I think I might have a problem with bread/wheat.

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How can I live without toast?

i think most people benefit from cutting down wheat, intolerance or not. yeast might also be a factor in the ops symtoms. you could try making wheaten/soda bread.

good luck.

oh and as far as baking goes, you can make lovely cakes etc with Doves farm flour or Orgran, depends which you prefer (and I'm sure there are alot more!) it's all a bit of trial and error!

I find it odd that I am fine when I eat crumpets.

Fab - Aussie friend stocks up on crumpets when in UK cos they're ok for coeliacs! I'm ok with them too.

never thought of trying crumpets but surely they are still wheat based and hence unsuitable for coeliac? if you can eat them the problem probably isn't wheat, although additives or yeast may be aproblem. For testing if a problem is wheat or gluten Mrs Crimble do some cakes with rye flour.

You can have a blood test for Coeliac Disease and get a negative result it is the endoscopy with biopsies from the small intestine that gives the diagnosis.
If you are going on a wheat free diet beware as wheat is used to make other things and they are not listed as wheat on the ingredients list. All depending on how you feel you might want to know about these which you can find on my petition hhtp://petitions.number10.gov.uk/allergenlabels it does list some of the things made from wheat which you might wish to avoid.

this is a good cook book to get ideas from. I found it in my library and am reluctant to give it back. Has his own wheat free flour recipe.

I agree with the cook book suggestion from ohmeohmy it is a good one i bought it last week and made a great bakewell tart x

fabbakergirl how did you get on in Holland and Barrett?

I haven't been yet. Going shortly but now been invited to the ILs for lunch so don't know if I will get chance once I have made a cake to take.

Hi

I have been. No help at Holland & Barrett, Boots and Sainsbury's pharmacy. Came home fed up but with some gluten free bread and flour.

When out with DH this afternoon we went in a Chinese herbalist/acupuncturist. End result was looking at my tongue told them my stomach doesn't function properly and they could offer me herbs or acupuncture. I was keen on the latter but it was going to be 5 visits with the 6th free. Total would be £150. I would have done it for one time at £30 but couldn't commit to 5 visits.

I popped into the local branch of H&B and the lady was lovely and almost straight away felt I had IBS. I have some tablets to take and also bought their latest magazine which has a lot of IBS stuff and other articles that will help me I think/hope.

Fabbakergirl do you have any other health food shops in your area? I know here that Holland and Barrett do food tests every month and that Hendra do food testing twice a month (I think it is twice a month).

IBS has same symptoms but my nan was on IBS treatments for 40 years and then discovered that it was a wheat intolerence - since giving up wheat she hasn't had to take pills and medications.

My mum is also wheat intolerent and doctor basically said that food intolrences don't exist and gave here pills for IBS. She didn't take them ruled out wheat and is now feeling better!

Don't think you should just take IBS as a diagnosis - in my experience IBS isn't always the right way to go! Don't give up keep trying

I also know of "IBS" improving dramatically thanks to diet changes - either excluding lactose or reducing fibre or both. One of those involved really upset their consultant by telling them a diagnosis of "IBS" simply meant they had no idea what was wrong.

Still the NHS diet leaflets do now mention diet changes as often helpful .

Well, day 2 of taking the tablets but not a true reading of the situation as it is the time of the month so not sure the stomach pain isn't just that and the fact I have done too much today.

I haven't eaten bread for ages now (except for the breadcrumbs on my parmesan chicken which I didn't register when I was preparing it) but I still don't really know what is wrong with me.

My stomach feels massive and would be lovely if I was pregnant.