Wheat free TF?

[MountainMamaGC]

Are there any wheat free TFer's. I am new to all of this. I was veg*n and it helped my crohns initially but its not working anymore. I think I may have a leaky gut and a candida problem, so I am going to go wheat and sugar free. I was just wondering if there was any resources for this or advice. I also dont think I can handle cows milk so I may try goats milk and see if I can handle that. I dont have access to raw milk of any kind. I can get free run eggs, ground venison, and maybe some free range chicken. I live in an isolated mountain town so I dont have access to a lot of local stuff. I grow my own garden in the summer, but I dont have access to organic produce in the winter.

Any advice would be appreciated.

[tanyalynn]

When I first cut out gluten and dairy, I got so much helpful advice from this forum; there's a significant sub-population of people trying to heal tricky health issues and even when the root cause wasn't the same, I still found interesting trends and helpful tips.

There are a lot of gluten/dairy free TF blogs out there, or some gluten free where they list dairy substitutes, let me see if I can find a few...

http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/ <-- this one is mostly discussion, only a few recipes, but the idli recipe, as an easy bread-substitute, is worth it all by itself

There's also a long recipe thread in the Allergies forum, most people there are gluten and dairy free.

http://mothering.com/discussions/sho...d.php?t=886118

I know next-to-nothing about Crohn's, but I'd say that another place you may want to consider doing some reading is in the world of autism spectrum kids and gut issues. There's a lot to learn about digestive enzymes and different types of malabsorption problems, I have only dabbled in the most basic of gut dysbiosis because it's not a huge issue for my kids, but if you pick and choose the issues that seem like they may overlap for you, you may find something interesting and helpful.

There's a great fermented veggie thread on this board that really helped me get going, kimchee does a nice job crowding out my DD's candida, though cutting out her food allergens was an important first step, I think.

http://mothering.com/discussions/sho....php?t=1196747

No dairy is needed when fermenting veggies, Sandor Katz's book Wild Fermentation is really helpful in understanding the fundamentals of fermenting.

[newcastlemama]

I did the GAPS diet to heal some of my gut and food problems for 10.5 months. I still cannot have gluten (It makes my Lyme symtpoms flare up). There are so many good gluten free TF recipes. I really like Sue Greggs blender batter recipe for panckes and waffles. My family enjoys brown rice and millet. http://www.suegregg.com/recipes/brea...erwafflesA.htm

For breakfast you make make porridge out of soaked amaranth or ground rice. There are corn tortillas for eggs, tacos, ect. Rice pasta for soups and italian foods. Elanas pantry has lots of almond flour recipes. Other starchy foods you can use are sweet potatoes, quinoa, buckwheat, beans, lentils...

I also found that chewing a lot and eating very slowly is helpful. I take Enzymedica Digest Gold with and in between meals. (I get it from www.iherb.com. You can order gluten free food from them too) They are pricey but they are REALLY helping me. I quit my GAPS diet because I could not handle it emotionally and socially anymore. I think those enzymes are a reason I can eat mostly normally so it it totally worth the cost to me!

Long simmered bone broth seemed to be very healing for my gut as well.

I seem to be tolerating sheep cheese okay. I have not trialed cow milk but I do eat butter. Coconut milk is a good substitute for creaminess of milk. I use Sandor Katz saurkraut method and make juice kefirs for probiotics. I might try this product http://www.rockwellnutrition.com/HLC...8.html#tablist for more gut healing soon.

Jen

[MountainMamaGC]

I did not know you could get food from iherb. I am going to check that out right now.

Thanks ladies you are making this seem possible.

I think someday when I am a feeling a bit better I will try goats milk and cheese.

[sarah_bella1050]

I would suggest Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Mary Enig and Sally Fallon. It is traditional foods based and is not all about weight lose. The book has a Health Recovery plan and Crohn's disease is one on the list of things it can help. It is filled with gluten free recipes and has subsitutes for dairy. Things that I remember is that if you can't drink raw milk buy dolomite powder and if you can't have milk subsitute in whole coconut milk. This book is a wealth of knowledge and filled to the brim with awesome recipes!

[newcastlemama]

Originally Posted by Lydiah

I did not know you could get food from iherb. I am going to check that out right now.

Thanks ladies you are making this seem possible.

I think someday when I am a feeling a bit better I will try goats milk and cheese.

I think www.vitacost.com has gf food too

[tanyalynn]

Originally Posted by newcastlemama

I think www.vitacost.com has gf food too

I've gotten flours and pasta there a couple times. Word of warning: the flour gets bounced around enough that it will leak out of the bags--not real tears, just from between the creases. But given the price difference between that and my local supply, I can wipe stuff off.

[krankedyann]

I'm GFCF. Most folks who can't handle cow's milk also can't handle goat's milk for the first 6 months to a year. The protein, casein, is the same in both. Coconut milk and almond milk are good subs, depending on the application.

You can also get GFCF food through a co-op like UNFI or Azure, and they normally have good prices. Then you'd only have to drive to the pick up location once every month or two, if there's one near you. Amazon can also have good prices from time to time.

[MountainMamaGC]

I am pretty isolated so I will have to do a lot of my shopping on line.