cooking oils and book on what to eat

[Elizabeth M Blair]

I was diagnosed with Celiac after a July endoscopy and am finding the learning curve on what's safe to eat is STEEP.  May I safely grapeseed oil instead of olive oil for cooking?   Also, I have decided to avoid most processed foods. Luckily I have a large vegetable garden and many dried mushrooms from year's of foraging.    But am wondering if there is a recently published book out there on how to read labels and what is safe to eat?  I have been reading about possible lactose intolerance for a year or so after diagnosis and have found some gluten-free and lactose free milk substitutes, but I still don't know if most of the ingredients are in even lightly processed foods.  A book recommendation would be a huge help. 

[knitty kitty]

Welcome to the forum, @Elizabeth M Blair,

I found the book, The Paleo Approach, by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, a Celiac herself, very helpful.  This diet has been shown to promote healing in the gastrointestinal tract.  

The Autoimmune Paleo Protocol Diet (AIP diet) is designed to remove inflammatory plant lectins, and other problematic foods thus reducing inflammation and allowing healing.  

The AIP diet is basically meat and veggies with some fruit.  Fresh meats, fresh vegetables when possible.  (I'm sure your garden is lovely!)  Frozen plain veggies are fine, but avoid frozen veggies that are pre-seasoned or have sauces.  

No nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant).  Nightshades contain glycoalkaloids that promote Leaky Gut Syndrome.  

No processed foods.  No canned food.  

No processed meats.  No cured meats like ham.  No smoked meats.  No jerky.  

No dairy.  No nuts.  No legumes.

No grains.  No pseudo grains.  No ancient grains.  No rice.  No alcohol.

Many Celiac people have high histamine levels when first diagnosed, so choosing low histamine foods is beneficial.  Avoid for now the recommended fermented foods and bone broth.  They are high histamine foods.  

After improvement, additional foods can be added back into the diet slowly.  

Keep a food/mood/poo'd journal.  New Celiac people can sometimes develop IgE food allergies until their histamine and antibody levels decline.  Your journal will help track down any problematic foods.  Take the journal with you to see the doctor and nutritionist.  

The Paleo Approach  explains the science behind the diet and why it works, but it's not a dry read.    There's lists and pictures throughout for quick reference. 

This Paleo diet helped me feel better quickly.  I had tried other diets which didn't help, but this one did.  Paleo is the way cave people ate, which makes sense because Celiac genes are Neanderthal genes.

 

[Scott Adams]

The grapeseed oil should be safe for those with celiac disease.