Celiac Disease

[Chocolatepug37]

Who else out there has Celiac disease? My understanding is it’s most common in people with Northern European ancestry or those with ancestry traced to the Punjab region of India.
I have it and I hate it. It’s such an inconvenience because I notice I am also sensitive to gluten free products and can’t eat some of them. It is really inconvenient and expensive to eat grain-free and I don’t make a ton of money to support it. Anyone have ideas to go grain free inexpensively while still getting enough calories? I have trouble eating even typical gluten free grains? I do pretty well on tapioca flour, I can eat potatoes (not a grain), and cauliflower stuff (like cauliflower crust pizza which is grain-free), and almond flour. All these are hard to find by themselves (except the potato). I have trouble getting enough calories in my diet. :( I could just eat a lot of potatoes but that can get boring.

[celticdragongod]

Who else out there has Celiac disease? My understanding is it’s most common in people with Northern European ancestry or those with ancestry traced to the Punjab region of India.
I have it and I hate it. It’s such an inconvenience because I notice I am also sensitive to gluten free products and can’t eat some of them. It is really inconvenient and expensive to eat grain-free and I don’t make a ton of money to support it. Anyone have ideas to go grain free inexpensively while still getting enough calories? I have trouble eating even typical gluten free grains? I do pretty well on tapioca flour, I can eat potatoes (not a grain), and cauliflower stuff (like cauliflower crust pizza which is grain-free), and almond flour. All these are hard to find by themselves (except the potato). I have trouble getting enough calories in my diet. :( I could just eat a lot of potatoes but that can get boring.

Try this site if you haven't already: https://celiac.org/gluten-free-living/gluten-free-foods/

[Scandal]

Potatoes, rice, quinoa, oatmeal (some people who have this disease report that they can eat oat), sweet potatoes, pumpkin, carrot etc etc... there are a lot of alternative sources of carbs. They're healthier than wheat too due to higher potassium content.
If you want it to be cheap then stick to rice, potatoes and maybe beans if the latter don't cause digestion problems for you.

[Chocolatepug37]

Potatoes, rice, quinoa, oatmeal (some people who have this disease report that they can eat oat), sweet potatoes, pumpkin, carrot etc etc... there are a lot of alternative sources of carbs. They're healthier than wheat too due to higher potassium content.
If you want it to be cheap then stick to rice, potatoes and maybe beans if the latter don't cause digestion problems for you.
Thank you for your suggestions. I forgot about carrots!

[Scandal]

Thank you for your suggestions. I forgot about carrots!
I don't have this disease but I don't eat much wheat. I can easily go without wheat for a week. I try to diversify my carbs as much as possible because it's healthier than eating the same thing all the time and non-wheat sources of carbs usually contain lots of potassium (rice is one of the exceptions). Potassium is very good for your body (mostly your cardio-vascular system iirc).. The official daily recommended potassium intake is 4 or 5 gr, that's a huge amount and very few people consume that much (maybe some fanatic vegans do). Your avarage joe eating wheat based food all day surely doesn't. Neither do I, but I try to reach it.

[Rafael Passoni]

I have got celiac disease. I discovered tapioca recently, but I hate it. I usually buy gluten-free breads and read food labels to avoid gluten.
I eat this oat:
https://www.quakeroats.com/products/gluten-free

[Scandal]

Oat contains gluten, but I think it contains less than wheat. I heard some gluten-intolerant people say they can eat oatmeal without any problems, but be cautious as it may cause problem for others. I make my oatmeal with Erythritol(sweetener) and cinnamon, it's delicious.

[Incal]

Not really, it's more common on people who abuse flour. That's why in South America the only countries where you can find celiacs is Argentina and Uruguay. It's very rare to find one in other places.

[Chocolatepug37]

Not really, it's more common on people who abuse flour. That's why in South America the only countries where you can find celiacs is Argentina and Uruguay. It's very rare to find one in other places.
I have had celiac since I was a kid so I can’t say if I was abusing wheat or not at that age. I just ate what my parents ate. I will say maybe there is a chance that Uruguay and Argentina have a higher European ancestry quotient in their population compared to other places. Argentina I read has a higher percentage of European ancestry and 87 percent of the Uruguay population has European ancestry.

[Incal]

I have had celiac since I was a kid so I can’t say if I was abusing wheat or not at that age. I just ate what my parents ate. I will say maybe there is a chance that Uruguay and Argentina have a higher European ancestry quotient in their population compared to other places. Argentina I read has a higher percentage of European ancestry and 87 percent of the Uruguay population has European ancestry.

In part but I also think it's because their diet is mostly made of pasta and pizza. If people had the same eating habits on the rest of the regions we'd probably have more cases.

[Sarin]

Had I had this thing , I'd have seriously explored & penned down foods that were not only non-problematic & wholesome (packed with all nutrients including healthy carbs) but also appealing to my taste buds . That would potentially mean rice & maize flour bread with dishes made from legumes , veggies , non veg , eggs besides plenty of fruits & nuts . And dairy . Come on there are plenty of variations than just potato .
No idea btw what gluten free products were problematic , may be consult a dietitian also now (if still haven't) for a list to explore & adopt ?

[Chocolatepug37]

Had I had this thing , I'd have seriously explored & penned down foods that were not only non-problematic & wholesome (packed with all nutrients including healthy carbs) but also appealing to my taste buds . That would potentially mean rice & maize flour bread with dishes made from legumes , veggies , non veg , eggs besides plenty of fruits & nuts . And dairy . Come on there are plenty of variations than just potato .
No idea btw what gluten free products were problematic , may be consult a dietitian also now (if still haven't) for a list to explore & adopt ?
I found out more recently trial and error that when I eat many gluten free grains, it seems like they sit in my system longer and take longer to digest except for buckwheat and tapioca. Oatmeal is okay. More of a recent thing. Before I could eat all gluten free without it taking so long to digest.

[Sarin]

During Navratri days when I sort of quasi fast , buckwheat rotis does prevents / elevates presyncope by providing enough energy . So yeah...