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Food intolerance?

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TheOriginalFAB · 15/08/2011 09:43

When I eat pancakes, chocolate, pizza, bread, I either need to use the bathroom almost immediately or have stomach aches for a while. I have been tested for celiac disease but don't have it. Can anyone help me with what is going on please?

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TheOriginalFAB · 24/08/2011 15:28

Would you be able to tell me a few things I can and can't have and any surprises, please?

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thisisyesterday · 24/08/2011 17:43

if it's gluten, rather than just wheat, that you need to avoid then it's in wheat, rye, barley and oats (tho i think in lesser amounts than the other 3)

I have read though that some people with coeliacs or gluten intolerance are able to eat spelt flour. so that might be worth a try if you're up for making your own bread?

obviously it's going to be in anything that contains any of those ingredients.

food labelling is fairly good these days and you should find that the back of any packet will say "contains:..." with a list of potential allergens, including gluten

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TheOriginalFAB · 24/08/2011 17:54

I really wanted a doughnut today and looked at some cakes in M&S and noticed they have a good allergens section. I need to make a note of what to avoid and it should make my shopping easier. I bought some sugar free choc in Holland & Barrett today and tbh it tasted like normal chocolate. DH sneaked some doughtnuts in to the basket and I have just had one (didn't have the baguette earlier) and so far I seem okay .

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nightcat · 24/08/2011 22:41

i reckon if you cut out 80-90% of gluten stuff you will still start feeling better, my main approach is back to basics, eg meat & 2 veg, as long as no wheat

I also cut down on sugar in tea by switching to honey and progressively reducing how much I put in, I only now add tip of the teaspoon of honey.

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TheOriginalFAB · 25/08/2011 09:52

I have just had an orange and really enjoyed it.

I will definitely be cutting out gluten as much as I can and hopefully if I have it accidently it won't make too much of an affect.

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nightcat · 25/08/2011 10:08

just seen your asthma tread and wanted to mention that I have seen on gluten free forum posts from people who said that once they cut out gluten found that their asthma problems have significally reduced/gone away.
Gluten is linked to lots of health issues, not just gut, so you would probably find improvement in various areas.

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TheOriginalFAB · 25/08/2011 10:15

I hope so as normally I don't even think about having asthma as I can go ages wihtout neding my inhaler and now I have had a proper attack twice in less than 24 hours. Some nights I look pregant and it really makes me fed up.

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nightcat · 25/08/2011 12:32

u don't need to starve yourself FAB, make sure you eat more than just an orange

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TheOriginalFAB · 25/08/2011 14:13

I have had soup and rice cakes, some olives and a packer of charlie caterpillar sweets

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nightcat · 25/08/2011 15:24

caterpillar sweets

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TheOriginalFAB · 25/08/2011 15:28

They are strawberry and cream flavour and yummy. They only look a little bit like caterpillars..

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mel2005 · 26/08/2011 00:29

i did have someone think i was pregnant, the bloating did go quickly.
being gluten free is easy to do, buy loads of ricecakes though to help you through the day if you get stuck. before i discovered the eat natural gluten free museli i used to eat ricecakes for breakfast as i also cant eat oats. the genius breads are really good, so a nice ham roll is a great lunch with an 'eat natural' snack bar, carrots and a couple of apples, then i usually cook a family meal gluten free and if it isnt i cook some rice/veg and chicken/fish for me.
there are gluten free plain and self-raising flours so you can cook alot of nomal meals, i made roast beef with yorkshires and a lovely apple and blackberry crumble today. i havent had much luck making my own gluten free bread (it always ends up like scones) and i have tried ALOT, i make normal bread every day and i would love to have some but the thought of how it makes me feel and how long it takes me to get over having it really puts me off.
you need to remember that you cant just reduce the amounts of gluten you have, you need to eliminate it from your diet, for it to work not one grain must get through. so take care with marg (have your own pot) and the toaster (someone on here kindly recommended toaster bags).

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TheOriginalFAB · 26/08/2011 07:15

I have toaster bags already so that is good.

I will have to start reading all the labels and have a little part of the cupboard and fridge just for me. I am also trying to cut out sugar and will start exercising once the kids are back at school and I have got over my asthma attacks.

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mel2005 · 26/08/2011 09:56

they have to state on the ingredients if an item has wheat, rye, barley etc. they dont have to have an allergy advice bit but quite alot of food does. have a good look at the celiacs website as it helped me loads when i first started, if you start with basic food then work your way up as you feel more confident. phil vickery does two good gluten free cookbooks if you do turn out to be gluten intollerent, but you can as i have said just subsitute gluten free flour, i sometimes add some xantha gum in as well. i love cooking and it hasnt stopped me, i still can do nigella, jamie and rachel allen just tweeked a bit more than i used to. i also have a recpie box i have been adding to for years and now have a gluten free section (its not very big yet ).
also the gluten free pasta is good but dont leave it long as it does stick together. all my children eat gluten free pasta now and havent noticed the difference. my son loves gluten free bread as well, i have to hide it

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TheOriginalFAB · 26/08/2011 09:59

I have tried the gluten free pasta and noticed it did stick together. iirc I also had tummy ache after eating it . Maybe I ate too much?

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mel2005 · 26/08/2011 11:16

are you sure you are not contaminating it with something?
also thinking about it, gluten free bread made me feel ill for the first few times i had it, so i didnt eat any then when we went away camping i found the genius bread in tesco and that was ok. i did wonder if i had accidently contaminated it somehow, its madness at mealtimes with four young children, i could have used the wrong knife or spilt crumbs. could you try staying of substitutes (bread and pasta) and just eat things that dont naturally have gluten in and see if that makes any difference.
anyway give it a bit of time, it might turn out its not gluten. if you have time write down what you have eaten and how you feel. trying to think what else it could be......

nightcat · 26/08/2011 11:37

Hat of to you mel for baking, esp bread, I couldn't be fussed and we try eat gf naturally (so no bread at all) and ricecakes only if desperate.

I tend to get rice/veg pasta (multicolour one) rather than corn, some people can react to corn gluten and I wanted to avoid that risk with my ds (who was v poorly at the outset). Which pasta did you use FAB? I find rice pasta OK, not sticky unless you seriously overcook it.

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TheOriginalFAB · 26/08/2011 13:23

I could have dressed it with olive oil or some melted butter. I can't remember. I don't remember which pasta it was other than it was wholemeal.

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