Last week I had some gluten free crackers that were made with quinoa (from my local health store) I have been in pain ever since, it took me a couple of days to work out what was making me ill. By that time, I had eaten them 3 days in a row. I have had terrible stomach cramps etc. When I read an article about the protein in quinoa mimicking the protein found in wheat, barley and rye I was astounded that it can be classed as safe for Coeliacs to eat. I know a few people have said they don't have a problem with quinoa, but it may be they don't have symptoms, but it still maybe damaging their gut.
I've been gluten free for a couple of months. At first I was feeling great, but I wasn't eating any grains. I just couldn't swallow them. Then I added BRM "gluten free" grains and felt like some of my symptoms returned. Quinoa for example tore me up for days, and I couldn't figure it out until I read about cross contamination. I'm trying to go off grains again, but I feel like I'm starving all the time. I recently made rice and curry, when I read that curry could help with inflammation.
...It was not pretty, and I thought that rice was the culprit. Then I read the curry label and saw it was proceessed in a plant that processes wheat. I'm going to try rice again and see how it goes.
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Last week I had some gluten free crackers that were made with quinoa (from my local health store) I have been in pain ever since, it took me a couple of days to work out what was making me ill. By that time, I had eaten them 3 days in a row. I have had terrible stomach cramps etc. When I read an article about the protein in quinoa mimicking the protein found in wheat, barley and rye I was astounded that it can be classed as safe for Coeliacs to eat. I know a few people have said they don't have a problem with quinoa, but it may be they don't have symptoms, but it still maybe damaging their gut.