http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Gluten Free Forums for Elana's Pantry en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:51:23 +0000 http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/dairy#post-2612 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:49:18 +0000 celeste4440 2612@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>My sons have a dairy allergy (along with other food and medicine allergies). We've always used soy milk as a substitute, but now I'm hearing that it's not a good substitute. I read on here that some people don't like almond milk and then my baby is allergic to coconut (just found out). How bad is soy? How does rice taste? Why not almond? Thanks so much! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/family-diagnosed-with-multiple-allergies-need-gf-and-more#post-850 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:17:36 +0000 lisastafford 850@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hubby has Crohn's disease and has started an anti-inflammatory food combining program. 9 year old intolerant to Gluten. 15 year old can't have baking powder or egg whites. and much more. I am overwhelmed. Do I need to have the 9 year old tested for Celiac disease or just put her on a GF plan and watch how her health and behavior changes? We can all eat certain meats/fish and a few vegetables and fruits. I am overwhelmed and need support from others who have gone before me.</p> <p>The good news is that we can all tolerate almonds, and they are an anti-inflammatory food. I have ordered some good almond flour and a loaf pan to make bread.</p> <p>I feel sad about my family giving up certain foods we have enjoyed as treats, and the impact this could have on our social life. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gluten-free-with-several-food-allergies-what-to-eat#post-556 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:46:48 +0000 tcorbett 556@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi, First, I love this site! It's great. I have celiac disease, I was diagnosed in 2003 - had the runs for over a year before and still have them. In feb this year I went to a DO - he ran food allergy tests - I was shocked at the results, all my favorite foods for the most part! Here is my list: avocado, green beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, yellow wax beans, beet, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, EGG, eggplant, garlic, lettuce, onion (I have added this and done well), oat, green pepper, pineapple, white potato, radish, rape seed/canola, spinach, tomato, brewers yeast (indicates candida). Before all this - I ate lots of mexican or italian foods - I love spicy. I know it's not the end of the world, but somedays I feel like I just want to eat whatever I want that is GF! I do have a good side to all this, I lost weight that I struggled for years to lose! If anyone has any suggestions that would be great. I do eat a lot of rice. For the past month I have been trying the Low Oxalate Diet that my DO suggested. It's helping a little, but very limited too. Thanks just for "listening". Theresa </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/gluten-free-with-several-food-allergies-what-to-eat-1#post-557 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:50:37 +0000 tcorbett 557@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi, First, I love this site! It's great. I have celiac disease, I was diagnosed in 2003 - had the runs for over a year before and still have them. In feb this year I went to a DO - he ran food allergy tests - I was shocked at the results, all my favorite foods for the most part! Here is my list: avocado, green beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, yellow wax beans, beet, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, EGG, eggplant, garlic, lettuce, onion (I have added this and done well), oat, green pepper, pineapple, white potato, radish, rape seed/canola, spinach, tomato, brewers yeast (indicates candida). Before all this - I ate lots of mexican or italian foods - I love spicy. I know it's not the end of the world, but somedays I feel like I just want to eat whatever I want that is GF! I do have a good side to all this, I lost weight that I struggled for years to lose! If anyone has any suggestions that would be great. I do eat a lot of rice. For the past month I have been trying the Low Oxalate Diet that my DO suggested. It's helping a little, but very limited too. Thanks just for "listening". Theresa sorry for the double post, I put it in the wrong section - I'm new - so sorry! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/celiac-and-other-food-allergies-elana-038-others#post-293 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:14:43 +0000 Anabetica 293@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi There,</p> <p>I was diagnosed with celiac about a year ago and have been gluten free to the best of my ability. I am still dealing with other issues such as bloating, headaches, swelling in my hands and feet, trouble sleeping and weight gain and my doctor suggested doing the IgG food antibody test with the 96 panels. It came back with 50 foods with a 2+ and 3+ reaction. That's not even counting all of the 1+ and VL reactions. </p> <p>Now I had the same test a year ago and it showed different foods than my results showed this time around. Some foods that I'm reacting to, I have never eaten (shrimp for one). It showed I was reacting to wheat bran??? </p> <p>I don't know what to make of this test. It just seems impossible to avoid ALL of those foods (most of them fruits and veggies). How can I have a 3+ reaction to a food a year ago and it not even show up on the test this year?</p> <p>I don't know what to make of it all. I have tried to follow SCD diet loosely but because we travel alot it is really challenging. </p> <p>I'm wondering, Elana, if you have found any answers to your baffling symptoms? You had said either on this board or on your website that you were still investigating your diet as there were some symptoms you were still experiencing. Any successes?</p> <p>One thing the IgG test stresses is to not eat the same foods every day. How do you do that when your choices are so limited? I'm reacting to every grain even coconut, so I'm left with almond flour. I have just one muffin a day. I am reacting to the lettuce family so my only green is spinach and chard. I have a salad every day or stick spinach in my green smoothies. Anybody else deal with this?</p> <p>Thanks for any help!<br /> Betty </p>