How can I deal with a gluten intolerance?

Question

I've just been diagnosed ( I had anaemia with no known cause and a blood test revealed the gluten intolerance)
Is it hereditary?

Answer 1

glutn free diet. i have it, too. it is VERY expensive, but if you save all of your grocery receipts, it can be deducted at the end of the year. http://www.gicare.com/pated/edtgs06.htm, http://www.shopnatural.com/?utm_source=clixGalore&utm_medium=Affiliate&OVRAW=shop%20natural&OVKEY=shop%20natural&OVMTC=standard [I DO FOOD SHOPPING HERE OR AT A LOCAL CO-OP.}

Answer 2

There are many gluten intolerance's, try to find out which food products cause the problem on you.

It is not hereditary, just the way we live our lives today.

Think gluten like glue, the hairs in your throat and in your digestion system have been stuck down and if you think of the hairs in you digestive system like straws sucking up the goodness form the things you eat and drink, if they are stuck down you do not receive the vitamins and minerals that your body needs from the things you eat and drink to function properly.

If you change your diet and slow try the different things you like and keep a detailed record over time I am sure you will find the foods that are OK for you and the things that cause you a problem. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Some intolerance's are inherited, but not always from one generation to the next, sometimes skips a generation. This is often forgotten in families (we don't all seem to be as close and pass on these medical things as we marry and move away, and get on with our family) This can cause delays in diagnosing. Go to a good dietitian who can give you all the relevant information you will need to get you on the right track fast. There are lots of gluten free foods here in Australia, in supermarkets they have many products in health section, flours,packet cake,muffin,biscuits. Many bakeries have signs that they make gluten free products, even our local pizza shop does gluten free bases on request(they had so many request, it says on brochure) . Look on the bright side, now you know, you can have a much improved life style, as your body wont be fighting against what you feed it. Good luck.

Answer 4

oooh. sorry. it's a food allergy. i guess it could be inherited. but people develop allergies. you'll have to avoid pretty much all foods with wheat. (since that's where gluten comes from) you couldn't, maybe take iron or some kind of medication? i mean, avoiding wheat altogether is tough. they put gluten in a lot of stuff too. anything with "modified food starch", you just aren't sure what that is, it could contain gluten.

Answer 5

diet food without gluten:The following foods, additives and ingredients are NOT a complete list of all unacceptable items !
Unsafe Additives & Ingredients
A
Abyssinian Hard (Wheat Triticum duran)
Acidophilus milk
Alcohol (Spirits - Specific Types)
Amylase
Artificial Butter flavor
Aspartame (can cause IBS symptoms -Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Avena
B
Baking Powder (verify ingredients)
Barley
Barley malt
Barley Hordeum vulgare
Beer
Bleached All-purpose Flour
Bouillon cubes or powder
Bran
Bulgur (Bulgur Wheat/Nuts)
Butter
Butter fat
Butter flavoring
Butter oil
Buttermilk
Bran
Broth prepackaged
Bulgur
C
Calcium Caseinate
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate** (see below)
Caramel Color**** see below
Casein
Caseinates
Cheese
Cheeses (hard and soft)
Cereal extract
Cereal Binding
Chilton
Chorizo (read label)
Coffee creamer substitute (grain based)
Cottage Cheese
Couscous
Cracker meal
Cream
Cream Cheese
Cream Yogurt
Croutons
Custard
Curds
D
Dairy
Delactosed whey
Demineralized whey
Dextrin**** see below
Durum
E
Edible Starch
Einkorn Wheat
F
Farina
Filler
Fu (dried wheat gluten )
NONE of the following Flours:
Barley flour
Bleached All-Purpose Flour
Bread Flour
Brown Flour
Durum flour
Enriched Flour
Gluten Flour
Graham Flour
Granary Flour
High protein Flour
High Gluten Flour
High Protein Flour
Oat Flour
Wheat Flour
White Flour
Whole-Meal Flour
G
Galactose
Germ
Glutamate (Free)
Glutamic Acid
Gravy Cubes **** see below
Gravy mixes (unless homemade with cornstarch)
Ground Spices (some contain gluten)
Gum Base
H
Half & Half
Hard Wheat
Herbs with wheat fillers
Hydrolysates:
casein
milk protein
whey
whey protein
Hordeum
Hydrolyzed oat starch
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP)
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein HVP
J
Job's Tears (aka Pearl Barley)

K
Kamut (Pasta wheat)

L
Lactic Acid (may or may not contain milk ) If listed as an ingredient verify source with manufacturer!
Lactic Acid starter may contain milk If listed as an ingredient verify source with manufacturer!
Lactoglobulin
Lactalbumin
Lactalbumin phosphate
Sodium lactylate (may or may not contain casein)
Lacto globulin
Lactose
Lactulose
Lactylate** (see below)

M
Magnesium caseinate

Malt/ Malt Extract/Malt Syrup/ Malt Flavoring (NOTE: malt can be derived from barley but also from corn. Always verify the source of malt with product's manufacturer!)Food List- Wheat Gluten Allergies

Wheat gluten allergies, while rare, do occur in a small number of children over the age of six months. These allergies cause a reaction in your child after they have consumed any food item containing wheat. If your child is diagnosed with a wheat gluten allergy or with Celiac disease, you will need to remove all wheat and gluten containing foods from their diet.

Most doctors will offer a list of allowed and restricted foods to a parent with a newly diagnosed child, or at the very least, will offer to schedule an appointment for the parent to visit with a dietician.

While that list will be exhaustive, the list offered here covers many of the most popular food choices and will help you on your way to discovering what you can and cannot feed your allergic child. This list of allowed and restricted foods, while long and very inclusive, could keep your child pain free and maybe even save their life. It is very important to adhere to the list very strictly and never to allow your child to deviate from it.

The following is a list of allowed foods by category.

• Beverages: coffee, tea, fruit juices, colas, milk and cocoa

• Breads and Cereals: corn bread, rice bread, and potato bread as long as they are made without gluten, oatmeal, puffed rice, and corn based cereals
• Desserts: custards, oatmeal cookies, tapioca, rice pudding, fruit, and gelatin

• Fats: butter, margarine, vegetable fats, cream, and salad dressings

• Potatoes: white potatoes and sweet potatoes

• Miscellaneous: salt, condiments, herbs, nuts, pickles, and peanut butter

The following is a list of foods to be avoided by category.

• Beverages: coffee substitutes, beer, ale, root beer, and instant cocoa drinks

• Breads and Cereals: donuts, sweet rolls, muffins, waffles, pancakes, bread sticks, biscuits, rolls, dumplings, cereals made from wheat, pretzels and crackers

• Desserts: cakes, ice cream, cookies, pastries, pudding and commercial cake frosting

• Fats: gravies thickened with wheat products

• Meat and Fish: any meat or fish product that has been breaded, hot dogs, sausage, lunchmeats, and bologna

• Potatoes and Pasta: scalloped potatoes, noodles, and macaroni

• Miscellaneous: chocolates, cream soups, malted milk, soufflés, distilled vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and meat tenderizers
Other products to avoid include any product that lists the following in its ingredients list…

• Bran

• Cracker meal

• Enriched flour

• Farina

•Graham flour

• Spelt

• Wheat bran

• Wheat germ

• Hydrolyzed vegetable protein

• Kamut

• Modified food starch

•Natural flavoring

•Gum

• Vegetable starch

Answer 6

avoid foods that contain gluten

Answer 7

It is related to HL Antigens.Avoid wheat and wheat products including semolina, biscuits, cakes, bread, etc. You can eat rice and maize. Also avoid barley, rice and oats.