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Trail rat, he probably always had it and just didn't present symptoms. If you're concerned, get tested for anti bodies now, as if you Are coeliac, you'll be doing irreparable damage
When we were trying to find out what my wife had developed an intolerance to, she went gluten free for a while. The absolute best thing about it was the gluten-free sausages a local butcher made for us - they were delicious.
Well yes crohns /colitis are a risk.
Some absolute bollocks being spouted in her - can't eat away from home - wtaf????
My wife is DIAGNOSED coeliac and has been for 8 years, we eat out loads, we cook loads of great food, food "life" is far from dull - 99.9% of our food is cooked from scratch, bread we buy is pretty good - sourdough etc from tesco is amazing as is their tiger bread.
Booze some stated you cannot have - why? Gin/wine/cider - easy pickings!!
Fyi brewdog vagabond gluten free is actually really nice. Hardest part is finding it in pubs. They normally carry shit options so it's cider
Also on that note pay serious attention to sugar content of gluten free options.
Dad nearly ate him self to diabetes with with the amount of sugar in most of them.
Bone porosity / density or whatever the medical term is also a risk, you cant process the calcium in foods as well as non coeliacs
trail_rat - MemberFyi brewdog vagabond gluten free is actually really nice. Hardest part is finding it in pubs. They normally carry shit options so it's cider
Mostly you just get daura bbq lager in pubs these days. But there's a lot of great gf beer now.
Though Juan is in Portugal or somewhere I think?
Iamanobody,
Sorry but I have a DIAGNOSED wheat allergy, so eating away from home is difficult for me. I was only only diagnosed 12 months ago, so perhaps I haven't had your wife's experience in dealing with it, which is why I struggle at times. Don't get me wrong, I eat a healthy diet, I cook from scratch, lots of veg, trained as a chef in my youth, and up until diagnosis worked as a baker in a farm shop, making all their cakes. For me, being in contact with wheat brings on breathing problems, muscle fatigue, migraines, sneezing, runny eyes, and the possibility of anaphylactic shock.
So, having had such a lifestyle change enforced upon me, I struggle to understand why anyone would make the change voluntarily!!!
But as you say, gin is gluten free, so thank goodness I work for a wine and spirit merchant now 😆
Funny thing with this topic coming up is I'm getting immensely painful trapped wind at times (just had it again last night. Worst pain I've ever had!) and keep getting it, but it's only been over the last year or so. Reading around, one of the reasons could indeed be coeliac.
However all the advice is you don't just dive onto a gluten free diet. Preferably stay on existing diet until diagnosed and advised to go gluten free. Partly so it can be diagnosed as need the stuff that's causing problems to be in the system, and partly as gluten free without dietary advice can lead to a lack of nutrition.
Personally if I end up coeliac I can only see it as being a nightmare. I wouldn't want to be properly gluten free. I suspect a lot of the fad gluten free types are just swapping bread and pasta for gluten free varieties but that's it.
The amount who are actually allergic though is relatively small. Most people have a disagreement with certain foods or issues with the quantity of food, way it's cooked, or way they eat it. My problems are way more likely (hopefully) to be one or more of these. Shoveling down massive meals in the evening could be part of it 😉
flowergirl - MemberSorry but I have a DIAGNOSED wheat allergy, so eating away from home is difficult for me
It's a hassle but Skids said "You pretty much will never be able to eat outside your own house ever again" which is what iamanobody was responding to, and that's 100% gluten [i]and [/i]avenin free bullshit
(source: ate outside my own house yesterday, did not go on fire)