EasyHeart Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Celiac can't be cured, but it can be treated with a gluten-free diet. It's permanent; you will never be able to eat wheat again. Ever. Every now and then you'll hear about drug companies working on a pill to "cure" celiac disease, but nothing has ever come from them. I've talked with my celiac friends and we all agree that if there ever was such a "cure", we wouldn't take it. Why risk whatever side-effects it might have when we can just eat a gluten-free diet, which has absolutely no side effects (except maybe forcing you to eat more healthy). Tinkyada rice pasta is delicious. Most people can't tell it apart from wheat pasta. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Emilia Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) You can eat gluten free pasta (easyheart's example too), potatoes, rice, all vegetables, all fresh meat (not prepared in shops but raw), learn how to make sauces, how to make vegetable and chicken stock. You can eat steak, corn, carrots, peas, fruit, lots of different types of Thai food because they don't tend to use dairy and cook rice instead of pasta. Lots of Indian food and chinese too. Lots of choices. eggs, beans, lentils, pork chops, chips, sauteed potatoes, coconut rice (yum), chilli con carne, a million dishes don't have pasta or cream in them. Edited September 18, 2012 by Emilia 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Titanwolf Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Celiac can't be cured, but it can be treated with a gluten-free diet. It's permanent; you will never be able to eat wheat again. Ever. Every now and then you'll hear about drug companies working on a pill to "cure" celiac disease, but nothing has ever come from them. I've talked with my celiac friends and we all agree that if there ever was such a "cure", we wouldn't take it. Why risk whatever side-effects it might have when we can just eat a gluten-free diet, which has absolutely no side effects (except maybe forcing you to eat more healthy). Tinkyada rice pasta is delicious. Most people can't tell it apart from wheat pasta. I am sad to hear that. I don't actually miss wheat foods at all, it's the seasonings that I used to use to flavour my chicken and mak my gravy stock that I miss. I've always followed quite a healthy diet, but since being diagnosed with this, everything tastes so bland and I no longer look forward to my next meal . That's mean, why get people's hopes up for such a thing then?, Though in all honesty, I agree with you. I don't believe in drugs to rectify a problem, when there are other, natural alternative methods (I almost went on roaccutane, a chemo drug for the acne celiac disease was giving me -_-). I would love to try those alternatives, but right now I haven't found any being sold here in London, so I may have to go online. I'm becoming neurotic because of the cross-contamination business. Things like corn can have gluten *sigh* and it seems as though they go through so much effort to include gluten in everything. If it doesn't outright say "gluten" on the ingredients list, it'll be in an alternative name like "hydrolyzed vegetable protein" I mean really, this is the most difficult dietary challenge I've had to face since I was 16. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Titanwolf Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 You can eat gluten free pasta (easyheart's example too), potatoes, rice, all vegetables, all fresh meat (not prepared in shops but raw), learn how to make sauces, how to make vegetable and chicken stock. You can eat steak, corn, carrots, peas, fruit, lots of different types of Thai food because they don't tend to use dairy and cook rice instead of pasta. Lots of Indian food and chinese too. Lots of choices. eggs, beans, lentils, pork chops, chips, sauteed potatoes, coconut rice (yum), chilli con carne, a million dishes don't have pasta or cream in them. Wow, that is being prioritized. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's bland food. Thank you for all those suggestions, I still have a lot to choose from I guess, I now just have to change my suppliers. The sauce thing is an absolute must though, plain rice everyday is beginning to hurt my feelings Link to post Share on other sites
Anela Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thank you for that. I'll have a look into that. What makes you say that you won't be able to stand it? (though that may be made clear, once I look into it). Is it intended to be a permanent diet? I miss my macaroni and cheese >:'( The first month or two, is very basic, and the first few days you have to be careful with. I'll have to find the information that my cousin sent to us. I should chance it, since I'm not able to keep down most things anyway, although my problem is likely to be something else, not gluten. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Anela Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese - Gluten Free Mom gluten-free macaroni and cheese Grungry Girl!: Gluten Free Mac & Cheese Recipe from Type A Planning! Macaroni and Cheese | Gluten Free Recipes 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Anela Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 That's mean, why get people's hopes up for such a thing then?, Though in all honesty, I agree with you. I don't believe in drugs to rectify a problem, when there are other, natural alternative methods (I almost went on roaccutane, a chemo drug for the acne celiac disease was giving me -_-). This woman claimed to have no problems related to gluten, so she was in the clear to start eating it again. I wondered if she was right, or if she would soon be showing symptoms. I'll have to find the site again, and see if it holds up for her. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Titanwolf Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Also, a weird thing happened. It's been about 3-4 days gluten free, I've been taking in my usual calories, but I've gained 1kg?. Perplexed Link to post Share on other sites
Author Titanwolf Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 This woman claimed to have no problems related to gluten, so she was in the clear to start eating it again. I wondered if she was right, or if she would soon be showing symptoms. I'll have to find the site again, and see if it holds up for her. Thank you for all the information, I really appreciate all the help guys. I'm also curious to see if it was a permanent fix for her too. I'll get to reading now. Link to post Share on other sites
Anela Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I have read before that there is no cure. I really think that reading gluten-free girls' books would make you feel a bit better. She's married to a chef, and they work together to come up with yummy food for people who can't eat gluten. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Titanwolf Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 I have read before that there is no cure. I really think that reading gluten-free girls' books would make you feel a bit better. She's married to a chef, and they work together to come up with yummy food for people who can't eat gluten. Hmm, isn't she a lucky girl . I'll head to Waterstones tommorow, to see what literature I can find on alternative recipes/foods. Link to post Share on other sites
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