Intolerance to Eggs, Milk, Wheat and Corn(Maize)

pedro7

Hi all,

My gf just got a food intolerance test done there during the week, and she is intolerant to Wheat, eggs, milk and corn. Plus a few other things but they were the main things.

She is trying to cut it all out of her diet for the next 3 months and then introduce it back in gradually to see what causes problems.

We've been trying to find food that avoids these but its proving difficult. The wheat and eggs and dairy are trick to get around but not impossible. But once corn is in the mix it seems impossible. Corn or maize starch seems to be in EVERYTHING!!! Also its very difficult to get bread that avoids all this. I got spelt flour and made lovely bread but then we discovered that it too is a form of wheat so thought best not to eat it.

Has anyone else encountered this combination of intolerance's? How do you get around it? I thought maybe Rye or Rice flour could be used for bread but its proving hard to track down. (we live near Maynooth)

I got this all purpose baking flour yesterday in Tesco but its got a lot of additives in it plus its nearly €6 for 500g!!!!

Does anyone know where there's any good alternative food shops nearby? Or any other bread or flour we could be using? at a reasonable price...

Do we even need to avoid the maize starch? since its not maize but an extract?

All help is greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!!

Hanley

Just avoid wheat, eggs, corn and dairy.

Like really, c'mon - you guys know this causes problems. Don't try and find some similar product that doesn't, cut it out.

You can eat an incredibly rich and varied diet without any of that stuff. Have a look into some of the paleo/primal style of eating recipes. It's right up your alley.

ebixa82

pedro7 wrote: »

Hi all,

My gf just got a food intolerance test done there during the week, and she is intolerant to Wheat, eggs, milk and corn. Plus a few other things but they were the main things.

She is trying to cut it all out of her diet for the next 3 months and then introduce it back in gradually to see what causes problems.

We've been trying to find food that avoids these but its proving difficult. The wheat and eggs and dairy are trick to get around but not impossible. But once corn is in the mix it seems impossible. Corn or maize starch seems to be in EVERYTHING!!! Also its very difficult to get bread that avoids all this. I got spelt flour and made lovely bread but then we discovered that it too is a form of wheat so thought best not to eat it.

Has anyone else encountered this combination of intolerance's? How do you get around it? I thought maybe Rye or Rice flour could be used for bread but its proving hard to track down. (we live near Maynooth)

I got this all purpose baking flour yesterday in Tesco but its got a lot of additives in it plus its nearly €6 for 500g!!!!

Does anyone know where there's any good alternative food shops nearby? Or any other bread or flour we could be using? at a reasonable price...

Do we even need to avoid the maize starch? since its not maize but an extract?

All help is greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!!

That's not exactly true about wheat/corn starch/maize being in everything...

Off the top of my head there's none in:

Rice
Potatoes
Fish
Meat
Chicken
Vegetables
Fruit
Salad

She won't go hungry

Hanley

ebixa82 wrote: »

That's not exactly true about wheat/corn starch/maize being in everything...

Off the top of my head there's none in:

Rice
Potatoes
Fish
Meat
Chicken
Vegetables
Fruit
Salad

She won't go hungry

Every time you post I like you more.

pwurple

Can I ask what kind of intolerance test your GF had done?

Was it a blood test done by a GP or a hospital, or something else? That is a lot of restriction on a diet, hope it's not unnecessary.

pedro7

It was a blood test, done by boots in Maynooth. I think its done in conjunction with the Fitzwilliam clinic in Dublin?

Stop trying to replace things and just switch to all the stuff she can have

pwurple

That's good that it was a proper test. I've seen people get some sort of arm-raise, arm-lower test, and it seems to tell they are intolerant to so many things!

On avoiding eggs, I have a child with an egg allergy, so I've had to give anyone who looks after her a list of things to avoid.

Things that can contain eggs, check ingredients on these:
Baked things: cake, biscuits, breads, pastries.
Anything battered or breadcrumbed
Some salad dressings, anything with mayo, or aioli.
Sauces like hollandaise, bearnaise etc. Usually with meat or fish. Egg is used to thicken or enrich a lot of sauces
Fresh pasta
Some pasta sauces (carbonara)
Meringue
Some ice-creams
Marshmallows
Mousses, or generally any dessert that isn't plain fruit.

bbam

pedro7 wrote: »

It was a blood test, done by boots in Maynooth. I think its done in conjunction with the Fitzwilliam clinic in Dublin?

How reputable was this??

Seriously, I can't imagine her being properly diagnosed with being intolerant of so many things without being referred to a qualified Dietician for help.

Personally I would be looking for further information on the testing and if she really believes this is a problem she should have proper professional help.

Advising any woman to avoid milk (and presumably all dairy??) without proper advice is crazy and that fact alone would make me think its not a professional setup.

El_Dangeroso

There's no blood test for intolerances. Trust me, if there was I would have found it.

I bet it was an Iga test, this is merely a test of what you have been eating a lot of recently.

The only valid way to test for intolerances is an elimination diet.

The one described is probably a good starting point, they are common foods people are intolerant to. Stick to it for a month and gradually introduce one food at a time and journal any adverse reactions, simple, easy and cheap.

ebixa82

These intolerance tests are a load of bollix.

The amount of people who are denying themselves so many essential foods because some quack convinces them they are intolerant is shocking.

ger_mc

Hi, i got the same test done there about 3 weeks ago and i actually got the same results as your gf! I found it extremely difficult for breakfast ideas but 'im having oatabix with soya milk and blue berries. By having blueberries it takes the idea away that im having soya milk so thats helpful.

With regards to eggs, i have been told that you can't be intolerant to eggs. I used to eat probably too much eggs and i think thats how it showed up on my test. But if you cut back on them and egg products she should be fine.

It really is impossible to eliminate all them ingredients. i'm finding it difficult myself.

El_Dangeroso

ger_mc wrote: »

Hi, i got the same test done there about 3 weeks ago and i actually got the same results as your gf!

Probably because they are really commonly eaten foods.

Plus oatabix and soy milk.. ew.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

maamom

Not to put down your thread but I really would not take any notice of these allergy/intollerence tests. In my experience they really are ridiculous and the stuff seems to be made up on the spot. When my grandad was going through one of his crazy periods he demanded to have one done and the person mentioned the same things as you and more including sugar I think. The man was 80 years of age for gods sake and never had any health problems. If he was allergic or intolerant to half the things she mentioned he wouldnt of been there.