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rutland

By rutland
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Since I started gluten free a month ago. Ive been experimenting with omitting and adding certain foods to my diet. What I know to be true for me at the time being is that Im sensitive to lots of things. I guess because theres a lot of inflammation in my intestines. Right now even a salad doesnt digest well. So Im just doing soups. Ive eliminated soy, dairy, egg and ofcourse gluten. But last night I had a set back and Im wondering if anyone can relate. I woke up last night a 5:00 in the morning because my blood sugar dropped (I think this is because I ate 3 dates last night and dates are like candy) so I went to my kitchen and started trying to figure out what to eat that will help me get be to sleep. I admit I had a craving for pancakes. I pulled out my gluten-free pancake mix and had one large pancake with maple syrup. Well, I knew that this was a mistake because I woke up with what felt like a mean hangover. I was mad at myself :angry:

Does anyone have any luck with eating the gluten-free mixes or waffles. Im wondering if its best to eliminate things like that. Or maybe my stomach couldnt handle it because Im still healing. Any thoughts?

Does anyone have any suggestions for healthy snacks? What about breakfast? Ive been cooking apples with cinnamin and walnuts in the morning and this works well. I just want to expand my options and get inspired to try new things.

Steph

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Steph, for the first six months of being gluten-free I was unable to handle anything raw, and starches were (and are, really) a bad idea. Raw foods (even fruit) would give me stomach cramps and diarrhea within minutes. I found that well cooked meat, vegetables and fruit were fine, if eaten in small amounts all through the day. No salad, even. I'm okay now (after ten months) with small amounts of raw veggies, or a salad.

That your breakfast of cooked apples with cinnamon and walnuts work suggests that I may be right that raw foods don't agree with you right now.

Try sticking mainly to easy to digest foods, like chicken, well cooked vegetables and cooked fruits, and soup, of course.

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Sweetfudge
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What was in the syrup?

I know that when I first started, all I really ate was rice and potatoes, with meat and fruit and veggies for about a month and a half. You might still need to heal some more. I know dairy bugged me until about the third month.

Good luck :)

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jknnej
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If your stomach is troubling you, stay away from salad. It is the hardest thing to digest. It's great for fiber for people who don't have tummy issues but if you do you want to stay away from it for a long time.

I think you just need some time for your tummy to heal. I would stick to very plain, bland foods for the time being. I know how boring this is but at least you will start to feel better. Then, you can gradually add back some more interesting foods. I hope you feel better!

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Does anyone have any luck with eating the gluten-free mixes or waffles. Im wondering if its best to eliminate things like that. Or maybe my stomach couldnt handle it because Im still healing. Any thoughts?

Does anyone have any suggestions for healthy snacks? What about breakfast? Ive been cooking apples with cinnamin and walnuts in the morning and this works well. I just want to expand my options and get inspired to try new things.

Steph

Steph,

The only thing I could think of regarding the pancake is that it was an overload of carbs, plus the amount of sugar in the syrup, so you could have had a worse crash than you did initially. I have hypoglycemic issues as well, and when I went gluten-free I started eating gluten-free cereals and pancakes for breakfast and ended up feeling sooooo sick for several hours afterwards. Then someone here pointed it out that it could be the amount of carbs. Just a thought.

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