Newly Diagnosed

[Gary Libby]

Are there any recipes or diet information on gluten free meals to cook..I'm not a very good cook so the simpler the better.

PS. Do you feel rough/sickly 80% of the time with this disease. Thx 

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, @Gary Libby!

This might be helpful: https://www.celiac.com/forums/forum/27-gluten-free-recipes-cooking-tips/

Also, just "google" for the gluten free version of something you like and want to try. For instance, google "gluten free recipe for meatloaf" or "gluten free recipe for tuna casserole". 

There are also gluten free cookbooks available. There are a bunch of them offered on Amazon.

The most important thing is to get a good handle on what gluten is and where and how it is hidden in food products. Many things you already eat are naturally gluten free but many things you would never expect to find gluten in will have it. For examples of the latter, Campbell's tomato soup and most soy sauces. Many canned soups contain gluten because wheat flour is used as a thickener and a texturing agent. You must get in the habit of reading ingredient labels, especially the allergen section.

[Scott Adams]

This category is also helpful for recipes:
https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/gluten-free-recipes/

[Gary Libby]

Thankyou

[knitty kitty]

Welcome to the forum, @Gary Libby!

Have you talked to your doctors and nutritionist about checking for nutritional deficiencies and supplementing with vitamins and minerals while you're healing?  

Malabsorption caused by the inflammation and damage of celiac disease can deplete our stored vitamins, making us feel poorly the majority of the time.  The B vitamins are needed to digest our food and turn it into energy for our body to function.  If we're not able to absorb nutrients from food, taking a B Complex vitamin supplement can help immensely.  Do get checked for deficiencies before starting supplements.  Ask for an Erythrocyte Transketolace test.  

Consider folliwing the Autoimmune Protocol diet to help your intestines heal.  Benfotiamine, a form of thiamine Vitamin B1, has been scientifically shown to promote intestinal healing.  

Hope this helps and you feel better soon!  Keep us posted on your progress.

[Gary Libby]

Thank-you I will ask the doctor about this. 

This is all new to me I'm feeling ill every day and losing weight is this part of coeliac? 

[knitty kitty]

It's part of the malabsorption that occurs with Celiac Disease.  Yes, I lost weight, too.  We can use up our B vitamins quickly when we're ill.  The B vitamins are water soluble and easily lost.  Supplementing can help ensure we're getting the essential vitamins and minerals our body needs to function well.  Many vitamins can be low in the newly diagnosed.  Vitamin D can also be low.  Minerals like iron and magnesium can be low, too.  You'll feel better once you restore the nutrients.  

[Gary Libby]

Thank-you.. I hope so ,don't recall a day that I feel normal.