Going gluten free-

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Going gluten free-

So my occupational therapist and my PsyD both have recommended I try gluten free

has anybody here gone gluten free? and if so what CAN you eat and what CAN'T you eat?

I have, for the most part.

I can eat things that don't contain gluten. I can't eat things that do.

I make pancakes & cookies out of buckwheat flour. I don't really eat much bread at all. I bought some cookies the other day that were made from rice flour & pea starch, but tasted like any other chocolate chip cookie.

I also avoid casein (dairy) & salicylate acids (most plants, fruits veggies herbs spices etc.) as well as corn, soy, artificial colours/flavours, hydrolized vegetable proteins, preservatives/additives/msg etc so as long as I'm being very strict, my diet is quite limited - but I'm healthier and way better off for it - especially w/ the sals & gluten, but also casein avoidance.

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No for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.

I don't eat gluten because it makes me physically stomach sick.

Gluten is a gliadin (a type of protein found in certain grains) so the major issue is going to be with baked goods, pastas and cereals -- although anything that contains grain products can be a problem, and they turn up in odd places...like the flour in some brands of ice cream, for example. If you want to avoid gluten completely, it's mosty a matter of reading labels carefully and asking about ingredients if you eat away from home (flour is sometimes used as a thickener in things like soups and sauces, for example).

Here's a list of gluten-containing grains:
Wheat (note: "durum semolina" is wheat)
Triticale
Spelt
Kamut
Rye
Oats (usually -- there are apparently gluten-free varieties)
Barley

Here is a list of gluten-free grains:
Millet
Rice
Sorghum
Teff
Amaranth
Buckwheat (not related to wheat despite its name -- it's related to plants in the same family as rhubarb, I think)
Corn
Oats (sometimes...I've never chanced it, myself)

Seems rather pointless unless you're actually allergic to gluten. Do you have any evidence that you are?