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Need Help With Diet!

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hello

although i have had tests for celiac disease and they came back negative i am pretty sure that i have a gluten intolerance.i can stay gluten free for 4 weeks then switch back to my normal diet but after a week or two i feel terrible.it has taken me almost 12 months of experiments to find the cause of my symptoms.i am on a gluten free diet at the moment but i am having some problems.

1.brain fog- most of the time it is pretty bad , i can't think and the only emotion i seem to have is anger.

anti depressants really helped when it got out of control.but now it is just annoying!

2.aches and pains - these are from head to toe and my knees and wrists are very sore

3.upset stomach - this comes from foods that aren't filling me up, also from eating sweet- strong foods by themselves.

this is what i eat for 5 days a week

breakfast - gluten free corn flakes,muesli

morning tea - dried apricots,fruit n nut mix,gluten free liquorice

lunch - two gluten free sandwiches (peanut butter,strawberry jam)3 rice cake sandwiches (vegemite)

two gluten free biscuits,yogurt-apple

afternoon tea - peanuts

tea - piece of meat ,mashed potato,assorted vegetables

dessert - pineapple pieces,grapes,oranges

supplements daily - multivitamin,vitamin c tablet,1 cup slippery elm powder

i am a tradesman and burn up a lot of energy during the day.can someone please help me with advice to improve my diet to relieve the symptoms i listed above.

any help would be much appreciated :)

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My first thought is the vegemite. Here in NZ it has an extract from barley!

Cathy

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:(

hello

although i have had tests for celiac disease and they came back negative i am pretty sure that i have a gluten intolerance.i can stay gluten free for 4 weeks then switch back to my normal diet but after a week or two i feel terrible.it has taken me almost 12 months of experiments to find the cause of my symptoms.i am on a gluten free diet at the moment but i am having some problems.

1.brain fog- most of the time it is pretty bad , i can't think and the only emotion i seem to have is anger.

anti depressants really helped when it got out of control.but now it is just annoying!

2.aches and pains - these are from head to toe and my knees and wrists are very sore

3.upset stomach - this comes from foods that aren't filling me up, also from eating sweet- strong foods by themselves.

this is what i eat for 5 days a week

breakfast - gluten free corn flakes,muesli

morning tea - dried apricots,fruit n nut mix,gluten free liquorice

lunch - two gluten free sandwiches (peanut butter,strawberry jam)3 rice cake sandwiches (vegemite)

two gluten free biscuits,yogurt-apple

afternoon tea - peanuts

tea - piece of meat ,mashed potato,assorted vegetables

dessert - pineapple pieces,grapes,oranges

supplements daily - multivitamin,vitamin c tablet,1 cup slippery elm powder

i am a tradesman and burn up a lot of energy during the day.can someone please help me with advice to improve my diet to relieve the symptoms i listed above.

any help would be much appreciated :)

My opinion only... Could you be allergic to peanuts and corn. They are two highly allergic foods for a lot of people. There also seems to be a lot of sugar in your diet.

Because celiac/gluten intolerance is autoimmune and really can create a leaky gut(intestinal permeability) you could be becoming allergic to other things through this. Candida in the system can also greatly increase your symptoms. This can come from too much sugar in the diet and/or foods that turn into sugar.

Keep your diet more simple, maybe try more meat, veggies even at breakfast. Stick with apples, blueberries (less glycemic fruits). Apple sauce/no sugar added. More protein from sources like eggs.

beans/rice (this makes a perfect protein if you can tolerate it). I know it is hard to get the calories in when you eat so simply but that is what I would do.

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loraleena
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Make sure your vitamins are gluten free as well as all toiletry products (soaps, shampoos, toothpastes etc.)

A lot of people seem to have problems with some of the processed gluten free products. You may want to stick to whole foods - meat, veggies, fruits, potatoes, rice etc. Skip the processed sugary stuff.

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