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Robert Gross Newbie

I cannot combine starches and proteins without getting sick.

Is this a common problem for Celiac disease sufferers?


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trents Grand Master

Not that I know of. 

I'm assuming you are referring to foods that are high in starches and proteins. Most foods that are classified as a starch will have some protein (e.g. grains and tubers) and many foods that are classified as protein will have some starch (e.g. legumes). 

Can you give some specific examples of food combinations that give you problems?

Robert Gross Newbie

trents:

if you send an email address I will send you some lists so that you can see what I am referring to.

trents Grand Master

Better I think for the sake of input from he community if you will copy and paste the lists into a post.

Robert Gross Newbie

OK

I will work on that.

thanks

Ennis-TX Grand Master
2 hours ago, Robert Gross said:

I cannot combine starches and proteins without getting sick.

Is this a common problem for Celiac disease sufferers?

Starches and sugars make me sick, I do best on a high protein and high-fat diet. I also do best with a mostly plant-based fat and protein diet. IF your getting bloating from sugars/starches it could also be SIBO.

I would look into digestive enzymes, if you do not have the enzymes to break down certain foods they will make you feel sick, you can also get food sensitivities or intolerance which is very common with celiac. Many of the regulars here list what we have issues within our signature to give you an example but it can be anything. Most common are dairy, oats, soy, nightshades, corn, peanuts, but can be anything.  https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/are-food-sensitivities-for-life

 

In the end, you should keep a food diary and go to a whole foods only diet, remove foods that bother you for now and build from there.

Awol cast iron stomach Experienced

Yep as Ennis said we often had issues. The 2-2.5 years after my gluten challenge I had many intolerances and stuggled to process foods. I didn't have SIBO. 

Are you newly diagnosed then it is likely you may unfortunately have to drop some foods for awhile . I had to do a food diary and drop foods that were an issue. I got many of them back. I still have corn and milk issues. 

It also helps sometimes to vary the diet rotate so you aren't consuming the same foods. I had some thresholds for a bit while I waited for my immune system to calm down and my body to heal. 

I had to wait for my bile and pancreas to fire back on at full force. Things that may sound strange, but many of my organs we're inflamed afterward besides my GI tract. I needed overall healing as well. 

I had to be low fat meat, white potatos caused joint pain and muscle aches so I did sweet potatoes etc instead. I dropped potato and rice and stayed whole foods, AIP, and Paleo for that time period. 

I was able to add things back in time. I do a daily multi, extra vitamin d and magnesium, for my probiotic I make water keifer as my former probiotic were grown on corn and I had issues .

It takes sometime to work it all out. Time and patience my Celiac comrade.

Keep us posted 

Good luck

 


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