Gluten free soon.

[Lydia]

I am gonna do a 30 day gluten free challenge. I am going grocery shopping tomorrow to buy GF pasta, and bread/pancake mix. I hope my bloat goes down significantly and that my daughter's constipation issue also resolves. I have a theory that she is gluten sensitive. With GF bread and pasta, I can do anything.

 

[stella_luna]

After my latest bowel obstruction early this month I decided it's time to get serious about cleaning up my diet, and I'm almost a month gluten-free now. I thought life was not worth living without bread, pasta, and pizza for the first week, but now I'm pretty much used to it. The gf products are really good! (But REALLY expensive!) The worst day was when we were out of town and our friends ordered in dinner from a pizza place. Not one thing on the menu for me. But I ate hummus and rice chips at their house and made the best of it.

Good luck and I hope it helps! (Both of us!)

 

[slightlysilly]

Www.celiac.com has been helpful to me. I had the celiac panel done and it turns out I carry a gene, but my endoscopy biopsy came out negative, so my doctor said that going gluten free is probably best. It really hasn't been bad at all so far. True the stuff is expensive. I take my own bread to restaurants and they put whatever I want on it. Most places are very accommodating.

Good luck!

 

[Lydia]

My first step is the major wheat products like bread and pasta.

My list is so far,

Corn flakes, rice crispies, Bread mix, a variety of rice pastas, pancake mix, and some oatmeal. I am not going to be too picky about things like condiments. I am just going to remove the major sources first.

Anything else?

 

[slightlysilly]

I was advised to look at my current diet and simply replace with gluten free. I am currently on low residue no fresh fruits or veggies and now gluten free. It's really not a bad transition at all. I even get gluten free communion wafers at church now!

I would start out by getting products that you know are gluten free. Like in the organic section.of your grocery store. Then, just start trying! Im in bed now, but I would be glad to share some of the products I liked.

 

[annak87]

Through my years of gluten free baking I've found bread is probably the most difficult thing to do. Buying it is just easier and tastes better. Udi's is my absolute favorite bread, it's really delicious! Also, not sure if you were wanting to go totally gluten free or just wheat free but heads up that the actual corn flakes and rice krispies brands aren't gluten free (they have no wheat, but do have malt in them). But gluten free sections usually have those cereals. Most Chex brand cereals are now gluten free and I'm currently obsessed with the cinnamon Chex. Rice pasta is probably the easiest to find and I think the one food that doesn't taste much different than regular pasta. My Mom even uses rice noodles in lasagna now for the whole family and my Dad can't tell the difference! Thankfully, gluten free foods are becoming better tasting and easier to find so don't be afraid to try out different brands of products to find which you like the best.

 

[Mark63]

My first step is the major wheat products like bread and pasta.

My list is so far,

Corn flakes, rice crispies, Bread mix, a variety of rice pastas, pancake mix, and some oatmeal. I am not going to be too picky about things like condiments. I am just going to remove the major sources first.

Anything else?

Watch out for the oats!

http://www.coeliac.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/diet-information/oats-in-the-gluten-free-diet

Mark

 

[peleburrows]

I find quinoa really good and is something I go to when I'm starting to flare......but never seems to fill me up

 

[num1habsfan]

Research, research, research! Do what I did when I first became Celiac: buy one of those mini notebooks and everything you find that is gluten-free, write it down so you remember it for next time. Ingredients and otherwise.
I guess perhaps if you are not a Celiac you don't have to go cold turkey immediately like I did, but eventually I learned to memorize the long, hard to say ingredients. Remember that gluten is not just wheat/rye/oats/barley.
Look at labels: a LOT of things say "gluten-free" right on them now.
I suggest Kinnikinnick bread products (especially White Sandwich Bread) and Tinkyada pasta. I have tried many different companies over the years and those are the best I have found. Expensive but well worth it.

Hope going gluten-free helps you feel better soon

 

[Fog Ducker]

I have been gluten free for a little bit now, and its been great! Havent really tried any of the gluten free products, but I have baked banana bread with rice flour, and I thought it was better than regular!!
I thought I was going to have a tough time with it but it really hasnt been that bad, just need a little more planning to make sure I have foods prepared instead of making a quick sandwich. I dont even miss the gluten now. And its really easy to pass up when the people around me still eat it.

Peleburrows is right, quinoa is a great replacement for oatmeal. Have it for breakfast with some berries and protein powder mixed in. MMMMMMMMM!

 

[tiloah]

IIRC corn pops are gluten free. They aren't so good for you but they are a tasty treat sometimes.

 

[Miss Spencer]

I am gonna do a 30 day gluten free challenge. I am going grocery shopping tomorrow to buy GF pasta, and bread/pancake mix.

Sadly I found most gluten-free products to be utterly vile, especially the pasta and bread.

So if you find any really good tasting GF foods, please post the brands here.

I don’t bother with GF replacements, I just totally avoid pasta, bread, pancake mix, etc...

Funnily I was thinking about this issue in the shower this morning. I use to eat bread 2 or 3 times a day, every day. And I literally could not imagine life without it.

Never touch the stuff now. How times have changed.

Gluten is in more foods than you can ever possibly imagine. So I suggest you buy a booklet produced by the Celiac Society, as it will help you negotiate your way through the supermarket minefield:

http://www.celiac.org/

They also have a list of GF brands and stores. It will help you to take the guess work out, as gluten is known by many different names. Even certain brands of soy milk contain gluten in the form of malt or malt extract.

For me it is not so much gluten, as wheat. I can cope with gluten from oats, but not wheat.

 

[Miss Spencer]

Here is a better link:

http://www.celiac.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=19

Even licking stamps can be an issue for a true celiac. What a bummer.

 

[num1habsfan]

Miss Spencer, it's unbelievable where it hides. For example, can't use Brawny toiletries or whatever else they make: they use wheat to paste the last sheet to the cardboard. So there is a risk of contamination for us very sensitive Celiacs (luckily for me, that is an American product!). As you said, stamps and envelopes are a no-no. Wheat flour is in the glue. It even hides in kids stuff (certain crayons, Play-Doh for sure) and cigarettes. It's in makeup and any other hygiene product basically. It is also in a lot of cheaper versions of drywall, so can't breathe in drywall dust or touch it.

I don't have to worry about half of that myself as I don't wear makeup and don't smoke, but I have seen it listed as issues for others with Celiac.

So trust me Lydia, EATING gluten-free is simple compared to AVOIDING gluten .