Comments on WheatSurrender: Doctor Do Little

I'm glad to be reading this. I gave up wheat b...

2011-08-03T14:40:56.965-07:00

I'm glad to be reading this. I gave up wheat before christmas and was thinking of going to my (also useless) doctor to ask if I could be lacking something in my diet as a result of cutting wheat out. I'm pretty sure it would have been the same response. Also good to read your blog for tips and local knowledge.
~ Natalie (Manchester)

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Some really gr...

2010-10-18T22:27:19.510-07:00

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Some really great tips. I'm switching doctors next week so I'll let you know how it goes. Fingers crossed they're not complete morons!

I can totally identify with this! GPs are shocking...

2010-10-12T02:24:36.281-07:00

I can totally identify with this! GPs are shockingly ignorant about special diets. My last one didn't even know about mine, I didn't even bother to tell her.
To ensure I get enough fibre I eat a lot of dried fruit and nuts. I also find that pro-bio yoghurt keeps me regular. (Don't you just love discussing your digestion with strangers? Ah, the benefits of having food intolerances!)
I signed up to a company called Graze, they send me dried fruit and nuts every week in little pots. Very handy.

Hi, this rings so true for us in the Gluten Free G...

2010-10-10T08:17:51.535-07:00

Hi, this rings so true for us in the Gluten Free Guerrillas team as well. It's so disheartening to see your Doc and get such limited advice. Have you joined our facebook page & online health group? We'd love your input. Meanwhile here's our top tips...All Coeliacs should have at least yearly checks for: full blood count, iron, thyroid function, cholesterol (as we're eating less high fibre!), B12,and Vitamin D. The later can cause a myriad of aches, pains, depression etc. Re Fibre we also struggle with this. In fact one of the team is using some lovely pessaries for the back end this week (!). We try and eat lots of veg & some fruit (not too much to cause SIBBO or yeast overgrowth), water, flaxseed, brown rice, pumpkin seeds. We don't eat Oats as we know many Coeliacs still react to the 'gluten' like protein in them. A good bad of nuts is also handy as are dried fruit and apricots (iron rich). It's often another journey post Coeliac Diagnosis and we've had some good discussions on our facebook page on this same topic this week. Nice to know we're not alone. Where are all the good doctors though?!

Gluten Free Guerrillas

I'm definitely having trouble getting enough f...

2010-10-03T11:39:44.463-07:00

I'm definitely having trouble getting enough fibre. My advice would be to do a diet diary for a week and see if you're getting enough nutrients and fibre. Especially fibre. There are lots of places online where you can enter the food you eat and get an idea of what's in it and work it all out. For extra fibre I've been adding Linseeds or Flax Fibre onto my morning muesli or porridge. Good luck!