Athletes and Celiac

[KittenPA]

Yesterday morning, I ran a 5K race and set a personal best for that course.  Yesterday afternoon, my charts at my GI’s office updated with the results of my biopsies, confirming celiac.  It was a very up and down day for me.

If you’re a runner, you know that we live on carbs.  Post-race food is usually bagels, soft pretzels, BEER…and bananas, of course.

What are other athletes doing to adequately fuel and get those miles in?  My pre-race breakfast is usually oatmeal loaded with goodies, so I know I’ll need to grab some gluten-free oats and check those add-ins.

My GI told me that I wasn’t allowed to train for longer races until we understood where my anemia was coming from, so I’m both excited and nervous to have a diagnosis - I love half marathons, but I need to be able to feed myself properly for them!

[Lynda Meadows]

16 hours ago, KittenPA said:

Yesterday morning, I ran a 5K race and set a personal best for that course.  Yesterday afternoon, my charts at my GI’s office updated with the results of my biopsies, confirming celiac.  It was a very up and down day for me.

If you’re a runner, you know that we live on carbs.  Post-race food is usually bagels, soft pretzels, BEER…and bananas, of course.

What are other athletes doing to adequately fuel and get those miles in?  My pre-race breakfast is usually oatmeal loaded with goodies, so I know I’ll need to grab some gluten-free oats and check those add-ins.

My GI told me that I wasn’t allowed to train for longer races until we understood where my anemia was coming from, so I’m both excited and nervous to have a diagnosis - I love half marathons, but I need to be able to feed myself properly for them!

There is definitely life after a Celiac diagnosis for you!  I eat more carbs now than I ever had because I don't feel bad after eating them.  Gluten free pasta is fabulous, I like the chickpea alternative but use several others as well.  My husband now drinks only gluten-free beer and he is a truly connoisseur.  He loves Ghostfish which can be ordered through most stores.  The breads I get are awesome ... I entertain a lot and NO ONE ever knows there eating gluten-free at my house.  

[Scott Adams]

Trader Joe's sells gluten-free bagels, and you can get all kinds of gluten-free bars like Kind bars.

Note that about 9% of celiacs are intolerant to oats...even gluten-free oats. You may not have an issue with oats, but just be aware that some celiacs can't have them.