New Diagnose With Celliac

[deebra]

hello, im new to this forum as of tonight, i got diagnosed for celiac after a colonoscopy last week. i go wednesday to have biopsies of my small intestines.

i have fibro. and lupas, the celiac acts like the lupas in many ways so i never knew i just knew i felt ill for so long and have tremendas bloating etc. all the symptoms. i found a list of food with gluten and without, but how do i grocery shop brand wise. is there a brand list anyone knows of, and also any information about celiac and what it means would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

[Skylark]

Hello, there. May I suggest you check out all the great articles on the parent site for this forum, Open Original Shared Link ? There is a "what is celiac disease" article right on the main page with links to many articles on the diet.

At first, it's better to skip prepared food. Stick to fruits, veggies, nuts, meats you cook yourself, rice, and potatoes. Eat naturally gluten-free whole foods you cook yourself as much as possible. Go easy on dairy and soy, as many new celiacs find them hard to digest. Look for the good gluten-free brands like Glutino, Kinnikinnick, Udi's, or Whole Foods for your bread and cereal to be sure you're getting safe food. Go easy on that stuff, as it's starchier than wheat bread.

I hope you feel better soon.

[T.H.]

Here's hoping that your health improves tremendously once you go gluten free after the biopsy.

I'd second going to foods that are whole and unprocessed - it tends to make things easier, at first. Fruits and veggies, unbreaded meats, nuts and legumes, etc... I'd avoid luncheon meat, sausages, and hot dogs at first - can have gluten. And check teas and coffee - sometimes they can have gluten too. Not too often, but every once in a while you'll find a flavor that contains gluten.

Also, as a new celiac, you'll want to look at you shampoo, lotions, and lipstick - basically, if it could get into your mouth, you want to check it for gluten (like the shampoo rinsing off and running down your face, or putting a finger in your mouth that has lotion on it, or even kissing someone else who is wearing lipstick!).

If you are looking for something to help figure things out, though, I just bought a book called the 'Gluten-free Grocery Shopping Guide' that has been very helpful. It's sold by a place called Cecelia's marketplace (some people on amazon will sell it, but it's for much more money than at the marketplace site).

It lists lots of the main brand names and which are considered gluten free, and has a page on the website that lists corrections through the year when companies change ingredients, etc...

You'll likely have to figure out which foods work for you; celiacs have different levels of sensitivity. Some of us can eat gluten free products just fine (gluten free usually means less than 20 ppm of gluten, so it can have a little gluten in the product), and some of us seem to react to that small an amount of gluten. So with whole foods, you have a better surety that you are getting NO gluten and your body can heal. Then you can start testing out the gluten-free foods and see what products work for you and your body. :-)

congratulations on finding the answer for improving your health!