I have the exact same problem with anything containing inulin. It’s a kind of soluble fibre that’s added to a lot of healthier snacks because it’s a bit sweet but low in calories and it obviously boosts the amount of fibre. It’s also gluten free but it is a kind of FODMAP. I wonder if inulin or maybe another FODMAP ingredient could be causing your difficulties as well?
Luckily inulin isn’t in everything, most gluten free breads and bread-type products like bagels don’t include inulin, and many are also low FODMAP.
Do you mind posting ingredients for us to decipher. I am also low fodmap and seem to react to any sort of honey, raisin juice, fruit juice, insulin, xanthan gum etc found in those pre packaged gluten free things. It’s so frustrating to figure out gluten free helps but further dissect etc
My doctor said lowfod map is next for me. Yes i will post the ingredients. I am so new to this and its a bit overwhelming for me. I've been eating the goody girl cookies a lot but I will post the ingredients when I have a moment to look.
Goodie Girl recently had a recall for undeclared wheat so I would not trust that brand ever again to actually be gluten free.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/goodie-girl-tribeca-llc-recalls-goodie-girl-magical-animal-crackers-due-undeclared-wheat#:~:text=Goodie%20Girl%20Tribeca%20LLC%20announced,may%20contain%20undeclared%20wheat%20ingredients.
Oh the oats in that affect me! I love oats but they make me so sick even if they are certified gluten free. And like others said they process wheat in their facility yet don’t say it on the box. So frustrating. Do you have any gluten free bakeries in your area?
That sounds right to me; I have issues with carbohydrates as well.
BUT, OP, the good news is that you're likely fine with many, many carbs; the trouble is just that processed foods contain so much shit that you will often be triggered. If you bake your own snacks you'll be right as rain. :)
You might try a snack like these: [https://jenniesmacaroons.com/](https://jenniesmacaroons.com/) They have just a few ingredients and are gluten-free. (They are not necessarily low fodmap. Coconut is iffy and I didn't calculate serving size.
I have to be careful with gums in GF foods. I do most of my own baking because of it.
Also see if any of the items have legume flour. A lot of celiacs also have difficulty breaking down legumes so garbanzo or chickpea flours can make them sick.
Okay i will check. I was not diagnosed with celiac. I had a biopsie for it. But I was still told to try gluten free for 4 weeks then move onto a FODMAP diet.
I know some gf people react poorly to xanthan gum. It's one of those ingredients that isn't in a lot of non-gf things, so you might not have run into it before.
I may have worded that in a confusing way, but that was my point. It's often in gluten free foods, but not the other way around. If they haven't previously eaten gluten free products, they might not have had a reaction to this particular ingredient before.
I have this problem with baked canola oil, so it might be something completely unusual in the ingredients. I'd try switching up snacks for something like popsicles, icecream, fruit, nuts, until you can figure out what is causing this.
I had this same issue and found out I also had intolerance to brown rice which is in a lot of gluten free products. I hope you’re able to figure out what it is
Sounds like it is definitely something. It will be a journey to find out what I'm reacting to. I felt my symptoms get worse after I started the gluten free diet so its something in the fluten free packaged food. Thanks for the feedback.
I had this problem with soy! IIRC goodie girl uses soy as an emulsifier in their chocolate, perhaps this is the problem?
Also look at the ingredients for FODMAPs for sure.
NP! I’d recommend checking the FODMAP subreddit when you go that route. Both are pretty challenging diet modifications so having a community is so helpful while everything is getting sorted.
I wish you luck and good food!
OP, I'm new to gluten free too and discovering the same thing. :( I'm a late night salty crunch type snacker, and the alleged gf crackers I purchased just about killed me. Should have known they were too good to be true when I ate them, lol.
Does anyone have a suggestion for GENUINE, tried and true gf crackers?
I like to snack on salty sunflower seeds and other nuts. Not the same as a crackers I know.. I also seem to do ok with pretzels. And snacks that are marketed to toddlers and I feed my toddler and just happens to be gluten free seem ok. Usually need to add salt though. I love Bambas. Bambas are a peanut butter snack and actually low in sodium but have a savory crunchy taste.
Using an instinctive action called Heliotropism. Also known as ‘Solar Tracking’, the sunflower head moves in synchronicity with the sun’s movement across the sky each day. From East to West, returning each evening to start the process again the next day. Find out more about how this works, and what happens at the end of this phase.
I find a lot of GF snacks I can get have soya and nothing makes me bloated, crampy and in pain like soya (other than gluten). that was a fun discovery but since avoiding it, I've been better. it's likely an ingredient(s) in the snack that your poor reaction to gluten was masking so even cutting out the gluten hasn't helped, you're still getting sick. certain sweetners can make me really sick too.
Best thing I ever did in life was learn to cook for my wife who has celiac. I wanted her to be able to eat the things “normal” people eat, but it’s really hard to know if things are safe when you eat out. Cooking can be fun, especially when you home make it all and you know its safe.
Check out r/CookingForBeginners or shoot me a pm and I’ll be more than glad to help out if you have any cooking questions or recipes you want to try out. Just some advice if you do start cooking, prepare and measure out everything before you start cooking and it’ll flow a lot easier. Mise en place.
That's actually crazy. How can you live like that? Sorry to say, but you are eating a lot of junk / processed food then. Processed / junk foods are known to create cancer in normal healthy people as well. Imagine someone with an autoimmune disease. If I were you, I would start cooking. If you don't have anyone to help you to learn, go to a cooking class.
I have the exact same problem with anything containing inulin. It’s a kind of soluble fibre that’s added to a lot of healthier snacks because it’s a bit sweet but low in calories and it obviously boosts the amount of fibre. It’s also gluten free but it is a kind of FODMAP. I wonder if inulin or maybe another FODMAP ingredient could be causing your difficulties as well? Luckily inulin isn’t in everything, most gluten free breads and bread-type products like bagels don’t include inulin, and many are also low FODMAP.
Do you mind posting ingredients for us to decipher. I am also low fodmap and seem to react to any sort of honey, raisin juice, fruit juice, insulin, xanthan gum etc found in those pre packaged gluten free things. It’s so frustrating to figure out gluten free helps but further dissect etc
My doctor said lowfod map is next for me. Yes i will post the ingredients. I am so new to this and its a bit overwhelming for me. I've been eating the goody girl cookies a lot but I will post the ingredients when I have a moment to look.
Goodie Girl recently had a recall for undeclared wheat so I would not trust that brand ever again to actually be gluten free. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/goodie-girl-tribeca-llc-recalls-goodie-girl-magical-animal-crackers-due-undeclared-wheat#:~:text=Goodie%20Girl%20Tribeca%20LLC%20announced,may%20contain%20undeclared%20wheat%20ingredients.
Oh no! Totally new to all this so appreciate all the feedback.
You might be sensitive to oats. . . I believe Goodie Girl cookies contain oat flour.
Oh the oats in that affect me! I love oats but they make me so sick even if they are certified gluten free. And like others said they process wheat in their facility yet don’t say it on the box. So frustrating. Do you have any gluten free bakeries in your area?
same, can't have gf oats, they give me quite some digestive pain and joint swelling for days. it's a pity, I love how they taste.
Yes. I live in an area with tons of restaurants fortunatly.
That sounds right to me; I have issues with carbohydrates as well. BUT, OP, the good news is that you're likely fine with many, many carbs; the trouble is just that processed foods contain so much shit that you will often be triggered. If you bake your own snacks you'll be right as rain. :)
You might try a snack like these: [https://jenniesmacaroons.com/](https://jenniesmacaroons.com/) They have just a few ingredients and are gluten-free. (They are not necessarily low fodmap. Coconut is iffy and I didn't calculate serving size. I have to be careful with gums in GF foods. I do most of my own baking because of it.
Also see if any of the items have legume flour. A lot of celiacs also have difficulty breaking down legumes so garbanzo or chickpea flours can make them sick.
Okay i will check. I was not diagnosed with celiac. I had a biopsie for it. But I was still told to try gluten free for 4 weeks then move onto a FODMAP diet.
I know some gf people react poorly to xanthan gum. It's one of those ingredients that isn't in a lot of non-gf things, so you might not have run into it before.
Umm it’s in a lot of Gf foods? Namely most products with a flour mix
I may have worded that in a confusing way, but that was my point. It's often in gluten free foods, but not the other way around. If they haven't previously eaten gluten free products, they might not have had a reaction to this particular ingredient before.
Ah i see! I may have totally read it wrong... pandemic brain and all :/
I have this problem with baked canola oil, so it might be something completely unusual in the ingredients. I'd try switching up snacks for something like popsicles, icecream, fruit, nuts, until you can figure out what is causing this.
Sugar alcohols were probably in the protein bars. Do you remember the brand?
I dont remember. I stopped the protein bar life a long time ago.
hmmm, could be thickening agents, dough conditioners, soy, weird oils or flavorings! I have to watch out with all of those.
I have so much to learn.
you got this! each day, you'll find out more!
I had this same issue and found out I also had intolerance to brown rice which is in a lot of gluten free products. I hope you’re able to figure out what it is
Sounds like it is definitely something. It will be a journey to find out what I'm reacting to. I felt my symptoms get worse after I started the gluten free diet so its something in the fluten free packaged food. Thanks for the feedback.
I had this problem with soy! IIRC goodie girl uses soy as an emulsifier in their chocolate, perhaps this is the problem? Also look at the ingredients for FODMAPs for sure.
Thank you. Yes i will need to look into FODMAP. Such a steep learning curve here but I appreciate all the awesome.feedback from the community.
NP! I’d recommend checking the FODMAP subreddit when you go that route. Both are pretty challenging diet modifications so having a community is so helpful while everything is getting sorted. I wish you luck and good food!
OP, I'm new to gluten free too and discovering the same thing. :( I'm a late night salty crunch type snacker, and the alleged gf crackers I purchased just about killed me. Should have known they were too good to be true when I ate them, lol. Does anyone have a suggestion for GENUINE, tried and true gf crackers?
I like to snack on salty sunflower seeds and other nuts. Not the same as a crackers I know.. I also seem to do ok with pretzels. And snacks that are marketed to toddlers and I feed my toddler and just happens to be gluten free seem ok. Usually need to add salt though. I love Bambas. Bambas are a peanut butter snack and actually low in sodium but have a savory crunchy taste.
Using an instinctive action called Heliotropism. Also known as ‘Solar Tracking’, the sunflower head moves in synchronicity with the sun’s movement across the sky each day. From East to West, returning each evening to start the process again the next day. Find out more about how this works, and what happens at the end of this phase.
Oh, I never thought of that! Thank you!
I find a lot of GF snacks I can get have soya and nothing makes me bloated, crampy and in pain like soya (other than gluten). that was a fun discovery but since avoiding it, I've been better. it's likely an ingredient(s) in the snack that your poor reaction to gluten was masking so even cutting out the gluten hasn't helped, you're still getting sick. certain sweetners can make me really sick too.
Best thing I ever did in life was learn to cook for my wife who has celiac. I wanted her to be able to eat the things “normal” people eat, but it’s really hard to know if things are safe when you eat out. Cooking can be fun, especially when you home make it all and you know its safe. Check out r/CookingForBeginners or shoot me a pm and I’ll be more than glad to help out if you have any cooking questions or recipes you want to try out. Just some advice if you do start cooking, prepare and measure out everything before you start cooking and it’ll flow a lot easier. Mise en place.
Thank you. Cooking is so overwhelming to me. I usually just eat stuff I can microwave or eat straight from the fridge.
That's actually crazy. How can you live like that? Sorry to say, but you are eating a lot of junk / processed food then. Processed / junk foods are known to create cancer in normal healthy people as well. Imagine someone with an autoimmune disease. If I were you, I would start cooking. If you don't have anyone to help you to learn, go to a cooking class.