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New And Kind Of Depressed About The Diet

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westiepaws Apprentice
westiepaws
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Last night I made the enchilada sauce recipe at this site. It was SO yummy. I put it on bean enchiladas. Everything was gluten-free, except less than 1 percent of the chicken broth had wheat in it. And possibly my chili powder. I thought surely I would be okay. B)

Well, um, no. I have been mostly gluten-free since Dec. 04, and last night I ended up with lower GI problems last night. Today I suddenly and briefly got all red and itchy and hot on my hands, my elbows, my face, my feet, and the backs of my legs. :blink:

Well, there's no doubt that I need to not be eating that stuff. But it's also kind of depressing. I guess it is normal to get down when it's hitting home that this is for real, for the rest of your life.

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Thats the importance of keeping a 100% gluten free diet. Even the smallest amount can damage your intestines even if you don't get symptoms. Why is it even worth it? The risks of cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis...is gluten worth that? it doesn't matter if you put a pinch of wheat starch in what you had....would you put a pinch of rat poison in? Well gluten is just as bad for you. Eat to live don't live to eat.

You find brands you can have, and you will get used to it and you will find it to be normal for you when you learn about it more.

Print out the safe and forbidden lists on here if you haven't

https://www.celiac.com/st_main.html?p_catid=12

And on this site you can find out about brands that won't hide anything, good gluten free brands, etc. This is a great site with wonderful people.

Guest nini
Guest nini
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I like the rat poison analogy. Just keep in mind that gluten is poison to your body and you are less likely to be tempted to cheat.

Every time I drive by Krispy Kreme donuts I get very depressed, but I keep saying to myself over and over "gluten is poison, gluten is poison, gluten is poison" and I'm able to keep driving right on past. I once got into the drive thru trying to convince myself that they were so processed that there couldn't possibly be any protein left in them!!!! :blink::blink: Fortunately I came to my senses before actually pulling up and ordering any! :rolleyes:

we all make occasional mistakes where we accidentally get glutened, but it's not worth it to risk being glutened with even a small amount if you can help it. If you know it has even the tiniest bit of gluten in it, just remind yourself it is poison. Works for me!

pmrowley Newbie
pmrowley
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Well, um, no. I have been mostly gluten-free since Dec. 04, and last night I ended up with lower GI problems last night. Today I suddenly and briefly got all red and itchy and hot on my hands, my elbows, my face, my feet, and the backs of my legs. :blink:

Well, there's no doubt that I need to not be eating that stuff. But it's also kind of depressing. I guess it is normal to get down when it's hitting home that this is for real, for the rest of your life.

I know, it's hard, but you're going to feel better afterward. Take that meal as your wake-up call. Time to stop being "mostly gluten-free," particularly with the proof of the swab diagnosis. You need to go 100% gluten-free from now on, with no cheating, no breaks, no temptations. Go to a large health food store, and start shopping! :D

One thing to keep in mind, it DOES get easier with time! Now we just need a Senator with Celiac, to really get this condition out into the open!

Cheers,

-Pat

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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no gluten really does mean NO gluten, not even a little. it can take some time to get used to it, but you will eventually. there's plenty of gluten-free broth available, and gluten-free options for most things, so search those out so this won't happen again.

westiepaws Apprentice
westiepaws
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Hey, that is a really good way to put it into perspective. Thanks, you two!!! I know that one reason I'm struggling because it's not just gluten, it's soy and cow's milk, too. Most gluten-free breads aren't even doable for me because the ones at my Whole Foods/Harry's usually have some soy or dairy in them at my grocery store.

Tonight I will put signs that say gluten, soy and cow's milk are poison in my house and my car, at my desk and on my fridge. And I am going to explore some of these links where you buy by mail. That must help loads, because if I don't go into the processed/prepared food sections of the store -- which I usually avoid anyway -- I can't be tempted.

Thanks!!

tarnalberry Community Regular
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westie - check out the Gluten-free Casein-free yahoo groups as well. they're mostly for parents of autistic kids, but they have a number of resources you may find helpful. I found giving up milk to be much harder than giving up gluten, and limiting soy to make giving up milk that much harder (I don't have soy often any more), and it did change the types of things I eat (no more yogurt - I make my own foods, but have things I'd rather make before a nut-milk based yogurt). That's not bad, however, it's just different. (Important mantra: different is not bad! :-) ) After a few months, I got used to it. Yeah, I still miss some of the old stuff, but it's better than being sick!

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Westie, Life Grocery in Marietta has a large selection of gluten-free and CF foods as well as soy free and even raw.... you may find nirvana there!

westiepaws Apprentice
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Oh cool! I looked that up and it is only 30 minutes from here so I will check it out. Also just found some gluten-, soy- and dairy-free chocolate chips, as well as the same gluten-free/sf/df boullion in the gluten-free mall, so I ordered those to experiment with at home.

If I can find a) substitutes for the basics (I've got the dry ingredients down pat, it's the other stuff I'm struggling with), and B) some way to eat and enjoy chocolate with no gluten or dairy involved -- that will be a big morale booster!

tarnalberry Community Regular
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Tropical Source makes Gluten-free Casein-free chocolate. (It is made with soy-lecithin, though.)

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