Wheat allergy - Allergies Message Board

Lyne2 · 07-22-2003, 04:02 PM

I was just diagnosed with Celiac Disease or Sprue. [I would like information] At 38 I think Ihave a big lifestyle change! Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Frustrated1 · 07-24-2003, 03:08 PM

I like Sue90 have a wheat allergy. However I also am lactose intolerant. Celiac Spruce is an allergic reaction to the gluten. The condition attacks the intestinal lining and eats away at it. The best suggestion I can give you is to learn all about the different foods in which wheat is used. Once the allergic component is eliminated, the intestinal walls will repair itself.

Some of the common things that i have avoided are

Breads, Pasta, Cream of Wheat, Cookies, Muffins, Most Commercial Cereals.

Some of the things I now avoid due to wheat containing ingredients.

1) Proceessed Meats - Some of these contain a binder that has wheat as a component.
2) Pringles - Contains wheat gluten
3) Certain Spices like Ground cinnamon - Some spcies contain flour to prevent clumping

I think this is a very fundamental lifestyle change, but it allergic reactions can be significantly reduced if these foods are elimiinated.

Frustrated1 · 07-24-2003, 03:39 PM

You should be able to obtain a list of goods that you avoid.

Another thing I left out in my list is Oats.

Frustrated1 · 07-31-2003, 06:02 PM

For those with wheat and milk allergy. I found this list online which I thought would be of interest
[url="http://www.notmilk.com/gotallergies.txt"]http://www.notmilk.com/gotallergies.txt[/url]
If the link does not work, you may have to cut and paste it into your browser

googoo1 · 08-04-2003, 02:43 PM

Lynne,
I am so sorry that you have this disorder, but I'm very glad that you have a diagnosis and can start to eat in a way that will make you feel so much better. The good news is that there are a LOT of really wonderful products available now that will be healthy for you and actually taste good. My husband is gluten intolerant, not as severe an allergy as celiac sprue, but bad enough to avoid wheat, oats, rye and barley. We figured this out about ten years ago, and went through a lot of trial and error to find products that were good. A lot of gluten-free products are really terrible, so I hope this list will save you some time and experimentation. A lot of these products are available in health food stores like Whole Foods, Bread and Circus, and Wild Oats.

Best source of recipes to make at home:
Bette Hagman's Gluten Free Gourmet books.

Her books also have a lot of good information about living with celiac sprue, including what to avoid, how to order in restaurants, etc.

Best source of mail order mixes, condiments, pasta, information, etc. etc. etc...
The Gluten Free Pantry

Best rice pasta:
Pastariso, hands down.
They make an incredible Spinach Fettucine which is hard to find, but any of their pasta is great. Tinkyada pasta is also very good. (DO NOT BUY DeBoles rice pasta. Horrible stuff.)

(By the way, in general, rice pasta takes a lot longer to cook, so if you are making pasta for yourself and wheat pasta for someone else, put yours on first.)

Bread:
Bread is really the tricky part, because gluten is the stuff that makes it hold together. The very best we have found are actually dinner rolls from Gillian's Foods

Gluten free pantry makes an ok sandwich bread mix, I think their french bread mix is a little better. If you really want good sliced bread, you may want to get a bread machine and experiment with Bette Hagman's recipes. Xanthan gum (makes gluten-free breads chewier) is available at health food stores -- make sure to keep it in the fridge. For now, you may want to stick with the Gillian's rolls, they make very good sandwiches.

Pizza
You can have pizza! Gillian's foods also makes very good pizza dough, available frozen along with their rolls. My husband could not have pizza for seven years, so we were thrilled to find this stuff.

Pancakes
Gluten Free Pantry Pancake mix is the best (Arrowhead Mills is the worst -- very grainy.) My husband actually makes his own now with Gluten Free Pantry Pizza Dough mix and rice flour, and they come out nice and chewy and hearty.

I hope this helps; Good luck!

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