Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Doc Says More Protein...

bakinghomesteader

Recommended Posts

bakinghomesteader Contributor
bakinghomesteader
Posted

My doctor wants me to try to get 90 grams of protein a day. :o I counted it up and I am getting 25-30 a day. I just don't think I can get that much. I have a protein shake that is 17 grams. Maybe that will help. My left leg is wasting away and we didn't know why. I guess my body is stealing protein from my muscles. That would explain my extreme fatigue and weakness. :( I just want to feel better. Still waiting for my intestines to heal.

Stephanie

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
Posted

You might want to try a balanced amino acid supplement too to help rebuild that leg.

Ursa Major Collaborator
Ursa Major
Posted

Unless you are a vegetarian, it really shouldn't be a problem. Eat bacon and eggs for breakfast (lots of protein in eggs), tuna salad on crackers for a snack, chicken tortillas for lunch, your shake for a snack, dinner with a large portion of meat for supper, something else with protein for a bedtime snack (like hummus on something) .........

It is possible, just eat different kinds of protein for every single meal and every snack, and you can easily do it.

bakinghomesteader Contributor
bakinghomesteader
Posted
  • Author

I guess it seems hard. lol. I seem to not eat very much despite being very hungry. I am thankful for the food suggestions. I just can't seem to think anymore. I just feel so bad right now. I really don't like eggs, except deviled. What is hummus and what do you do with it?

Thanks

missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
Posted

There are some veg. sources you can check out too. Don't forget dairy, some vegetables, tofu and grains. It all adds up. I understand that quinoa is a source of complete protein just as good as meat, althought it may or may not have the same protein content per serving. You can use it as a salad or pilaf and add your serving of meat as well. You can add pureed tofu to many things and not even notice it. I used it in hamburger steaks tonight instead of the egg and breadcrumbs and milk, just as an example. This particular use may or may not yield an overall higher protein content. Crumble it in lasagne with or instead of the cheese filling. Put it in smoothies. You get the idea. Just offering another perspective.

If you just really don't like or can't eat meat, eggs or dairy, I understand. Both apply to me.

missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
Posted
I guess it seems hard. lol. I seem to not eat very much despite being very hungry. I am thankful for the food suggestions. I just can't seem to think anymore. I just feel so bad right now. I really don't like eggs, except deviled. What is hummus and what do you do with it?

Thanks

I got in a rut a while back and wasn't eating much, quantity, variety or good balance. Had a routine blood test and found out my potassium was low. Started forcing myself to eat more, a banana a day plus some other good serving of potassium a day, whether I felt like it or not and even if I was full(took it like medicine). Got tested again recently and my numbers were up to normal. Was a bit of a wake-up call and I felt better and less fatigued after I made the change. Depression played a part in me getting off track.

Hang in there.

Ursa Major Collaborator
Ursa Major
Posted

Hummus is a spread made from chick peas. You eat it with chips, crackers, whatever you like it on.

Well, deviled eggs are fine......... still eggs.

Also, you can eat brown beans, chili...... whatever.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


purple Community Regular
purple
Posted

Beans and brown rice make a complete protein. Bragg's liquid aminos tastes like soy sauce and has 16 amino acids. Pop your own popcorn on the stove in coconut oil. Almond, cashews and peanuts have over 20 grams of protein in a cup. Grind them up and put them in/on your food. Eat flax, chia, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Only eat raw seeds not roasted, salted and oiled. Eat beans everyday. Make chef salads with all the protein piled on. Spread peanut or almond butter on everything. My daughter puts a knife filled up with peanut butter and dips it in stove top popped popcorn and eats it like a popsicle...hm...haven't tried it. :blink: She puts peanut butter on chicken...hm..haven't tried that either. ;) She puts pb on waffles, pancakes and muffins...that sounds ok to me :D We had refried beans last night with a drained can of black beans in it for tacos or chips...good stuff!

bakinghomesteader Contributor
bakinghomesteader
Posted
  • Author

Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions. :D I will have to try them. My husband came home today and said he was afraid I was going to die. :( He said I really need to try and eat what you all are saying. :) I will. I want to. My body is taking my muscles for protein. With the celiac and all, I just never thought it would be stealing from my muscles because I am not absorbing nutrients for so long. I am going to give this a try tomorrow.

Cereal and milk

shake

deviled eggs for lunch

and then deer roast for supper.

JNBunnie1 Community Regular
JNBunnie1
Posted
Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions. :D I will have to try them. My husband came home today and said he was afraid I was going to die. :( He said I really need to try and eat what you all are saying. :) I will. I want to. My body is taking my muscles for protein. With the celiac and all, I just never thought it would be stealing from my muscles because I am not absorbing nutrients for so long. I am going to give this a try tomorrow.

Cereal and milk

shake

deviled eggs for lunch

and then deer roast for supper.

You might want to consider finding a source for raw milk and raw cheese. You'll be able to digest the proteins easier and your body will be able to use them better. Also, when boiling eggs for deviled eggs, try splashing a bit of vinegar in the water before boiling, helps the shells come off easier so it's faster for you. Try some buckwheat fine cut kasha with cherries and pecans and cooked in milk for way more protein than you get with normal cereal.

dbmamaz Explorer
dbmamaz
Posted
Cereal and milk

shake

deviled eggs for lunch

and then deer roast for supper.

Cereal and milk - and throw some nuts in your cereal to increase the protien - or make sausage - i make a batch and have one piece in my grits every morning.

Deviled eggs AND a pb or turkey sandwhich for lunch

Cheese stick or on crackers for a snack between lunch and dinner

Deer roast - and maybe mashed potatoes with milk in them? Or baked beans or mac-n-cheese as a side?

Peanut butter cookies for dessert? Or roasted nuts/trail mix?

gl

kbtoyssni Contributor
kbtoyssni
Posted

Even making chili with lots of bean or using quinoa for a grain (it's got a lot of protein for a grain) will help when you need something other than meat.

bakinghomesteader Contributor
bakinghomesteader
Posted
  • Author

You all are giving me suggestions I haven't even thought of. Thanks!! I really wouldn't be able to do this without you all. My nutritionist didn't even tell me anything. :( Thanks so much!

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
Posted

There are so many good protein powders out there now depending on what you tolerate. I personally did not do well with rice protein. But do great with HEMP. A lot of them sell individual packets so you can try them without a huge investment.

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted
There are so many good protein powders out there now depending on what you tolerate. I personally did not do well with rice protein. But do great with HEMP. A lot of them sell individual packets so you can try them without a huge investment.

I was going to mention hemp. I like the hemp milks more than the powders. The vanilla and chocolate are really good. I have used them for a complete dairy replacement and they do give a high amount of protein. Much more than most non-dairy milks.

Lockheed Apprentice
Lockheed
Posted
I got in a rut a while back and wasn't eating much, quantity, variety or good balance. Had a routine blood test and found out my potassium was low. Started forcing myself to eat more, a banana a day plus some other good serving of potassium a day, whether I felt like it or not and even if I was full(took it like medicine). Got tested again recently and my numbers were up to normal. Was a bit of a wake-up call and I felt better and less fatigued after I made the change. Depression played a part in me getting off track.

Hang in there.

I had that potassium issue too.. I had to add a banana milkshake (bonus for the calcium!) and I started eating the skins on my baked potatoes and that helped a ton.

It is hard at first. Don't forget that nuts have good proteins in them along with those good for you omega fats. You could eat some of those for a snack.

Lockheed Apprentice
Lockheed
Posted
I was going to mention hemp. I like the hemp milks more than the powders. The vanilla and chocolate are really good. I have used them for a complete dairy replacement and they do give a high amount of protein. Much more than most non-dairy milks.

Where do you get the Hemp shakes? I'd like to look into those for my husband.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
Posted

Here is the one I use. I use the unflavored one. But they have flavors:

Open Original Shared Link

I use one heaping Tlb per smoothie. You will have to play with it to see what you like.

dbmamaz Explorer
dbmamaz
Posted

I've seen hemp milk in my hfs, but it sounded wierd . . . not sure why, its not like i havent eaten it before, sorta, in brownies :D I guess for me, tho, i'm allergic to almost everything, so trying anything new has to be done carefully.

Ridgewalker Contributor
Ridgewalker
Posted

I've been low on proteins for a long time, myself, and I would also find it VERY hard to squeeze in 90 grams. :( I might try some of these suggestions too... Thanks for starting the topic, Homesteader!

gfpaperdoll Rookie
gfpaperdoll
Posted

Definitely get all your blood levels checked, & get a hard copy of the results for your files. Also, i would quit eating dairy & soy. & I would look at the amount of caffeine that you are consuming.

almonds are good, you could also replace your dairy milk with almond milk.

I always thought it was beans, rice & corn that made the complete protein. never looked it up, this was my understanding from childhood. In the South it was always beans, rice & cornbread. Fried catfish on Friday - if you were lucky & caught one.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
Posted

You could add a digestive enzyme high in protease to help you get more bang from the protein you do eat.

missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
Posted

Lockheed, and as an encouragement to bakinghomesteader

It is suprizing how much a little helps. I looked up and found one place that said you need around 4,000 mg a day and a banana has something like 300mg. After evaluating my diet I realized that I was getting almost nothing(I'm dairy free as well and a glass of milk has a decent amount). I thought there's NO WAY I can eat enough but need to do the best I can and consistantly and be re-tested to see if it's helping and it was enough to get me back into the normal range.

bakinghomesteader, you can add quinoa to rice too. I often add one tablespoon uncooked quinoa in place of one of the tablespoons of dry rice to add some extra nutrients.

munkee41182 Explorer
munkee41182
Posted

My fiance has to watch his protien intake, he can only have 75 grams/day. 4 ounces of cooked chicken or beef is about 24-30 grams of protien. 4 ounces is the size of deck of playing cards. 1 large egg is 6 grams of protien. (I've had all these memorized in my head - I can even cut a perfect 3 ounce peice of meat now too!!!! ok that's enough of tooting my horn) Even if you add a few eggs (devilled or not) it will defininately increase your protien intake. And have a good peice of that deer tonight. LIke others have said, nuts are great source as well even peanut butter and celery! YUM! Protien will also help keep you full longer as well. I know you said you were always eating but always feeling hungry. Protien will help immensly! Even have a sausage or ham steak for breakfast will help too!

bakinghomesteader Contributor
bakinghomesteader
Posted
  • Author

So far I have squeezed in 55 g! I still have that deer to eat tonight. :)

I have been eating something every 2 hours and after 2 hours rolls around, I'M STARVING! Maybe that will subside.

After just doing this today tho, I can tell a difference in my energy. I actually have some today. :)

ps. the only reason I got the 55 right now is that I ate a protein bar with 20 g in it. I can't do that everyday. So it looks like I will be able to get 65-70 g a day. I hope the doc can be happy with that. I was only getting around 30. :blink:

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      131,979
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    volivier
    Newest Member
    volivier
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • knitty kitty
      New Celiac Mama in My 30s

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      @tiffanygosci, Hello.  I apologize for your thread being hijacked.   I recognize your symptoms as being similar to what I experienced, the migraines, food and chemical sensitivities, hives, nausea, the numbness and tingling, joint pain, tummy problems, sleep problems, emotional lability, and the mom brain.  My cycle returned early after I had my son, and I became pregnant again with all my symptoms worsening.  Unfortunately, I lost that baby.  In hindsight, I recognized that I was suffering so much from Thiamine deficiency and other nutritional deficiencies that I was not able to carry it.   Celiac Disease affects the absorption of nutrients from our food.  There's eight B vitamins that must be replenished every day.  Thiamine Vitamin B1 becomes depleted first because it cannot be stored very long, less than two weeks.  Other B vitamins can be stored for two months or so.  But Thiamine can get low enough to produce symptoms in as little as three days.  As the thiamine level gets lower, symptoms worsen.  Early symptoms like fatigue and anxiety are often attributed to life situations, and so frequently go unrecognized by medical professionals who "have a pill for that".   I used to get severe migraines and vomiting after gluten consumption.  Thiamine and the other B vitamins are needed to turn carbohydrates, fats and proteins into fuel for our bodies.  With a large influx of carbohydrates from gluten containing foods, the demand for Thiamine increases greatly.  Available thiamine can be depleted quickly, resulting in suddenly worsening symptoms.  Emotional stress or trauma, physical activity (athletes and laborers) and physiological stresses like pregnancy or injury (even surgery or infection) increase the need for Thiamine and can precipitate a thiamine insufficiency. Pregnancy requires more thiamine, not just for the mother, but for the child as well.  The mother's Thiamine stores are often depleted trying to meet the higher demand of a growing fetus.  Thiamine insufficiency can affect babies in utero and after birth (autism, ADHD).  Having babies close together doesn't allow time for the mother to replenish thiamine stores sufficiently.   Thiamine insufficiency can cause migraines, pins and needles (paresthesia), and gastrointestinal Beriberi (gas, bloating, diarrhea or constipation, back pain).   Thiamine deficiency can cause blurry vision, difficulty focusing, and affect the eyes in other ways.  Thiamine deficiency can damage the optic nerves.  I have permanent vision problems.  High histamine levels can make your brain feel like it's on fire or swelling inside your cranium.  High histamine levels can affect behavior and mood.  Histamine is released by Mast Cells as part of the immune system response to gluten.  Mast Cells need Thiamine to regulate histamine release.  Mast Cells without sufficient thiamine release histamine at the slightest provocation.  This shows up as sensitivities to foods, smelly chemicals, plants, and dust mites.  Thiamine and the other B vitamins are needed to lower histamine levels.  Vitamin D is needed to calm the immune system and to regulate our hormones.  Menstrual irregularities can be caused by low Vitamin D.   Celiac Disease is a disease if Malabsorption of Nutrients.  We must take great care to eat a nutritionally dense diet.  Our bodies cannot make vitamins.  We must get them from what we eat.  Supplementation with essential vitamins and minerals is warranted while we are healing and to ensure we don't become deficient over time.  Our bodies will not function properly without essential vitamins and minerals.  Doctors have swept their importance under the rug in favor of a pill that covers the symptoms but doesn't resolve the underlying issue of malnutrition. Do talk to your doctor and dietician about checking for nutritional deficiencies.  Most blood tests for the eight B vitamins do not reflect how much is available or stored inside cells.  Blood tests reflect how much is circulating in the blood stream, the transportation system.  Blood levels can be "normal" while a deficiency exists inside cells where the vitamins are actually used.  The best way to see if you're low in B vitamins is to take a B Complex, and additional Thiamine and look for improvement.   Most vitamin supplements contain Thiamine Mononitrate, which is not easily absorbed nor utilized by the body.  Only thirty percent of thiamine mononitrate listed on the label is absorbed, less is actually utilized.  This is because thiamine mononitrate is shelf stable, it won't breakdown sitting on a shelf in the grocery store.  It's so hard to breakdown, our bodies don't absorb it and can't turn it into a form the body can use.  Take Thiamine in the form Benfotiamine or TTFD (tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide) which the body can utilize much better.  (Ask for an Erythrocyte Transketolace Activity test for Thiamine level.  Though not accurate, this test does better picking up on a thiamine deficiency than a blood test.) Are you keeping your babies on a gluten free diet?  This can prevent genetically susceptible children from developing Celiac Disease.   P. S. Interesting Reading  Thiamine deficiency in pregnancy and lactation: implications and present perspectives https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10158844/ Descriptive spectrum of thiamine deficiency in pregnancy: A potentially preventable condition https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37458305/ B vitamins and their combination could reduce migraine headaches: A randomized double-blind controlled trial https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9860208/
    • trents
      Outgrow celiac?

      By trents · Posted

      @Riley, on this forum we sometimes get reports from people with similar experiences as you. That is, their celiac disease seems to go into remission. Typically, that doesn't last. At age 18 you are at your physical-biological peek in life where your body is stronger than it will ever be and it is able to fight well against many threats and abuses. As Wheatwacked pointed out, absence of symptoms is not always a reliable indicator that no damage is being done to the body. I was one of those "silent" celiacs with no symptoms, or at least very minor symptoms, whose body was being slowly damaged for many years before the damage became pronounced enough to warrant investigation, leading to a diagnosis. By that time I had suffered significant bone demineralization and now I suffer with back and neck problems. Please, if you choose to continue consuming gluten, which I do not recommend, at least get tested regularly so that you won't get caught in the silent celiac trap down the road like I did. You really do not outgrow celiac disease. It is baked into the genes. Once the genes get triggered, as far as we know, they are turned on for good. Social rejection is something most celiacs struggle with. Being compliant with the gluten free diet places restrictions on what we can eat and where we can eat. Our friends usually try to work with us at first but then it gets to be a drag and we begin to get left out. We often lose some friends in the process but we also find out who really are our true friends. I think the hardest hits come at those times when friends spontaneously say, "Hey, let's go get some burgers and fries" and you know you can't safely do that. One way to cope in these situations is to have some ready made gluten-free meals packed in the fridge that you can take with you on the spot and still join them but eat safely. Most "real" friends will get used to this and so will you. Perhaps this little video will be helpful to you.  
    • Wheatwacked
      Outgrow celiac?

      By Wheatwacked · Posted

      @Riley., Welcome to the forum.   It was once believed that Celiac Disease was only a childhood disease and it can be outgrown.  That was before 1951, before gluten was discovered to be cause of Celiac Disease, also called Infantilism.  Back then Cileac Disease was thought to be only a gastro intestinal disease, once you  "outgrew" the colicky phase, you were cured. You were so lucky to be diagnosed at 5 years old so your developing years were normal.  Gluten can affect multiple systems.  The nervous system, your intellegence. The muscules, skeleton. It can cause neurological issues like brain fog, anxiety, and peripheral neuropathy.  It can cause joint pain, muscle weakness, and skin rashes. Epilepsy is 1.8 times more prevalent in patients with celiac disease, compared to the general population. Because through malabsorption and food avoidances, it causes vitamin D and numerouus other essential nutrient deficiencies, it allows allergies, infections, poor growth, stuffy sinuses and eustacian tubes. There is even a catagory of celiac disease called "Silent Celiac".  Any symptoms are explained away as this, that or the other thing. Gluten is one of the most addictive substances we consume.  Activating the Opiod receptors in our cells, it can numb us to the damage that it, and other foods are causing.  It has become socially acceptable to eat foods that make us feel sick.  "There's a pill for that".   It is generally accepted that n fact you are weird if you don't. The hardest part is that if you don't eat gluten you will feel great and think why not.  But slowly it will effect you, you'll be diagnosed with real diseases that you don't have. You'll be more susseptable to other autoimmune diseases.  As you read through the posts here, notice how many are finally dianosed, after years of suffering at older ages.  Is it worth it? I think not. Perhaps this book will help:  Here is a list of possible symptoms:   
    • Riley.
      Outgrow celiac?

      By Riley. · Posted

      Hi! Im Riley, 18 years old and have been diagnosed for 13 years.. the testing started bc I stopped growing and didn’t gain any weight and was really small and thin for my age.  I got diagnosed when I was 5 and have been living gluten free since, in elementary and middle school it was hard for me and I kept contaminating myself bc I wanted to fit in with my friends so so badly. I ate gluten secretly at school and mostly regretted it 30 minutes later.  I’ve had symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, headaches, stomachaches, threw up a lot and was really emotional.  In 2022 I really started working on myself and tried to stay gluten free and if I did eat gluten I wouldn’t tell anyone and suffer in silence.  Last year in July I begged my mom to let me „cheat“ one day bc I just wanted to fit in… I ate a lot of different stuff, all the stuff I missed out on in my childhood like nuggets, pizza and all that.. I didn’t have symptoms that day and was doing really fine My mom and I wanted to test how far we can go and said we would test it for 12 weeks to get my blood taken after to see if I’m doing good or if symptoms start showing  As a now 18 year old girl who finally gained a normal weight and doesn’t get symptoms I’m to scared to get tested/my blood taken cuz I finally found comfort in food and it got so much easier for me and my family.  A year and 4 months later i still didn’t get any symptoms and have been eating gluten daily.  I’m scared to get tested/my blood taken cuz what if I’m actually not fine and have to go back to eating gluten free. Any tips to get over that fear and „suck it up“ cuz I know I could seriously damage my body… sorry if I seem like a idiot here… just don’t really know what to do :,)
    • Mari
      New Celiac Mama in My 30s

      By Mari · Posted

      There is much helpful 'truth' posted on this forum. Truths about Celiac Disease are based on scientific research and people's experience. Celiac disease is inherited. There are 2 main Celiac 'genes' but they are variations of one gene called HLa - DQ What is inherited when a person inherits one or both of the DQ2 or the DQ8 is a predisposition to develop celiac disease after exposure to a environmental trigger. These 2 versions of the DQ gene are useful in diagnosing  celiac disease but there are about 25 other genes that are known to influence celiac disease so this food intolerance is a multigenic autoimmune disease. So with so many genes involved and each person inheriting a different array of these other genes one person's symptoms may be different than another's symptoms.  so many of these other genes.  I don't think that much research on these other genes as yet. So first I wrote something that seem to tie together celiac disease and migraines.  Then you posted that you had migraines and since you went gluten free they only come back when you are glutened. Then Scott showed an article that reported no connection between migraines and celiac disease, Then Trents wrote that it was possible that celiacs had more migraines  and some believed there was a causal effect. You are each telling the truth as you know it or experienced it.   
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.