gluten-free Diet Weight Loss/ Monster Hunger

[fgray]

Hi All,

I am newly gluten free and still ascertaining other foods that seem to send my body into the bloating cramping nightmare. Most recently, I've discovered rice as a culprit. Although corm seems to be ok. I was wondering if others of you have had these reactions as you became gluten free:

1. Small reactions to troublesome foods prepared one particular way yet having severe reactions to the same food but prepared differently (no flour involved: difference in heating process ie., boiled vs broiled )

2. Weightloss accompained by ravenous hunger, although I am eating more than I ever have... I seem to be able to eat all the cashews and mixed nuts (minus peanuts) in the world.. and luckily I don't have a problem with milk products... so I've been eating gluten-free ice cream.. and I can't seem to gain a pound.. is this for real?? I have always been a healthnut but my body craves these fats and they seem the only foods that satisfy the intense hunger.

3. Also wondering at what point in recovery.. (or if I need to consider eliminating some other food from my diet) the night time bloating will abait ?

Thank you for your iinsight!

[PreOptMegs]

I have been reading people's posts for about a year now and the conclusion I have come to is that the people who eat a lot of the processed gluten-free cookies, cakes, brownies, ice cream.... tend to have a longer recovery time. If you eat healthy fesh foods, I can only see it helping one recover faster. I just have to advocate the SCD diet. If you want to get healthy, go on this diet!!!! www.breakingtheviciouscycle.com

[CMCM]

I have been reading people's posts for about a year now and the conclusion I have come to is that the people who eat a lot of the processed gluten-free cookies, cakes, brownies, ice cream.... tend to have a longer recovery time. If you eat healthy fesh foods, I can only see it helping one recover faster. I just have to advocate the SCD diet. If you want to get healthy, go on this diet!!!! www.breakingtheviciouscycle.com

I think you're so right! The gluten free goodies don't have gluten, but they are high high high in sugar and a whole bunch of icky sounding ingredients. They are definitely NOT health foods. A lot of them have sugar as the first, main ingredient. I was testing a bunch of these things in the beginning, but had to back off for now because the upset wasn't going away. Perhaps in the future I can eat them in a very moderate way, not every day, but not now. If you eliminate this stuff and just eat similar to what the SCD diet recommends, you will be amazed at how much better you will feel. I think as the gut heals, it needs just simple, uncomplicated, easily digestible foods....ONE ingredient foods, not huge mixes of things such as you find in the cookies, cakes etc.

[fgray]

Thank you both-- in fact - over the last few days I have switched to a SCDiet...

the intense hunger has subsided and I've found I can't eat any rice flour products without having a reaction.

So Scd it is... things do seem to be getting better... at least I'm not doubled over 20 minutes after eating.. but there seems to still be an on and off switch still working in my intestines... but certainly much better than before! I just couldn't believe the intense hunger pains and hypoglycemic reactions that hit me... perhaps it was the body adjusting to no gluten..

Thanks

[aikiducky]

I think you might have been craving the proteins and not necessarily the fat in nuts and milk products. Gluten containing grains have much more protein than the not gluten containing grains, so when you cut those out, you are in fact getting less protein than before. I find myself eating more meat and fish nowadays than before going gluten free. And the SCD is a good idea. It gives your intestines a chance to heal, and that's what they need right now.

Pauliina