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Anyone else gone gluten and dairy free to help improve symptoms
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Oct 22, 2022 | Replies (98)Comment receiving replies
Hi @eileenb1022
I'm not sure if I'll be much help but I wanted to tell you of my experience going gluten and lactose free.
I'm sorry I can't help with recipes because I'm a resident of an Independent Seniors' Facility where all meals are prepared for us and they follow an unchangeable (by us) menu. That makes things even more difficult as far as sticking to our dietary needs! The food is great here but I'm responsible for omitting what I shouldn't eat.
One thing I'd suggest for sure is that you contact a Dietician in your area (You'll usually find free services through your local hospital or community health service.) I live in Canada and we have good options in that area so I hope you might too.
A Dietician is very good either on a phone call or one on one, and will discuss your needs at length and possibly send you lots of print outs for menus, recipes, with lists of "what to buy" to get you started.
These diet restrictions have helped me very much with IBD, a heart condition, kidney disease, etc., etc., etc. I have a long list of autoimmune conditions!
Please feel free to keep in touch if you have questions, Eileen. I'm sure other Connect members will jump in to help you too.
Warmest regards, Laurie
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Hi Laurie,
Thank you so much for writing. Just what you wrote did help me. I have thought a dietian would be a big help to me. Not sure about free though but I would be willing to pay for one once or twice a month as I feel it's important enough. I actually just stopped T a restaurant that had a gluten free menu. And it was so good. On our way to go grocery shopping gluten and dairy free gonna do the best I can with research I did as well as talking to people who are doing it too. My husband has heart issues so maybe it will help him too. My autoimmune conditions seem has gotten worse and some new ones since my gallbladder was removed this past January. I'm also being re allergy tested this coming week. I thought until everything had been figured out for me medically going gluten and dairy free was a good place to start. Thank you so much for writing, Eileen