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Has anyone with celiac disease gotten sick from quaker oats oatmeal before? I want oatmeal so bad right now, and all I have is Quaker oatmeal brand ๐Ÿ˜

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Hi Lesluvs37, I personally avoid oats like I do gluten, however some coeliac can tolerate pure oats or oatmeal. Pure oats are oats that have minimal gluten contamination as well as containing avenins which are toxic to coeliac if you eat too much.

I personally won't touch oats regardless of cross grain symbols or GF labelling or them not appearing to affect me.

I'd find a naturally GF alternative and stick with that as there are really healthy alternatives like quinoa flakes and quinoa meal, very healthy and naturally GF with no risk. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Penel

Hi

You wonโ€™t know until you try ... Iโ€™m ok with oats, but always buy the ones labelled โ€œgluten freeโ€ , to make sure I avoid cross contamination from other grains. But as Jerry has said, you need to be careful not to eat too much of them.

Iโ€™ve found that buckwheat flakes are close in texture to oats and can be used for porridge and flapjacks.

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Regalbirdy

Hi,

I am another coeliac who canโ€™t tolerate oats very well, so I avoid them. I prefer to rather live without all the bloating they cause me! Iโ€™m one of the approx 5% of Coeliacs/Celiacs who are thought to have this problem.

Hopefully youโ€™ve been into the gluten-free section of the supermarket though (or online) and not just picked up some regular Quaker oats? The regular ones are often too cross contaminated with wheat, barley and rye (due to crop rotation in the field and the milling process) to be suitable.

If you do have the gluten-free certified variety, it is recommended that you re-introduce them back into diet very slowly. It used to be said that the maximum a coeliac should be eating of oats per day is 50g/2 oz.

Good luck!

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Sotonowl

I eat GF porridge most mornings, seems ok for me.

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Ell17

I can't tolerate oats at all, unfortunately. I miss them. But, I do fine with grits (corn). I order from a grist mill that is a dedicated gluten free facility. (It is the processing that could contaminate them.) There are options on Amazon.

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Sotonowl in reply to Ell17

Now then Ell, I've heard about these grits and seen them on menu's on the TV, what are they exactly? Is it ground corn?How do you cook them?

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Ell17 in reply to Sotonowl

Yes, grits are ground white corn (hominy). There are yellow grits, too, but I just prefer the white. You cook them in water or stock for 20 minutes, after they start to boil. Then when they are the right consistency (some people prefer them thicker, some thinner, it's strictly a personal preference) you add butter, if not dairy intolerant, or coconut oil, salt, pepper, or any seasoning under the sun... sky's the limit.

I am from the southern US and grits are a breakfast staple. (They are DELICIOUS served with over easy eggs and hash browns (grated potatoes) smothered and fried with onions.) It is a humble food that is served in diners and fine restaurants, alike. (You really need to try shrimp and grits if you've never had the pleasure.) They go with just about anything.

Make sure to buy the old fashioned and not instant or quick grits.

Whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, grits are some mighty fine eatin', y'all.๐Ÿ˜„

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Sotonowl in reply to Ell17

I've never seen them in the UK, maybe we're missing out on something, they sound delicious. I have to make do with my porridge and maybe a slice of toast but that GF bread takes some swallowing.LOL

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Ell17 in reply to Sotonowl

You're right about most GF bread, even the better iterations. It's expensive in the US and everywhere else, I imagine. I started using rice cakes as my bread substitute, and I actually like it better than GF bread, and it's cheaper, too. It works well as toast (with jam) for breakfast, it's already crunchy and doesn't have to be toasted. But, sometimes it's still nice to have bread. So, every once in a while I will splurge and buy GF ciabatta rolls. They are quite good.

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Sotonowl in reply to Ell17

I haven't tried the ciabatta rolls, i'll get a couple next week. A GF loaf here is around ยฃ2-50 usually which i'd guess is around 4 USD. I've just found my favourite though which is Adsa's (owned by Walmart I think) own brand at ยฃ1-50 but it tries to cling to your throat if you don't keep drinking with it. I did have high hopes for corn bread which I've made a few times now but again i'm not too keen on it although I have been thinking about experimenting with frying some onions and bacon and adding some grated cheese into the mix, I must try that as I still have some cornmeal left over.

The cornmeal isn't what the grits are made from is it?

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Ell17 in reply to Sotonowl

Cornmeal and grits all come from dried ground corn. It's the size of the grind that's different.

Fry bread (or hoecakes, which are like pancakes) are excellent. Throw what you like in the cornmeal batter and fry with butter, bacon grease, lard, or oil in a skillet. You get better results if you use an egg and buttermilk (regular, coconut or almond milk work, too) in the batter along with your other ingredients. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Sotonowl in reply to Ell17

Just back from my school bus run and had my porridge as usual.

I'll give them a try, I have some fine cornmeal left over from my cornbread experiments. Shame to waste it.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

Try Warburtons tiger loaf! It is the closest I've found and I also liked Asdas own! Toast it though and butter it when it's cooled a bit. It's expensive so a treat if you're like me and not rich but oh so worth it!!

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Yes, I eat the Asda own brand and I've found it to be the best out there from what I've tried, Tesco own brand is not bad as well but I'll try the Promise brand if I see it.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

I haven't tried Tescos yet. I'll have to give it a go.

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

It's not bad, similar to Asdas, but I think Asdas just shades it. It comes in a pack of 2 halves which is quite handy as well, you only break 1 half and the other half can remain sealed until you want to use it.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

I've not seen that. The Asdas own I've tried is just one long loaf (long in gluten free standards that is). I think it is seeded. I'll have to have a look on line. They don't have a great deal in our local Asda and I am suffering CFS so going to YORK is just too much. I wasn't so keen on Tesco buns. Warburton did do a nice one but stopped making them due to lack of demand. I use schar ciabatta buns now if I want a burger ๐Ÿ”. Thanks for letting me know. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

I've just looked at Asda on line and the only own label they have is bloomer or buns. I'll have to look again later

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Let me know what you think, I do miss my bread.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

Yes, me too! And as I can't bake yet I miss cake too! I have found a lovely biscuit though. Like a jammy dodger and very nice. They have them at tesco. Prewetts jammy wheel. They're a bit of a calorie intake but as a treat, yum! Just make sure you put the rest away before you start eating ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Tell me about it, I do have a bit of a sweet tooth so I'll keep my eyes open for the Jammy Dodgers, used to buy them in the tuck shop at school many moons ago.

I do like to eat nuts as well but I read somewhere in this thread I think it was that they should be soaked and baked. Tried googling that and they all have different times for soaking and baking. Really put me off eating them now with this acid what in them. Twelve hours of baking after 8 hours of soaking. Not sure it's worth the hassle but I do need to keep the calcium intake up after ditching the milk although I do take almond milk in.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

Not heard about the nuts?! Will have to have a better read. I eat nuts as they are and seem okay but I don't have them too often. Sorry to hear you had to give up milk, that is about my best way to have calcium due to osteoporosis and the supplements sent me blotchy! Warburtons white bread has calcium in it and it isn't too bad toasted. Do try the jammy wheels they really are nice in the world of gluten free!

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

I will try them. Apparently the nuts in their raw state have some sort of acid in them (can't remember the name of the acid) and an anti digestive enzyme or something like that which hinders the body absorbing the nutrients. Soaking and baking removes the acid and the anti absorption enzyme and allows the body to get the nutrients out of the nuts. Have a google of it, it was quite eye opening.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

I think they're okay in small quantities by what I have just read. My bloods say my vitamin levels are okay so hopefully the few I eat will be okay. Thank goodness as I do like cashews in my coleslaw! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Well that's a new one on me, cashews in coleslaw. Thought some of my concoctions were suspect.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

If you like cashews I would pretty much say you'll like it. Homemade though, don't think it would work the same in shop bought.

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Love cashews but not keen on coleslaw. Thing is these days, a lot of things I wasn't keen on I've had to incorporate into my diet. Never was a lover of fruit and salad but I force myself to eat it now, I miss my ice cream, chock and bread,LOL.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

Can you not have milk at all then?

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

I try keep off it now although not strictly. I'll eat some things which have it in but they'll only be small amounts. I had a homemade Cottage pie last night and I love grate cheese on top and I had repercussions this morning (LOL). I am hoping things will improve the longer I'm off the gluten.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

How long have you been gluten free now? I was diagnosed last year in May. I had to stop eating oats for a while but I am lucky I'm okay with milk. I feel for you as I know when my dietician said I had to stop oats (july) it was bad enough as I had discovered gluten free digestive biscuits by then. Have you tried lactose free? I have a friend who cant have milk but is okay with lactose free milk cheese etc. If you haven't tried it then it may be worth a go. I know when I was first diagnosed it was really overwhelming. I'd never even heard of coeliac disease.

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

I've been GF for 7 months now. For what seems an age, probably 20/25 years it has crept up on me. With it happening so slowly you just keep on keeping on don't you, whereas if one day you felt OK and then suddenly you felt ill you'd know straight away there was a problem. The tiredness and lethargy was the first indicators looking back now and I just put it down to getting older. Things really got out of hand on a 6 week holiday in 2016 to Thailand and Vietnam, I was sleeping around 12/14 hours a day. The Doctor has done numerous blood tests as I thought I was Hypothyroid, got tested for Coeliacs and that was OK according to the blood test. My Bit B12 and Fit D had gone through the floor though so they corrected that with a course of jabs for the B12 and pills for the Vet D. But I was still seeing my food twice (on the way in and the way out). I was going to the gym every other day, still do, and I get 2 hours free parking, I'd look at the time when I parked up if I remembered but by the time I'd walked in the gym I'd forgot what time I'd parked up, scary. I decided to go private and went to see a Lady Doctor near me, well 25 miles away, she did some tests and suggested a diet plan which she emailed me. I tried it for 3 weeks and improved, I've relaxed that in some area's now but still watch what I eat and milk is just not suitable for me now although I still keep checking my body's response to it occasionally as Coeliacs Disease does give some people secondary lactose intolerance meaning that the lactose intolerance is as a result of being coeliac and this can go away or resolve after you've been on a GF diet and the villi have had chance to repair themselves. I have tried to lactose free and have also tried the lactase supplements but I'm not quite there yet, hopefully I will be some time. At least I don't need the 12/14 hours sleep anymore, 7 hours is fine now.

PS Sorry for long post.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

This sounds a little along the lines of me. Don't worry about the long post. Somethings can't be said in two words LOL! Hopefully when things settle down you will be able to cope with millk again. I do hope so as I know I would be lost without my milk!

I didn't realise just how tired I was getting until afterwards. Looking back there are many things but I did have an inkling it was something I was eating but thought it was maybe sulphites. It was a relief when I was finally diagnosed as my partner thought I was being completely paranoid when I would say it must be something I was eating. He was sure it was nothing!!

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

As far as the milk goes, I've just had to get used to it. I loved my mugs of tea but alas they are a thing of the past now unless things get rightened. The partner thing along with friends is a pain isn't it, i'm sure they think you're a hypochondriac, they'd look at me with here we go again written all over their face.

I had a spell thinking sulphites as well, drinking copious amounts of wine set me off thinking that,LOL.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

Oh wow that is weird. I was drinking wine a bit when I started thinking that too. It was a few years ago now though I stopped except for the occasional glass and yes those looks!! Especially when I would check ingredients labels!! My partner is really supportive now though with the coeliac disease. He even has some of the same things to make meals easier, except the bread of course ๐Ÿ˜‚. I'm keeping my fingers very crossed that in another few months you'll be able to have milk again x

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Awww, thanks. I do have a mug of tea around every 6 weeks just to see what happens but I'm not too keen on it now, how strange is that, I drink this blackcurrant coloured tea now what my missus gets from Lidls. Actually, I'm due a mug of tea, I'll try one this weekend I reckon.

She's also very understanding now. When I had the dark cloud of depression along with the anxiety she just didn't cotton on to how I was feeling and I couldn't bring myself round to telling her. Hopefully all in the past now. I was getting to the point where I just didn't want to go out of the house.

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Tabbyme in reply to Sotonowl

On yes I know those feelings! I've quite got into the green tea from Lidl. When water gets too boring and you're always thirsty lol. It is strange how your taste changes. I think if you don't eat something for long enough then try it in a different flavour so to speak (for example normal bread then gluten free), you can get away with the change better, but then you get the odd things that it doesn't matter how long you wait for they will never be as nice again for example jaffa cakes. Kelkin, they're not bad but not like Lidls own (with the wheat in).

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

LOL

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Jaffa cakes, they used to sell a metre long box of them, I could have eaten the lot at one time if i'd been allowed to,hahahahaha

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Sotonowl in reply to Tabbyme

Off to bed now, got my school run in the morning, it's their last day then 2 months off thank the lord.

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Suit in reply to Sotonowl

Sotonowl, perhaps the closest thing to grits you can find in EU is polenta?

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Sotonowl in reply to Suit

Yes, I've got some. I did have high hope for corn bread which the Americans seem to love but it didn't do anything for me to be honest. Still got some left, don't know what I'll do with it now, the corn bread is off the menu.

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Suit in reply to Sotonowl

๐Ÿ˜‚. Sorry to hear.

Tear it down to crumbles and put it back into the oven. Perhaps you like it better as crust on your fish n chips?

Or as onionrings? Breadcrumbs are always good to have at home.

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esteloca

I haven't had GF Quaker Oats but I eat other brands (that are labeled gf) and seem to do ok. That said, you should only eat them if they're labeled gluten free, preferably certified. Even then, there's a small chance they won't agree with you -but at least you'll know it's not gluten that's making you sick.

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cortisolqueen

I am able to eat Bakery on Main oatmeal without any problem. I like the maple flavor. I have eaten it for a couple of years now. I am extremely careful with my food, almost to the point of being paranoid about what goes in my mouth. I was diagnosed 3 years ago and was so sick I when finally out what I had that I never cheat. Also I never eat anything that is not certified gluten free due to possible cross contamination during preparation.

Hi. Avoid oats unless milled/labelled as GF. If not labelled GF they may have been milled in same facility as wheat/rye/barley. There is also some research showing that oats generally may be risky for gluten, but it's one of those ones that the jury is out on. I recently went to see a dietician/nutritionist who said to avoid oats, full stop. If you're really hanging for oatmeal, ensure it's certified GF. GF risks lead to GF fails.

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Tabbyme

I'm fine with gluten free oats plus gluten free digestive biscuits are made with them and they are nice too!

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Lulububs

Im only gluten intolerant and not celiac and i wouldnt touch them, i always buy gf oats. Just incase!

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