Just some advice re gluten free

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I know most of you are in the UK BUT how easy or not is it to go gluten free. Am wondering for dd1 and perhaps dh - which would mean all of us doing it.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a food list of foods containing gluten - just as a starter?

No idea where to start but want to do something.

My DS2 has been gfcf for eight years.
It is pretty hard initially until you get the hang of it - I imagine like going veggie etc. Gluten is in all wheat based products so bread cakes biscuits pasta etc.
there are very good alternatives for most gluten based products although i find i get much better results by cooking and baking myself. Your local healthfood shop will also have lots.I am sorry to be dim but I don't know where you are. if you are in America the ranges there are pretty impressive.
The coeliac society have a website too which is helpful.
Just google gluten free and you should get some hits.
Is this related to asd?
( I am sorry I don't know as I do recognise your name )

no dd1 has down syndrome and dh has a dodgy gut - so we are wondering whether it is worth a try for them both. I am in Australia so not sure how much is out there. I do have an acquaintance whose son is gfcf i think from memory - so will also be contacting her.

thanks - will google.

I have a friend whos son has Downs Syndrome and she feels the diet has helped him imensely too.
I don't know much about products in Aus I'm afraid. You can get gfcf cookbooks which actually help focus on what you can eat rather than what you can't.
I started with a totally brilliant book by Marilyn Le Breton called Diet intervention and Autism, and also The AiA cookbook.
A lot of the baking is done with rice flour and potato starch flour etc but it also has lots of recipes with rice and things which really stop you thinking damn we can't eat anything .
It is all text though whereas you can get some nice food porn books which look more tantalizing - like Antionette Saville's books.

Fwiw when we started the diet for DS2 we all did it as i was freaking out about him getting banned food. DS1 showed much improved concentration and generally improved health and DH lost weight and looked fab. I never felt healthier.
Sadly - eight years on the croissants and ice cream welcomed me home so back to tubby and dim
good luck

Gluten is not only in wheat - it's found in oats, rye and barley as well. Before any of you embark on a GF diet, I would advise you to ask your doctor for a blood test to check if any of you may have coeliac disease. The diet is easy to follow when you are at home, but if you go out anywhere or go on holiday, it can be a complete nightmare!
I would possibly try it for your LO if you think it may help her, but if your husband has a dodgy stomach, get him checked out first. If he is a coleiac and goes on a gluten free diet, then gluten will make him very ill in the future (I won't go into details, but it is NOT pleasant!)