Coeliac Preggos?

[Nessicle]

Any preggos here with coeliac?

I always find it ultra tough in pregnancy as my body is telling me it needs real toast and pasties! I cant stomach gluten free foods in pregnancy they make me want to throw up

Any one else struggling?

 

[LadyHutch]

I am not celiac, but my SD16 is.

So we eat GF around here simply out of ease and necessity. She has very little to no self control, so we cannot keep gluten in the house at all or she will eat it.

So I am not forced to be GF technically due to illness, but live GF anyway.

I eat a lot of salads, fresh fruit, smoothies, lean meats, and rice. Rice definitely helps gluten cravings...rice crackers, rice cakes, etc.

Quinoa is a huge help also. Potatoes can ease some of the need for starch as well and leave you feeling pleasantly full.

I have had some success baking with GF Bisquick (good for making shortcakes for strawberry shortcake) and Bob's Red Mill All Purpose GF Flour - makes good pizza dough.

Udi's and Rudi's make some decent GF sandwich bread. You have to keep it frozen and toast it, but it is not terrible. Good for making grilled cheese sandwiches.

Pudding is good for sweet or chocolate cravings...it helps fill the pastry void (Kraft is GF).

You can usually find some sort of cookies in the GF isle. Some of them are decent.

Almonds also help. Eggs too.

Chex cereal makes a LOT of GF flavors. We like the honey nut. It also helps satisfy some of the sweet/bready craving needs.

Definitely check in with the doctor about your vitamin needs. GF foods are generally not fortified with Iron, Folate and Vitamin D, all of which are very necessary for pregnancy.

 

[too_scared]

I haven't been diagnosed celiac yet but I'm definitely gluten intolerant and cannot eat any at all. The fertility specialist even said there's a good chance my first mc (and possibly my chemical) was due to eating gluten while pregnant. I had only just found out and was having a lot of trouble staying gluten free. I've been 100% g free since I was 8 weeks pregnant with my son.

I have found Udi's hamburger buns have been a god send this pregnancy. And Glutino pretzel sticks. I use the buns to make sandwiches. Peanut butter and jam are my current favorite.

Good luck. I hope you can find something that helps soon.

 

[ajlj1126]

I'm not suffering with gluten allergies at all, but since becoming pregnant this time I suddenly am completely unable to process dairy, at all. So I guess that makes me lactose intolerant. And it is the worst since I'm craving cheese and milk and yogurt and ice cream, but I can't have any of it. So on another level I understand where you're coming from! I switched to soy and almond milk but I'm dying for a pizza with extra cheese and a sundae!
But hey, maybe this time I wont gain so much weight if I can't eat those things!

 

[too_scared]

Oh! I just thought of something. I love pizza and I finally found a recipe for a crust that is so good. I find that most crusts are so heavy and dense but the one we make is thin crust and dh loves it.

The recipe is from this book. He has a flour recipe too. I use his flour all the time and it's great. The pancakes in this book are so good. So light and fluffy. Dh loves those too. And the banana nut muffins... Mmmmm!

https://m.indigo.ca/product/books/a...tisanal gluten free cook book&ikwsec=Homemade

 

[Nessicle]

See I find all gluten free products absolutely vile they taste horrid and the texture is either crumbly or powdery or just plain weird. I've been a coeliac since 2008 so know of all the available products available as well as what to eat but I'm so sick of rice and potatoes and gone off meat and a lot of veg. I'm finding all I want to eat is real toast and butter or plain cream crackers (GF ones do not taste good or like the real thing don't care what anyone says lol) x

 

[too_scared]

Have you tried the Udi's hamburger buns? They are not crumbly or dry at all. I think that is why I have been liking them so much lately.

I make my own bread but I can't stomach it at the moment. It is dry and crumbly and blah!

I know you know the pains you will have if you do eat bread but I really hope you don't try it anyway. It is so scary the link between mc and eating gluten while gluten intolerant or celiac. I am badly craving chinese food, egg rolls to be specific, but I will not take the chance. I am super extra strict about gluten when I am pregnant. Before this bfp I would occasionally eat something that said may contain wheat (like nuts or something) because I would know immediately if it did have gluten (thanks to my ballooning intestines!) and if I didn't get any symptoms I would eat it. Now I won't take even the slightest chance.

I promise that pizza crust is good. I made it for my sister who is just about the pickiest person on the face of the earth and she actually liked it too. It doesn't taste like it is gluten free.

Another thing that I am liking lately is pasta salad. Rice pasta and whatever you like to add to it. I find it helps when I really want carbs. I usually mix mayo with italian dressing and put that on the pasta for a dressing and then add cubes of cheese for a "traditional" pasta salad that I had when I was a kid.