Gluten Intolerance - Expert Advice from Carroll Method NDs
The Carroll Food Intolerance Test results prove I’m gluten intolerant. Allergy testing never revealed gluten as an issue, although I experienced on-going type two allergy reactions.
Carroll Method naturopathic doctors (NDs) provide the best advice – entirely omit gluten from the diet, in any form, and in any quantity. These NDs identify the foods and ingredients that include gluten. You may be surprised by several items on the list.
List of Foods Containing Gluten
My Carroll Method ND’s specific instructions about gluten:
Gluten is a sticky, complex protein found in certain grains: wheat, barley, rye, spelt, triticale, or kamut. Avoid these grains and anything made from them such as liquors, malt, vinegar, malta-dextrin, beer, noodles, bread, wheat germ, or bran. Read labels. They may be used in soups and gravy as thickeners.
There are grains and other flours that do not contain gluten that can be used in place of these, such as, corn, millet, rice, quinoa, wild rice, buckwheat, teff, arrowroot, tapioca, wheatgrass, and barley grass. Oats are often contaminated with gluten during processing, but one can find gluten-free.
Gluten Intolerance - My Pro Tips
If I eat gluten, even a small amount like soy sauce, I can feel my stomach roll and I get gassy. I can also feel an itch on my skin, especially my scalp area.
Gluten Substitutes
Replace grains with greens and veggies. Add greens to every meal, i.e., pour soup and chili over greens.
Bake spaghetti squash to replace pasta. Or use greens, my favorite.
- Use organic and gluten free grains.
Combine grains (from list above) in small amounts with other foods such as beans or veggies.
Toast corn tortillas as a great bread replacement. Even better, lettuce wraps.
Order sandwiches and hamburgers without the bread and add greens.
I love french fries, best to bake or air fry at home.
Nuts are a good snack in small amounts. (My good cholesterol improved.)
For pies, use almond or oat tart crusts, see recipes.
Use tamari to replace soy sauce that contains gluten.
Coconut aminos are another great replacement for soy sauce. (Contains no gluten or soy.)
- Cool grains, then reheat to create a resistance starch with lower glycemic affect.
- Enjoy nuts. Soaking and drying nuts improve digestibility.
Gluten Pitfalls
- Don’t consume gluten-free processed products that lead with starch ingredients.
- Don’t eat grains alone, i.e., a bowl of oatmeal or rice.
- Do not eat french fries and potato chips (an easy go-to for gluten free).
- Don’t consume dishes made with soy sauce.
- Don’t eat vegan dishes containing gluten, i.e., bean or veggie burgers.
- Do not eat casseroles, salads, soups, gravies, containing gluten.
- Don’t drink beer or any alcohol made from grains containing gluten.
- Avoid nuts cooked in seed oils.
Alcohol and Gluten Intolerance
When I drink beer or liquor made from grains containing gluten, all my energy is drained and my stomach may get upset. Beers are usually made wheat, barley and rye, which all contain gluten. Drinking beer drains all my energy.
Alcohol always makes food intolerance symptoms worse.
Gluten Intolerance - Expert Advice
- PCRM’s Nutrition Guide for Clinicians
- Dr. Hyman
American vs. European Wheat (How Americans grow and cook wheat makes a difference. I have fewer symptoms from eating European breads; it is best for me to avoid gluten completely.)
Food combinations can cause digestion issues and are difficult to identify. See information on Fruit and Sugar Intolerance page.
Namaste,
Diane