Living a gluten and dairy free life

[bluepilot]

So, yeah, I have a hole in my stomach, so I cannot digest gluten and lactose. As a result, I have to go cold turkey and pretty much give up everything that is awesome and wonderful until it heals, which will take about a month. Now my normal diet consists of gluten and lactose based products in vast quantities: my favourite food is pizza, and I love to bake. Naturally, I am at a bit of of loss as to what to eat.

Things I cannot eat: Butter, cheese, milk, any cereals, any grains (rice, wheat, oats, barley), flour, chocolate, cream, cake, cookies, donuts...basically everything fun and awesome except bacon.

I do not want to live of fish, meat and vegetables for the next month. I need some awesome decadence in there too. Plus it can get expensive to eat lots of fish, meat, and vegetables without grains to pad it all out.

If anyone knows any awesome dairy-gluten free things to eat, recipes, especially foods that are cheap to make or will make me happy, I would love to know.

Or just a few words to cheer me up would be fine

Giving up pizza is the hardest thing I will ever do...

EDIT: For different reasons, I also cannot have soy based products..see...I am pretty screwed

 

[IndomitableSam]

Iogo Yogurt now makes a lactose free yogurt - but I have no idea if it has gluten in it. I can tell you it's great - I can't handle lactose either. Makes me happy to be able to have yogurt.

Also, I drink a lot of chocolate soy milk (hate the taste of regular and vanilla), but again not sure if it has gluten... Oh, I see your edit. Does hemp milk have gluten/soy/lactose?

Dark chocolate will be a good treat - there shouldn't be any dairy or gluten in good, rich dark chocolate.

At least here in Canada a lot of local bakeries and such have gluten free baking sections. Possibly look there.

Rice grains don't work either? I thought they were fine for gluten free diets?

Are potatoes gluten? If you make a roast and cook them in the drippings they're super tasty.

... All I can say is, sucks to be you and I"m glad it's only for a month or so. being just lactose intolerant is hassle enough.

 

[bluepilot]

Iogo Yogurt now makes a lactose free yogurt - but I have no idea if it has gluten in it. I can tell you it's great - I can't handle lactose either. Makes me happy to be able to have yogurt.

Also, I drink a lot of chocolate soy milk (hate the taste of regular and vanilla), but again not sure if it has gluten... Oh, I see your edit. Does hemp milk have gluten/soy/lactose?

Dark chocolate will be a good treat - there shouldn't be any dairy or gluten in good, rich dark chocolate.

At least here in Canada a lot of local bakeries and such have gluten free baking sections. Possibly look there.

Rice grains don't work either? I thought they were fine for gluten free diets?

Are potatoes gluten? If you make a roast and cook them in the drippings they're super tasty.

... All I can say is, sucks to be you and I"m glad it's only for a month or so. being just lactose intolerant is hassle enough.

Yeah you are right, rice is gluten free. This is new territory for me so I got confused. Turns out not all carbs have gluten...silly me

I'm relieved to know that dark chocolate can be eaten by lactose intolerant people. This was my ALL IS NOT LOST moment. If it passes the gluten test, I'll do a happy dance.

I have a lot of respect for lactose intolerant people now...a lot of processed foods and going out and stuff...you just cannot eat anything really. Then lots of places do not give you information and you are left wondering if you can eat chicken nuggets or not.

As you have probably guessed by now, I do not have the best diet, which is probably why I got a hole in my stomach in the first place.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

So, yeah, I have a hole in my stomach, so I cannot digest gluten and lactose. As a result, I have to go cold turkey and pretty much give up everything that is awesome and wonderful until it heals, which will take about a month. Now my normal diet consists of gluten and lactose based products in vast quantities: my favourite food is pizza, and I love to bake. Naturally, I am at a bit of of loss as to what to eat.

Things I cannot eat: Butter, cheese, milk, any cereals, any grains (rice, wheat, oats, barley), flour, chocolate, cream, cake, cookies, donuts...basically everything fun and awesome except bacon.

I do not want to live of fish, meat and vegetables for the next month. I need some awesome decadence in there too. Plus it can get expensive to eat lots of fish, meat, and vegetables without grains to pad it all out.

If anyone knows any awesome dairy-gluten free things to eat, recipes, especially foods that are cheap to make or will make me happy, I would love to know.

Or just a few words to cheer me up would be fine

Giving up pizza is the hardest thing I will ever do...

EDIT: For different reasons, I also cannot have soy based products..see...I am pretty screwed

http://holycrap.ca/product/holy-crap-cereal/

Is gluten free and really delicious.

Your no-dairy and no-soy will make finding something to eat it IN kind of tricky though.

Kettle potato chips are gluten free (also fantastic).

http://www.kettlebrand.com/

Some of Amy's stuff is good too...bit pricey, but I really love the soups.

http://www.amys.com/products/product-categories/gluten-free

Gluten-free is a huge pain in the ass. I sympathize.

 

[IndomitableSam]

Yeah you are right, rice is gluten free. This is new territory for me so I got confused. Turns out not all carbs have gluten...silly me

I'm relieved to know that dark chocolate can be eaten by lactose intolerant people. This was my ALL IS NOT LOST moment. If it passes the gluten test, I'll do a happy dance.

I have a lot of respect for lactose intolerant people now...a lot of processed foods and going out and stuff...you just cannot eat anything really. Then lots of places do not give you information and you are left wondering if you can eat chicken nuggets or not.

As you have probably guessed by now, I do not have the best diet, which is probably why I got a hole in my stomach in the first place.

Well, if you can eat rice, you should be ok for a while. Do some quick google searches and there should be plenty of sites that give recipes or tips on what to eat. Many grocery stores have gluten free sections, too.

... I can eat some dairy, myself, but have to be careful. Usually I reserve it for butter and cheese. Two things I can't live without. I have to carefully keep track of how much I've eaten and how I feel though - some days I can eat a lot, some none. And usually if I go overboard it takes a week or so for my system to recover. ... I miss pizza dearly. I still eat it sometimes, but have to get really light cheese, pick some off, and can't eat leftovers the next day - I have to skip a day, then eat it. It sucks.

I've switched to soy milk and the lactose free yogurt, though. And I try to limit my soda intake too, as the carbonation can make me react more strongly sometimes. Also: eggs - they affect me too, so I have to watch that. Calcium is a big issue for me (and people like me), so you need to make sure you're taking suppliments while you're on this diet. I'm sure your doctor has discussed that with you.

Don't be suprised if after you're done this diet and you're healed you get sick if you go back to your original diet. I'd slowly start reintroducing things. Also, people seem to feel really healthy if they cut down on gluten, so maybe you might want to continue to limit it in the future.

 

[hazabaza1]

That list of shit you can't eat is pretty much everything I can eat. Jesus, I hope you make it.
But yeah, just browse internet for some recipes, try to have a bit of variety, and once you're done GORGE YOURSELF ON DELICIOUS GLUTEN.

 

[bluepilot]

Yeah you are right, rice is gluten free. This is new territory for me so I got confused. Turns out not all carbs have gluten...silly me

I'm relieved to know that dark chocolate can be eaten by lactose intolerant people. This was my ALL IS NOT LOST moment. If it passes the gluten test, I'll do a happy dance.

I have a lot of respect for lactose intolerant people now...a lot of processed foods and going out and stuff...you just cannot eat anything really. Then lots of places do not give you information and you are left wondering if you can eat chicken nuggets or not.

As you have probably guessed by now, I do not have the best diet, which is probably why I got a hole in my stomach in the first place.

Well, if you can eat rice, you should be ok for a while. Do some quick google searches and there should be plenty of sites that give recipes or tips on what to eat. Many grocery stores have gluten free sections, too.

... I can eat some dairy, myself, but have to be careful. Usually I reserve it for butter and cheese. Two things I can't live without. I have to carefully keep track of how much I've eaten and how I feel though - some days I can eat a lot, some none. And usually if I go overboard it takes a week or so for my system to recover. ... I miss pizza dearly. I still eat it sometimes, but have to get really light cheese, pick some off, and can't eat leftovers the next day - I have to skip a day, then eat it. It sucks.

I've switched to soy milk and the lactose free yogurt, though. And I try to limit my soda intake too, as the carbonation can make me react more strongly sometimes. Also: eggs - they affect me too, so I have to watch that. Calcium is a big issue for me (and people like me), so you need to make sure you're taking suppliments while you're on this diet. I'm sure your doctor has discussed that with you.

Don't be suprised if after you're done this diet and you're healed you get sick if you go back to your original diet. I'd slowly start reintroducing things. Also, people seem to feel really healthy if they cut down on gluten, so maybe you might want to continue to limit it in the future.

Ah well, there go my binge plans...

Cheese is the thing I react to worst at the moment so my pizza eating days are up.

In other news, I went to a health store today and bought dairy and gluten free minty chocolate biscuits.

Feeling better

 

[Galletea]

If it is lactose that you can't take then there are lactose free alternatives, even to cheese.
It is going to be more expensive, but for a treat you could still manage to make yourself a pizza.
Also there are rice and almond alternatives to milk, and to be honest you'll probably get used to the taste pretty quickly. Oh and hazelnut milk too, that's pretty nice.

It isn't for very long in the scheme of things, but reintroduce your dairy and glutens slowly when you're healed as your body will find it hard to process at first.