I Had My Test Done Today

[Nadia2009]

Hi everyone,

I had the blood tests done today. It was about time because since I switched back to gluten containing food for the last weeks I was feeling bad. Especially the last two weeks were sooooooo bad. My nose is clocked and I can't breathe well. I am coughing and that even makes it worst to breathe. I didn't have a good sleep either and I am more stressed out. I don't know if it is all due to the gluten but I know everytime I go back to gluten/wheat products, it accumulates and the first week is fine the second week is ok third week starts with problems and in the fourth week, I have many symptoms.

I stayed away from Milk during a period of two months (just had a few times maximum 3 caffeinated drinks with cream) and I am starting to think that milk isn't my problem. For me, it must be gluten or just wheat. Anyway, checking for lactose and fructose intolerance is the second step.

I went back to the gluten food to help the diagnostic if I had celiac but now my blood tests are done, I want to eat much less gluten to start with and eventually to stop eating it at all.

So, what kind of food do you eat when you have celiac? I think I am going to be Ms Rice very soon...rice potatoes rice potatoes rice potatoes.

The nice thing is that I will be losing the few pounds I gained lately. I know they will be melting down once I stop eating wheat products. I have already had the experience.

Ciao,

Rice Potatoe Girl

[JW88]

Nadia:

There are sooooo many things you CAN eat.

When I first went gluten-free a little over a year ago, I wondered the same thing, though. What can I eat? Just start doing research. You can find lists of ingredients to avoid and lists of which ones are safe. I took my lists with me to the store, as well as a gluten-free grocery guide and had to read the labels on EVERYTHING for a few months, but finally got to a point where I knew what I could and could not eat.

And there's TONS of recipes all over the Internet for gluten-free food. Yes, you will have to start cooking if you don't already. You just can't trust restaurants and there's not a humongous variety of prepped meals that are gluten-free.

If you have a Whole Foods Market near you, they carry a lot of gluten-free food and ingredients, and they offer gluten-free cooking classes (at least the one near me does). You can also buy gluten-free cookbooks at (Company Name Removed - They Spammed This Forum and are Banned) or other websites.

I have an incredible gluten-free salad dressing recipe. Email me and I will send it to you. Salads and vegetables have become a staple in my diet now that I'm gluten-free. That's another way you can get healthier and lose the weight the wheat threw on you.

I have a ton of food allergies (so it's not just wheat I have to avoid), so if I can manage to get variety in my diet, anyone can! It just might take a lot of work on the front end. Do google searches for "gluten-free food" or "celiac disease" and you'll get lots of links and sublinks to browse through. Oh, and another trick I use is when I find a food I'm not sure is gluten-free, I'll do a google search, "Is Daisy sour cream gluten-free?" or "Is Oscar Meyer smoked ham gluten-free?" or "What Ben & Jerry's Ice Creams are gluten-free?" I usual get an instant answer.

Good luck.

[Nadia2009]

  JW88 said:

Nadia:

There are sooooo many things you CAN eat.

When I first went gluten-free a little over a year ago, I wondered the same thing, though. What can I eat? Just start doing research. You can find lists of ingredients to avoid and lists of which ones are safe. I took my lists with me to the store, as well as a gluten-free grocery guide and had to read the labels on EVERYTHING for a few months, but finally got to a point where I knew what I could and could not eat.

And there's TONS of recipes all over the Internet for gluten-free food. Yes, you will have to start cooking if you don't already. You just can't trust restaurants and there's not a humongous variety of prepped meals that are gluten-free.

If you have a Whole Foods Market near you, they carry a lot of gluten-free food and ingredients, and they offer gluten-free cooking classes (at least the one near me does). You can also buy gluten-free cookbooks at (Company Name Removed - They Spammed This Forum and are Banned) or other websites.

I have an incredible gluten-free salad dressing recipe. Email me and I will send it to you. Salads and vegetables have become a staple in my diet now that I'm gluten-free. That's another way you can get healthier and lose the weight the wheat threw on you.

I have a ton of food allergies (so it's not just wheat I have to avoid), so if I can manage to get variety in my diet, anyone can! It just might take a lot of work on the front end. Do google searches for "gluten-free food" or "celiac disease" and you'll get lots of links and sublinks to browse through. Oh, and another trick I use is when I find a food I'm not sure is gluten-free, I'll do a google search, "Is Daisy sour cream gluten-free?" or "Is Oscar Meyer smoked ham gluten-free?" or "What Ben & Jerry's Ice Creams are gluten-free?" I usual get an instant answer.

Good luck.

Thank you JW,

My test came negative. But I am staying away from most gluten containing food. I still have a bit here and there. But I am not eating pasta, bread and pastries (oh I had half a croissant yesterday! A quiet cheater) I eat more veggies and I eat potatoes, sweet potatoes and rice as carbs.

You are right there must a lot to eat but I am just lazy and miss my easy found bread from the supermaket.

Nadia

[ravenwoodglass]

  Nadia2009 said:

Thank you JW,

My test came negative. But I am staying away from most gluten containing food. I still have a bit here and there. But I am not eating pasta, bread and pastries (oh I had half a croissant yesterday! A quiet cheater) I eat more veggies and I eat potatoes, sweet potatoes and rice as carbs.

You are right there must a lot to eat but I am just lazy and miss my easy found bread from the supermaket.

Nadia

Hi Nadia, If you want to see if the diet will help with your issues you really do need to be strict on the diet. Being gluten light just won't do. It may help make your gut reactions less frequent but it will not stop the antibody reaction that leads to lots of other issues. Those antibodies can invade any organ of your body from joints and muscles to gallbladder, liver, brain and can have a negative impact if you should decide you want to have children.

There is a lot of gluten-free food available and not all of it is a hassle to prepare. One of my favorite lazy day meals is Thai Kitchen thin rice noodles smothered in single ingredient frozen peas, corn, broccoli and either frozen shrimp or left over meat of some kind that has been 'sauteed' in butter and olive oil. The whole thing takes less than 5 minutes to fix when using frozen veggies. If you use fresh maybe 10 minutes so you can wash and cut them up. You can also prepare large quantities of many things that can be frozen and reheated when time or energy are tight. When you get down to it fixing stuff at home is not only cheaper but also takes less time than running to a fast food shop or restaurant.

[Nadia2009]

  ravenwoodglass said:

Hi Nadia, If you want to see if the diet will help with your issues you really do need to be strict on the diet. Being gluten light just won't do. It may help make your gut reactions less frequent but it will not stop the antibody reaction that leads to lots of other issues. Those antibodies can invade any organ of your body from joints and muscles to gallbladder, liver, brain and can have a negative impact if you should decide you want to have children.

There is a lot of gluten-free food available and not all of it is a hassle to prepare. One of my favorite lazy day meals is Thai Kitchen thin rice noodles smothered in single ingredient frozen peas, corn, broccoli and either frozen shrimp or left over meat of some kind that has been 'sauteed' in butter and olive oil. The whole thing takes less than 5 minutes to fix when using frozen veggies. If you use fresh maybe 10 minutes so you can wash and cut them up. You can also prepare large quantities of many things that can be frozen and reheated when time or energy are tight. When you get down to it fixing stuff at home is not only cheaper but also takes less time than running to a fast food shop or restaurant.

Thanks for the reminder. I am so stubborn I know. But I am not sure I have celiac though...my doctor's office called me on Friday and I missed the call but I think he may be sending me for the colonscopy. If I really have celiac I will go cold turkey otherwise I will give up gluten progressively. I already dont eat it as a main dish neither as bread to accompany dishes. I dont have bread in the morning 3/4 of the time. I have rice my Asian friends would be proud of me if they knew I had rice in the morning. I want to buy a bread machine and learn how to make "bread that doesnt hurt" at home. I have never been a cookie person...usually snacks on fruits and dry fruits etc. but only in the last couple of years my moods is down specially in the winter and then I buy comford food. I learned I am low on vit D...dont know how low but the nurse told me on the phone I shouldnt be at 62...and I googled the symptoms of a low vit D and found it was fatigue, depression and migraines with bones hurting.

Thanks for your recipe. I am actually happy because I love eating rice and meat and my newly found love is potatoes/sweet potatoes.

I dont want to get used to manufactured snacks that are gluten free. But it is good to know where I can find them in case of craving. And you are absolutely right fixing things at home once we passed the laziness is cheaper and healthier. I think I am going to learn to make my own snacks gluten free. It is a new world to me and it is kinda exciting! You know maybe there is a good reason I never really learned to bake pastries. My sixth sense was telling me to be careful to flour but now is the time to learn using good flour and making bread with rice, corn and potatoes.