Allergic to milk, wheat, rice, and corn..what to eat????

Question

I just found out that I am allergic to milk, wheat, rice, and corn, which my doctor suggests is why I am constantly fatigued, irregular, and it actually lowers my immune system. My problem is that I love carbs. So, what carbs can I eat? What is this new diet going to look like? Any suggestions would be really helpful. (Also, I am totally going through withdrawals!)

Answer 1

Hi,
I really feel for you- my daughter has similar problems with her list of allergies.
First- it will be hard at first but if you have self discipline and stick to the diet, the changes in your health will be well worth the sacrifice of giving up certain foods.

The first thing I would suggest to you is get your hands on the book "The Gluten Free Bible" by JaxPeters Lowell- it is a great help to living with gluten (wheat allergies) but is helpful in dealing with the medical , social and personal aspects of dealing with any allergies.

Second, at first it is so hard not to focus on what you cannot have but train yourself to stop focusing on what you cannot have and focus on what you can have. There are many exotic flours out there that you can use in place of wheat and many really good recipes that can be made- most you can make just as good as what you are used to , some you will have to develop a little taste for but I have yet to try anything that is just plain nasty. Look into Namaste foods - (Namastefoods.com) the products are a little spendy but free of most common food allergens and they taste really good. It is a good place to start until you are more comfortable and confident in the kitchen with the foods you can eat.

You really are not as limited as you think you are - you are not limited in your meats. You will have to be careful when buying seasonings and spices because they often contain wheat and corn ingredients- stick to salt, pepper, fresh or dried herbs (packaged with no extras) and spices that are pure - always check ingredients lists. I like McCormick Taco seasoning as one of our premixed seasonings- it is the only premixed taco seasoning that does not contain one of my daughters allergens.
Except for corn , you are not limited in your veggies- your iet should consist mostly of fresh fruits and veggies anyway. As you adjust your diet, you will begin to crave the carbs less and less and as you start to feel better and have more energy and less physical problems you will really want to stick with the diet.

If there is a particular recipe you like, for example , zucchini bread, go to google.com and look up "allergy free zucchini bread" or "allergy free brownies" etc. you will come up with a lot of really great recipes (email me for a really good allergy free zucchini bread recipe that can be used for banana bread, carrot spice bread, etc)

A lot of recipes will call for rice or brown rice flour. You can use sorghum (or milo) and or quinoa flours instead- much can be done with tapioca flour, tapioca starch, potato flour, potato starch, sorghum, quinoa, buckwheat (this is safe for those allergic to wheat- it is actually not a grain but very versatile in place of certain grains)

Arrowroot can be used measure for measure in place of cornstarch.

There are many allergy free cookbooks out there- I recommend oyu checking them out at the library and only spend money on one if your really like it and will use it a lot

Check out the Gluten Free gourmet books for help with what flours are safe for you to use and what the best ways to use them are

If there are particular foods that you really like , feel free to email me and I will be happy to help you find something that will suit your taste.

I have had two years of experience cooking for egg, gluten, corn, and dairy allergies. Also, my daughter (who has most of the allergies) is brilliant in the kitchen - she enjoys creating and perfecting recipes so she has taken many so-so allergy free recipes and tweaked them to her liking making them quite tasty. She is interested in beoming a gluten free gourmet chef.
Knowingthe struggles we have experienced not knowing and undertanding about the allergies and the struggles we have had getting adjusted to a radically and suddenly changed diet, we both desire to help others make this transition easy and as painless as possible.

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Answer 3

Chocolate almond milk In a smoothie is the best,Also, Sweet sorghum flour with a little arrow root, Organic Apple sauce,Mashed up Banana, organic Palm sugar, and Vegan Chocolate chips, with a teaspoon of organic Coconut oil makes the best soft chewy vegan Gluten free Chocolate chip cookies, the banana replaces milk and the apple sauce replaces eggs I through in a little organic can pumpkin for energy and a little pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg, for comfort,really great right out of the oven!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

i totally sympathize, basically all i am supposed to eat is fish, poultry, a little brown rice and fresh organic veggies!
trust me you will feel tons better once you flush everything out of your system and get onto the new regime.
sometimes its hard to stick with it but when you go off it you will notice you start feeling pretty horrible again so you are happy to get back to it and feel better. [whenever i go off it within 24 hours i get very cranky and tired!!! honestly! it totally affects my moods.
anyway, try brown rice, that may work for you and truthfully i prefer the taste of it - it actually has flavor to it! who knew!?! lol
also root veggies are pretty tasty and filling. spaghetti squash is awesome - you use it in place of pasta with a marinara sauce - no cream sauces! spaghetti is made with wheat!
also there are wheat-free breads out there, hard to get used to but at least you have an option.
remember wheat is used in lots of products as a filler, so you will have to start reading labels and asking questions. this totally wrecked two of my favourite junk foods - licorice and pretzels - both are made with wheat!
sorry i can't be more help, just thought you'd like to know you aren't alone!
good luck!

Answer 5

Look up information on gluten free diets and celiacs disease this will give you some ideas on using alternative ingredients for wheat, and milk. Seems unusual though that you would havea problem with all of these grains . rice is usually pretty safe.

Answer 6

I'm going to address withdrawl symptoms as they can be pretty intense: Get some Orange Juice Jr., or another really yummy CHEWABLE vitamin c product. Take up to 10 g per day, 2 in am, 2 in pm, 2 at lunch and more if needed. The crystals are best. The chewable kids multis are also wonderful as well and tons better than jelly bears, worms and sour patch kids.

Get a solid pea protein, or hemp protein powder, or soy protein powder, or better yet, from JOMAR LABS, their blended amino acid product. Your body needs to rebuild right now, and the proper nutrition will go a long way, particularly with mood stabilization, detoxification, and energy.

Addressing food choices:
First, remember this is not a life sentence, and can be reversed.
Your new diet will consist of all the meat in the world to choose from, as well as some wonderful veggies
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For carbs - Quinoa will probably be the best tasting and most satisfying. To avoid shock, buy a pre-seasoned quinoa product in the heath food store. You will really enjoy it.
Also, you are okay with lentils.

In asian supermarkets they have potato noodles, and bean thread, and bean starch noodles. I'd check that out thoroughly. The south east asian and korean cuisine contains some wonderful bean thread and potato nood dishes.

I would also investigate various allergy desensitization protocols. Just because you are allergic now, doesn't mean its forever. Check out NAET and find a local practicioner.

For immune stimulation - you may be able to tolerate organic collestrum. I'd take that with a probiotic. I mix mine with water in a mason jar, and it tastes like really sweet yummy milk related product.

You would also probably need some medical foods. Soy protein powders are okay, so doing a cleansing diet with one of the UltraClear products from Metagenics may be a good idea. I'd find a good naturopath who can help you navigate.

It would also be good to incorporate green powder, like the perfect food into your am routine. So my personal routine, is I have a 1 pint mason jar. I put 1/2 water and 1/2 apple or pinepapple juice. Next I put a scoop of perfect food, and generous heaping spoon of vit c powder. Shake and enjoy/! You'll notice some immediate energy and slight detoxification from this.

The collestrum, can give also tremendous amounts of energy. If you buy = bayho.com, has New Zeland organic powedered collestrum -- try just putting your hand in the canister of powder, and your hand will be vibrating. Part of the power is the presence (albeit small) of HGH - human growth horomone. 3 G a few times a day, with a good powdered probiotic is going to be really important.

I'd really work with a good ND to get a solid supplement program that included essential fatty acids, High B vitamins (see from Fatigued to Fantastic), may be some glandulars like adrenal and thyroid.

Since your situation is fairly complex, I'd go slow and gradually introduce new items. Like, 1 per week.

Also review the ultrasimplediet.com. There is a lot of great information on general detox. Your body needs and wants to do this, the best thing you can do is support it and use supplements to ease the symptoms.

Rebounding and saunas can also help as can yoga for self confidence and emotional support.

Dietary changes are some of the most difficult you can make, and you may need some extra support during this time.
The Center for Integrative Nutrition has nutrition coaches who are incredibly compassionate who can work with you over the next few months to asssit the transition.

They do a shopping tour with you, provide recipes and cooking classes and make wonderful recommendations. They usually meet you 1x a week, and can assist the transition as you are venturing into new waters.

Try to get regular massages and relax into the process as much as possible. If money is tight, find a student clinic. The key is to increase circulaton in your body, and get things moving, and experience the power of safe healing supportive contact. Weekly is not too much for you at this time.

Really focus on what makes you happy, and create new rewards for yourself that are not food related. Actually you can find some really yummy soy icecream... but really, have milestones and goals for yourself. You can't do a complete 360 overnight, but do the best you can.

Potatoes can also be your godsend, as can plaintains, yucca, and sweet potatoes. Go for it fried, while you are transitioning. Whole foods and brazilian restaurants have really yummy yucca frenchfries. They go with everything. Plaintains, fried and baked are also extremely filling and satisfying. Cassava and Bami (jamaican) fried, can be heavenly too.

So, do the diet, and have your fries. The psychological comfort will probably get you through the worst of it.

When you do have your fries, take your supplements. You'll be happy you did!

Best to you!

Answer 7

None of you will be very healthy long if you don't eat veggies!!! My nephew was born allergic to wheat, milk and eggs. Become a label reader, a very good one!! Make the veggies and fruits look interesting. Use them raw to make animals and things. For instance radish mouse!! take a couple of slices of another radish or thin slices of carrot and make ears on the stem end of the radish, leave the 'tail' on it. Cut little notch for sticking in the ears. Use cloves for eyes. Set him on a largish spinach leaf. stuffed tomato: fill hollowed out tomato with tuna salad, set a sprig of parsley in it. cut carrots into long thin sticks and serve with ranch dressing to dip them in. Get creative girlfriend!!! Go play with the food!!!

Answer 8

soymilk

go to the health food store - there are gluten(wheat) free pastas.

http://www.glutensolutions.com/

Answer 9

SOY!!! It's delicous and can be in the form of milk,snacks,cereal,etc.

Answer 10

you can eat chicken and spaghetti