Fruit and coeliacs

[Jan Boothby]

I am relatively new to coeliacs and have avoided all the usual things but seem to have a reaction to some fruits. Are there any l have to avoid or is it trial and error? 

[notme]

I had to limit or skip many fruits for many years - my g.i. suggested I have fructose intolerance, but I have been able to successfully add most fruits back to my diet.  I think the amount of time your body is healing is a factor.  I couldn't eat raw veggies at first, but they were ok if I cooked the daylights out of them.  now, I can eat most raw vegetables, lettuce (weird) still gives me a little grief, but only if I eat it too close to bedtime?  (gooooo figurrrrre…….. lolz)

get you a food journal, and see what exactly is causing you distress, then add and/or subtract foods as you are able.  many intolerances may go away as your guts heal.

not to brag, but I can eat half an orange twice a week, now.  I was not even able to look at citrus fruit a few years ago!! 

[Fenrir]

As @notme! says the GI tract can be sorta touchy in the beginning while you heal. If you continue to have issues eating fruit a year from now you may have a sensitivity to something in fruit but for now it's probably just your GI tract being kinda beat up. 

You may also have a similar reaction to lactose in dairy products for a while. 

Edited March 4, 2020 by Fenrir

[AuntieE]

Perhaps you are reacting to the fruit, not with a gluten reaction.

Mushrooms are often grown on a gluteny substrate. Strawberries are prone to cross contamination due to wheat straw being used. 

People pick up and examine fruit with gluten hands, so wash well or peel.