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Yeah its all self diagnosis. I have been screwed over by doctors a lot and am sort of against the whole pharmacutical pushing western medical industry as a whole.

Ive never tried raw soaked chickpeas. I guess I could try. Ive tried many different types of canned, including organic.
 
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I have been doing great with my celiac, although I was accidentally glutened from something today. :( Its amazing how within minutes of the meal I start getting the skin reaction. :\ Doesn't take much. I don't even know what did it this time! Grrr. So frustrating. It probably must have been cross contamination because everything I ate I thought was safe.

Hopefully the hell doesn't last too long this time! It took two weeks to start getting better after the last time.
 
not intentionally but I don't eat bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn or any starches so I guess I'm gluten free, I do however eat alot of meat and green vegetables and a piece of fruit once or twice a day.
 
sounds tough. I've never known anyone with this kind of allergy. Are the symptoms universally skin reaction and upset stomach?
 
Yep, gluten free for a few years now. Started after getting psoriasis on both elbows when drinking lots of beer and eating rye and cheddar sandwiches. Pity, they and the beer were delicious! But you know something? The psoriasis disappeared after I stopped intaking gluten; a lab test confirmed my suspicions.

Can't say I have many recipes - I just do everything without wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt or kamut. I don't really eat processed foods anyway, but I always check the labels, even on healthy stuff.

I once tried making gluten free sourdough bread with rice and sorghum flour. It was, err, interesting! A serious pain to get it to stick together, I must say, and this was with a dozen eggs and tons of ground flax seed. The bonus is that it tasted a bit like beer. There must be good recipes out there. The local bakery makes a pretty nice rice bread, spreadable, toast-able, stick-together-able.

I would not be surprised if eating it my whole life set me up for some other gut/food/candida issues - I mean, if my intestines were under constant assault from the gluten, it only makes sense that they could be prone to other imbalances because of it. I do much better without any gluten at all.

Good luck!
 
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not intentionally but I don't eat bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn or any starches so I guess I'm gluten free, I do however eat alot of meat and green vegetables and a piece of fruit once or twice a day.
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That's not actually a gluten free diet, but it's a good start. Gluten free is VERY strict. You have to check everything. Even dairy products, gravies, sauces, etc can all have gluten. Even spices can have gluten. I've been glutened from eating a sushi roll with cream cheese on it before. It can be in anything.

sounds tough. I've never known anyone with this kind of allergy. Are the symptoms universally skin reaction and upset stomach?
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No, it can be anything. Mental issues are a common one too. They now recommend all autistic children be on a gluten free diet because they have found a link there. I imagine in the future science is going to start linking gluten to a lot of ailments. It's worse than we know.

I would not be surprised if eating it my whole life set me up for some other gut/food/candida issues - I mean, if my intestines were under constant assault from the gluten, it only makes sense that they could be prone to other imbalances because of it. I do much better without any gluten at all.
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That's awesome. :) It completely changed my life, I can't even describe the insane difference.

Also I am no longer a vegetarian since I first posted this thread. :(
 
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Yeah its all self diagnosis. I have been screwed over by doctors a lot and am sort of against the whole pharmacutical pushing western medical industry as a whole.

Ive never tried raw soaked chickpeas. I guess I could try. Ive tried many different types of canned, including organic.
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Avoid self-diagnosis; I've met a number of people with self-diagnosed Coeliac, and some of these individuals likely don't have it...

Coeliac's can be easily tested for (serology, endoscopy). Undergo these test before assuming you have Coeliacs.

They now recommend all autistic children be on a gluten free diet because they have found a link there. I imagine in the future science is going to start linking gluten to a lot of ailments. It's worse than we know.
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Nonsense. Gluten is not the devil, nor is it the source of many ailments. In the case of autism, the studies that established the link between gluten and autism were flawed, and other studies contradict the results. Yes, some people do are allergic to gluten (less than 1% of the population), but most people do not. Many of the people who believe that gluten is evil are also the ones who believe in cleansing themselves from all "toxins" in their body. Science simply does not support this.

This is from the following website

http://www.nowheat.com/grfx/nowheat/celiself.htm:

The problem with "trying" the gluten-free diet to see if it fixes whatever ails you is that you may find -- as I did, as so many others do -- that once you are off of wheat, rye, and barley, you may not be able to eat enough of the stuff ever again to get an accurate diagnosis. This phenomenon is well-known to knowledgeable gastroenterologists who deal with celiac disease often: for many people, the less gluten they eat, the less they tolerate it.

There is something called a "masking effect" that makes it so that you have none of the obvious symptoms while eating those toxic grains, but once you begin to remove them from your diet, you become sensitized to them and find you experience some nasty effects (diarrhea, nausea, constipation, malaise, brain fogs, and so on) which will make it so that you will not want to eat enough wheat bread to get tested. (A milder version of "masking" is familiar to most of us who know someone who started smoking: at first the new smoker coughs, perhaps gags, and gets dizzy, but constant, persistent exposure to smoking makes these signs that the stuff is not good for you go away. )
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Avoid self-diagnosis; I've met a number of people with self-diagnosed Coeliac, and some of these individuals likely don't have it...

Coeliac's can be easily tested for (serology, endoscopy). Undergo these test before assuming you have Coeliacs.
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That's okay. I know my body and have a very good awareness of what is good and what is not good for me. I don't need to pay hundreds of dollars for testing to find out what I already know. Gluten isn't good for me, I get sick from it, and my health flourishes without it. That's all I need to know.

Nonsense. Gluten is not the devil, nor is it the source of many ailments. In the case of autism, the studies that established the link between gluten and autism were flawed, and other studies contradict the results. Yes, some people do are allergic to gluten (less than 1% of the population), but most people do not. Many of the people who believe that gluten is evil are also the ones who believe in cleansing themselves from all "toxins" in their body. Science simply does not support this.
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Yep, I believe in that as well. I don't care what science does or doesn't support, I know my body and know what's good for it. Thanks for your opinions though! :)
 
interesting thread. i guess you could say i'm somewhat gluten free; i specifically avoid foods with wheat or sugar or diary in them (except yogurt, and i eat goat cheese which kicks the shit out of moo cheese anyway.) there are some other ingredients i also watch for, so i pretty much don't buy any prepared/processed foods. lately ive been trying my hand keeping fat out of my diet as well which pretty much means i'm a vegitarian except for when im eating chicken :)

so... how do i keep it normal? well, for breakfast i usually have puffed kamut (which may be a no-no for those with celiac, MynameisnotDeja i'd like some feedback on your experience with it, if you've tried kamut) with rice milk (Yu brand; not pricey either which is good if you consume as much as I do) and an apple with some yogurt.

lunch will typically consist either of either brown rice, vegetable pasta (i.e. corn) or spelt bread with legumes and a side of steamed veggies.

then for dinner it's usually some kind of alternative grain pasta with lean meat (salmon mostly since it's cheaper and fresher on the coast :) ) and veggies.

i find corn to be valuable since it can be really tasty in many forms: tortillas, pasta, on the cob... it's great. i like beans (chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans mostly) as well because it gives me a good dose of fibre and protein to balance the carbs, plus it's easy to make it taste great by adding a bit of olive oil and some basil or whatever.

since i'm a pretty lazy cook, i really only make dishes that can go from raw to steaming in 30 minutes or less. given that, the variety of alternative grain pastas are really what i like the most. plop it in boiling water and wait, simple! i love that. variety is beneficial and used to take a lot of work but now all it takes is a trip to the pasta aisle (well, the one in the organic section of the supermarket) and it's easy
 
I think, whether gluten free or not, staying away from anything processed is essential for ALL people. And yeah, Thujone, kamut is wheat. :\ At the start of my working on going gluten free, I read that some gluten sensitive people can tolerate kamut. I tried and was severely ill for a few days, so apparently not me. lol It IS a form of wheat, (I'm pretty sure) and it effected me the same way any wheat would.

I love rice fettuchini, that's my favorite pasta ever. In fact I'm going to make some alfredo fettuchini w/ broccoli and garlic right now. So good!
 
mmmmmm that sounds so good. maybe i'm a nutter but i like to shred the raw garlic on afterwards then add some cayenne :)
 
snapage, I eat the raw garlic out of my garden by the bulb. my gf hates it :D
 
no, it stings a bit is all. If you don't want to chew it, just cut it up into chunks and swallow them like a handful of pills.
 
Gluten Free Beer/ Low Yeast Beer

I have lyme disease and this makes me sensitive to wheat and yeast. Which most beers have both. Anyone know of any drinks that would give me the least allergic reaction to a drink? I have had red wine before and it made me feel pretty good. My lyme flares up on heavy beers or anything with a lot of sugar.

Basically what I'm looking for is a drink that has low yeast and wheat content, and also low sugar content. Anyone have any ideas?
 
Um you might be best to stick to white spirits such as vodka and white rum, perhaps sake? Sorry if you're after beers in particular as I guess my response is pretty useless in that case....
 
what belarki said, though i prefer gin. i don't actually have a heavy gluten sensitivity but i do steer clear of it and as far as alcohol goes gin fares the best. with a clear liquor you know that you aren't going to get any added sugar content nor revolting yeast.
 
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