruel with dates. slow cooked over night so soft and easy to eat back then.I also have issues with veggies when my gut is throwing a tantrum, I steam them to mush either in a microwave steam bowl for small batches or do a bunch in my combo cooker (seriously look up the ricecooker/steamers/crockpots) I then mash them up and using a hand blender blend them into soups or into egg whites (I can not digest egg yolks due to pancreas issues and animal fats) and make quiche or omelette, again in the microwave often. I used to use Julian bakery bread since it was free of all starches, gums, crud (I make my own now in my bakery) but use it toasted with avocado, or nut butter on it or make breakfast sandwiches. >.< Recently found a safe English muffin (Mikeys) and been dying to have a egg white muffin sandwich with it and non dairy cheese with avocado (gut still throwing a tantrum myself and on a blended diet)

College, look up Nordicware microwave cook ware...life savers, the omelette maker, rice cooker, steamers, and grill plate with matching splatter cover....the everyday bowls are great also. They are cheap and toss-able if you contaminate them and offer the ability for you to cook safely in your dorm.

Keep a food diary, this is what many of us have learned to do. Write down what you eat how your prepare it and symptoms you have later. ROTATE your foods removing certain foods for 4-7 days, then introduce them look for patterns this is how you find what your body can handle right now. Food intolerance come and go with this disease, some for weeks some for years. And yes sometimes your body can "associate" a food with gluten and it just makes you feel sick when you eat it again.....you get over many of these as they are not really gluten. Other times you might develop a allergy to foods due to similar reasons. Again we keep food diaries to track what works. Open Original Shared Link

Dairy is normally a temporary issues for many cealics due to damaged villi and the lack of enough enzymes to break it down. As to squirms scare about calcium yes you do it need it but many nut milks have 50-100% more calcium per oz then milk, and are enriched with more vitamins...you fats you have to make up for with nut butters, seeds, etc which seems your doing well. I live off nuts butters, seed butters, nut based cheese, cheese sauces, egg whites, vegan protein powders, and leafy greens myself but I live a keto diet of fats and protein and have to avoid grains/carbs due to other diseases that cropped up due to complications.

Simple meat dishes over canned greens (canned spinach is not the best, but salt & pepper or a spice blend like Big AXE spices can pep it up and it is less then a $1 a can) is another good options, fish can be steamed or cooked on that grill plate...only meat I can eat in moderation with I supplement with enzymes. If you can I would suggest chicken and beef also.....again you can crock pot stew them, roast them, microwave plate grill them, etc.  I do miss a good slow crock pot roast cooked for 8-12 hours til it practically falls apart, shredded up and used for a week in dishes -_ - maybe one day my pancreas will work right again lol enough about my issues you got me dreaming here.
While a whole foods diet is normally suggested at first I have  a list for future endeavors of stuff to look forward to so you can see it is not totally abysmal,  keep a look out I will be posting a updated one in the next month with more options added in. I might also suggest reading up the newbie 101 section already linked.https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/120402-gluten-free-food-alternative-list-2018-q1/
 

 

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Some people have other food sensitivities because of cross contamination which doesn't give the intestine a chance to heal. The first priority is treating celiac disease is to make sure one is not eating any gluten. After that if there are still issues an elimination diet can be helpful for some people. 

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