Any other Hashimoto people grain-free?

[hashi53]

In my exhaustive reading anything I can find on Hashimoto's it seems many are grain-free with the idea that grains can cause inflamation in autoimmune suffers, maybe not all but any way...I am eating buckwheat instead of rice or other nongluten grains I was using...my stomach seems less distended and that makes me happy...I have hated that pregant look for years. Will keep you posted.

[hashi53]

First I would suggest cutting out sugar caffeine alcohol and give no gluten a try again...you can buy lettuce and frozen veggies are always on sale...bags of carrots are pretty cheap...avoid tomatoes they seem to contribute to inflammation...I know it is challenging and yes it seems expensive but i found it very expensive when buying all the gluten free stuff and now i just buy bluckwheat flour and groats, which you can grind into flour and  that saves money too. Cream of buckwheat is not that expensive or try oatmeal for breakfast...that is cheap...and it is better than wheat based cereals and baked goods...brown rice is better than white rice if you like rice...and cans of beans, all kinds are a good source of plant protein and can be bought cheaply or buy bags of dry and follow the directions.
I know it is overwhelming but for me it is worth it and i wish i had tried it all earlier in life and found out I had hashimoto's at a younger age but i didn't ...it is still never too late...it is hard to cook for kids and yourself when trying these things but I spent my childhood constipated so I could probably have felt better and been healthier back then if i had not eaten anything and everything...good luck. If I think of other ideas i will post them.

[jenniferk86]

Good for you!  I find it hard to do this because I am poor to put it bluntly.  That stuff is expensive, isnt it, even fresh fruit and veggies in the quantities that this would require is expensive.  And I tried Gluten free for a week and it seemed to have absolutely no effect and had a test done to see if I had gluten intolerance, and No I didnt, but I want to try something that will help me, and I dont really know where to start, but I suspect food could be the culprit, so I am open to any ideas, that are not so expensive, and something more than a gluten free diet/and or something different than a gluten free diet.  I suspect I have some inflamation going on in my body since it hurts all the time, so I am trying to figure out , what I should try eliminating and what I can keep.  I also have 2 kids so, I have to also cater to them.  any suggestions?

[hashi53]

I forgot to add that I do eat an apple a day and sometimes have unsweetened applesauce.

[hashi53]

I am not on just a gluten free diet...that is what i started on but the other eliminations help me with the inflammation and I felt bad after ingesting them... I imagine it is trial and error for everyone.

but what good question, Jennifer...lol...I am still overweight so I must be eating something.

Lately for breakfast I have been having cream of buckwheat with coconut milk and cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and vanilla. I have water to drink and decaf coffee with a little coconut milk.

Yesterday for lunch I had chicken chow mein (I did have some rice with it) when we dined out, water and decaf coffee.

I had 2 buckwheat cinnamon buns for a snack.

For dinner I made beef stew (thickened with tapioca flour) and a tossed salad. I had water and then decaf coffee.

I had spice tea in the evening.

The day before that I had the cream of buckwheat in the morning and taco salad (no tomatoes, cheese or salsa or corn chips), and for dinner we had boiled vegetables and ring bologna.

And the day before that I had the buckwheat hot cereal, plate of sliced beef and a tossed salad for lunch and homemade buckwheat ham and Daiya (fake) cheese pizza for dinner with a side of 3 bean salad.

I started writing everything down on March 1st so that is how I know what I had.

Today I am making up some buckwheat pancakes that i can have as pancakes or use like flatbread. And later on i will make some homemade buckwheat noodles in my pasta machine...why? because it is fun for me.

I blog at somefoodsarenotmyfriends.blogspot.com if that is of further interest to you.

I am sure this might not be for everyone, but it seems to be working well for me. I ate whatever i wanted to for the first 50 years of my life and felt lousy most/all of the time so for me these eliminations are not a big deal anymore...I just want to feel better...good...and improve my quality of life...Hashimoto's? I got you covered...you're not going to beat me down anymore.

More to come...thanks for asking, Jennifer. Good luck!
PS BTW I have not had a cold or flu or fever or respiratory or stomach upset in a long long time...this is huge for me...yes, I have an autoimmune disease which caused me to be hypothyroid but these common ailments seem to no longer be a part of my life and I suspect I have the eliminations to give the credit to.

[jenniferk86]

I see all the foods that we cant eat on a gluten free diet, how about the foods we can eat?   You listed all sorts of things you cant eat, and when I think of eating those are all the foods I can think of, so whats left? can you give some examples of days of your menu?

[Lori707]

I have Hash's also with Chronic Lymes.
Can you please send me your recipe for buckwheat pancakes?
I eat brown rice and am gluten free. I don't eat tomatoes, potatoes (which are pro-inflammatory), soy, sugar, dairy products, nuts(I'm allergic), red meat and no alchol etc.
Look into potatoes. I subsituted it for Sweet Potatoes and Yams which are really not potatoes.