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Shezamumof3 
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:00am |
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I went to the health shop yesterday and the lady there said to me that it sounds like I need to be wheat free, due to the wind pain I get after I eat bread and things like that(worse when Im pregnant) and also she could tell by my eyes....
I cant believe how many things have wheat in them, I found it hard to find stuff in the shop that I could have that didn't cost the earth!
Are all gluten free things wheat free too? I really want to give this a go to see if it does help, she said I will feel much better for it.
*ETA - My mum is Gluten Intolerant, so it doesn't surprise me I may have the same or similar issues.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:12am |
99% of the time if it's gluten free it's wheat free, but sometimes you can have something that contains 'wheat fibre' but contains no trace of gluten. Off hand I can't think of any example.
DH is wheat free, if he eats it his tummy gets bloated/gassy/reflux and feels extremely tired.
- It pays to read the packets of things. e.g. Oak baked beans use maize to thicken, whereas Heinz beans use wheat. Sometimes just switching brands is all you need.
This is the same for a lot of soups and packet mixes.
MFD is a good website that you can use for reference.
- I use rice bubbles for making 'breadcrumbs' when making chicken nuggets and so on.
I don't buy any special things for DH other than the Burgen GF bread.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:18am |
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Oh cool thanks for that tishy! Things like pasta and what not, that has to be gluten free? I really love pasta...(sorry if I ask dumb questions lol)
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:26am |
Yeah, gluten free pasta. Unfortunately it's not as nice as the real deal.
Also it's quite possible that you might be able to tolerate things made with spelt flour ( this is still a form or wheat but some people can still tolerate it).
One of the sneaky things I found was that glucose syrup is sometimes made with wheat. Which means that a lot of lollies contain wheat.
I was wheat free when breastfeeding as E had inherited DHs intolerance. At 3.5 she has fully outgrown it thankfully.
ETA: And they're not dumb questions. It took me a long time to get my head around exactly how much stuff contains wheat 
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:32am |
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hehe thanks, it sure is hard to get your head around it! I think what I'll have to do is, make meal plans for the week and check that link you gave me, and write down what i need for what I want to make. Its mainly dinners that will be an issue. For Breakfast I can have porridge and lunch I can just have gluten free bread toasted with an egg on top etc and yoghurt etc.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:38am |
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I'm not gluten or wheat free because i like bread, but my mom has been for about 7 years and i live with her so my diet is 99% free as a result. Its done amazing things for my mom, shes also lost a lot of weight. Glutenfree pasta isnt as nice as the real deal but its certainly not disgusting. You'll have to change your cooking as it takes longer or shorter to cook depending on brand. Like Tishy said, heaps of stuff contains sneaky wheat even when you wouldnt expect it. Like sausages. Though gluten free sausages are better as apparently they are more meat and less breadcrumb filler. Also weirdly some bacon isnt gluten free, can't figure that one out but there you go, same goes for marinated steaks/chicken/fish you pre-buy. I recommend reading labels carefully - i found wheat in a mayonaise the other day, who would have thought it! and you'll soon get the hang of what brands are safe and what arent.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:39am |
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Ive been wheat free for ages and it sucks! There are also things like peas and broccoli that need to be limited because they can add to the problem. I can PM you the list my dr gave me a few years ago if you like?
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:39am |
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Ooooh and we dont get much gluten free pasta etc as it is really expensive, just eat meals that dont have gluten to start off with, vege stirfry on rice, casserole, soup, steak n vege etc are all safe. And for the record, Dominos does a banging gluten free pizza.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:43am |
Oh yes soy sauce has wheat in it too. DH has a bottle of Tamari Soy Sauce at his desk at work for when he has sushi for lunch
Also stock cubes have wheat in them so you'll need to buy some specialised ones (usually the GF section of the supermarket).
Bowie is right about the sausages too. We stick to Hellers Anguspure sausages now.
Chicken bacon 'may contain a trace of wheat' and DH can't tolerate this.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:47am |
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Its all totally bizarre what wheat turns up in. Flavourings on chips or rice crackers is another suprise wheat! Hah, it all sounds so boring. But i don't even notice we dont have wheat in the house unless i go out and buy a loaf of bread. As a side effect my mom lost a heap of weight. Thats always a bonus!
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:49am |
Oh wow so many things  To be honest I dont notice wind pain after eating things like sauces and stuff, for me its mainly bread products, anything with flour like..scones, biscuits cakes etc, then I get tummy ache/wind. if I ahve a stirfry and use soy sauce etc I cant say I really notice anything..
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 11:52am |
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Thats me as well Sheza, i understand that if you cut out the big obvious wheat things you get more sensitive to it until you do end up feeling the pain from soy sauce etc. That is not scientific fact, just observation and hearsay
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:00pm |
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Yeah I guess I'll find out! My mum notices it when she has something with gluten now.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:07pm |
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http://shepherdworks.com.au/disease-information/gluten-free-diet
That might help?
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:11pm |
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Yes when you cut out the big things that your body is reacting to, don't be surprised if you find yourself reacting to other thing. It's not that all of a sudden you are now having an issue with that product it's that it's been masked by the bigger allergen.
Also if you want a good porridge with hardly any cross contamination, go for the Harroways scotch oats.
My boy started off wheat free but we've since found he's reaction to other things, but the simplest approach to wheat free is for those typical wheat products just go gluten free.
Also for things like sauces, ie that add flour to them, go get some white rice flour from a asian store, way cheaper.
Easy pancake. 1 egg, 2TB rice flour, 3TB milk.
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:20pm |
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Hey Shez, I have been GF since 2003. It's hard at the beginning but now I don't even notice it. One benefit is that you tend to eat a lot healthier as you can't eat cakes, biscuits or takeaways!
I don't have any problems with dinners because we tend to eat rice dishes with sauces etc made from scratch, plus all meat and vegies are GF! The only actual GF products I buy are bread (Dovedale Rice Chia) and pasta (San Remo which is almost like real pasta).
Good Luck :)
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:23pm |
oo I think thats the porridge I have AnC 
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:25pm |
 LuckyRed wrote:
Hey Shez, I have been GF since 2003. It's hard at the beginning but now I don't even notice it. One benefit is that you tend to eat a lot healthier as you can't eat cakes, biscuits or takeaways!
I don't have any problems with dinners because we tend to eat rice dishes with sauces etc made from scratch, plus all meat and vegies are GF! The only actual GF products I buy are bread (Dovedale Rice Chia) and pasta (San Remo which is almost like real pasta).
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Thanks LR  Thats what I thought too, its going to force me to eat better, which I REALLY need to do! lol. I think I need to learn to make sauces from scratch...Im hopeless at it, my mum is great, but I always fail there!
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:29pm |
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Emulsifiers are also wheat (I think the one with 2000 after it, I cant quite remember). But yeah, I found the easiest way to go wheat free was but just cooking from scratch and having meat, veg, and rice (basically).
Soy sauce has gluten in it but not wheat (they arnt mutually exclusive as others have said)
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Posted: 06 July 2011 at 12:46pm |
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Yeah the lady at the health shop said that emulsifiers have wheat, such a pain huh! I'll definitely have to start cooking from scratch. I'll just start with simple flavours and not get too fancy just yet haha
I just had a Gluten free bap with an egg on top for lunch and omg it was so yum!
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