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Posted 3/25/2008 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
I have been Gluten free 2 months now and I DO feel better. To re-cap I did test negative for Celiac but have read that you can be Gluten intolerant . I have been really good and have noticed no pain in my ileum where I know I have one of my many strictures . I am making really nice formed poop twice a day. I have gained 3 pounds. My stomach NEVER gets bloated after I eat anymore.

I also try to buy organic when possible like my eggs, milk and veggies.

Sugarmarie yeah yeah yeah
Posted 3/25/2008 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
Good for you Sugarmarie! You are an inspiration :) I also tested negative for celiac, but my mom has it...and I do have Crohns. I would like to go GF, but am having a hard time of it! All the best...
Posted 3/25/2008 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
I've been eating gluten free for 4 years. I also tested negative for celiac, however I was already eating a gluten free diet for a year. There was a HUGE difference in my health as well. I just tell people I'm celiac so they don't think it's okay to give me gluten. =)

Good job!
Posted 3/26/2008 12:33 AM (GMT 0)
i've been eating gluten free for over a year now. it is great. i find the less grains and sugars and starches i eat the better i am so i hardly touch the stuff any more.
Posted 3/26/2008 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
right on! I am 2 1/2 months and am so much better. I spent the last 3 days in Portland OR and went to several gluten-free restaurants, a a bakery, and Bob's Red Mill Store. I brought home a gorgeous loaf of bread and two cinnamon rolls, yum! Melissa, it isn't that tough. just think of it as bad stuff that hurts you and who would want to eat it?
Posted 3/26/2008 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
After reading all these posts I'm going to go gluten free! I just figured that if you didn't test positive for celiac you didn't have to worry, but after reading these posts I've "seen the light."

Great job Sugarmarie and thanx to all who posted replies!
Posted 3/26/2008 2:25 AM (GMT 0)
I have started to try and cut out gluten also in my diet. I've started with brown rice pasta and its delicious! The hardest part for me is going to be the bread!!! I was wondering what breads you guys eat that taste decent? I haven't found a good bakery yet. Years ago I did the SCD diet for a strict 6 months and I did feel really good, but then just got lazy and started to cheat again! Then I used alot of almond flour in my recipes but didn't care for it. Any suggestions or recipes would be great! Thanks

Posted 3/26/2008 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
bread and baked goods were hard for me, but after doing 4 months of no grains, sugar, or starchy foods i no longer desire them. when i have bread i use the ezekiel bread as it is sprouted and make toast out of it. i store it in the freezer as i hardly have toast. once in a rare blue moon when i a pinch i'll eat a sandwich at a deli or something. as i make virtually my own food, i just dont eat grains much. i just dont crave them any more. it is odd.

wholefoods has a whole section of gluten free stuff. oats arent completely gluten free, but they are close. spelt doesnt have a lot of gluten if i remember correctly. there are only 4 non-gluten grains: amarinth, buckwheat, quinoa, and sorry but i forget the 4th. try cooking with this stuff. quinoa is a good substitute for rice. tastes great with black beans, onion, bell pepper, tomato, and salsa. i've found through experience that buckwheat aint the best to cook with. the scd recommends nut flours. they dont like to rise so the only success i've had with them is with cookies.
Posted 3/26/2008 3:23 AM (GMT 0)
From what I have read us folks with digestive problems can have damaged Villi usually from disease ,years of taking medication cause the inflammation that over time damage the Villi. Once the Villi is damaged it does not absorb nutrients or digest Gluten as well those undigested foods cause inflammation and aggravate the delicate lining of the intestines . This made sense to me since I have an inflammatory type of Crohns .
Inflammation turns into Stricture and other problems .

I found Gluten free bread at my local health food store in the refrigerator section its made from Millet. I also like the hot brown rice cereal its kinda like Cream of Wheat but its Cream of brown rice I make it with milk and sweeten with Agave. Walmart even had Gluten free bacon for those of you who like bacon. I make my own hash browns in the oven then freeze a huge batch have them ready to go in the morning with scrambled eggs.

OATS have now been listed as a NO NO for gluten free peeps.
ALL types of rice is gluten free ( thank God I am Hispanic and my DH is Japanese so we eat a lot of rice).

go here > http://www.celiac.com/
Posted 3/26/2008 4:49 AM (GMT 0)
thanks Harry and Sugarmarine! I will definitely check out our Cdn Walmart and health stores and see what they have to offer. I will visit celiac.com and start to research for my grocery list!
Posted 3/26/2008 5:49 AM (GMT 0)
I would say for me the best gluten free bread you can buy is Ener-G High Fibre or Ener-G Brown Rice Bread. Do not buy the tapioca or yeast free, it's terrible. It's an American company so I assume you can buy it in health food stores in the US. You can buy it in health food stores accross Canada.

It is fresh. If you ever try it, toast it lightly for a sandwich, otherwise it is too dry.

www.ener-g.com
Posted 3/26/2008 10:04 AM (GMT 0)
Can you go gluten free on a low-res diet, or do you have to wait until you're feeling a bit better and able to integrate more fibre into your diet?
Posted 3/26/2008 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
I see no reason to not try gluten-free when on a low-res. the good news is I was able to go back to eating salads once I stopped gluten!
as for breads, quick breads and cookies are easy and turn out about the same. start with bobs red mill's web site
http://www.bobsredmill.com/
and there are lots of great recipes. you can buy their flours everywhere, I think. most recipes are based on rice flour and add a few others for taste and texture.
I don't like the breads you can buy packaged in stores, I just use rice crackers and corn tortillas for bread. spelt is a wheat, so don't use that as a substitute. I also found a lovely cookbook called Gluten Free Baking by Rebecca Reilly. it is my favorite.
Posted 3/28/2008 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
I've been Gluten free for years. Fortunately, they opened a health foods store right near my home just before I was diagnosed with CD (Celiac and Crohn's, -both "CD." The irony.) The store has lots of gluten free products including breads and pastas, cereals, etc. When I went Gluten free, I noticed an improvement within days (had the runs chronically prior to going gluten-free.) I was tested and had a "positive" for damaged villi. My mom, who had a Crohn's re-section many years ago, went gluten free as well about a year after I did and also saw improvement in her digestive and overall health. The Crohn's for me is relatively new. I hate to think how sick I'd be right now if I weren't already Gluten free prior to being diagnosed with Crohn's.
Posted 3/28/2008 8:39 PM (GMT 0)
I am thrilled to hear all the good results from Gluten free. I know some people think its too hard but it really is not. The hardest thing is the bread but once you find a good gluten free bread the rest is easy.
I figured this was something I HAD to try. I could not go wrong by trying it and what if it helped.
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