Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Last week the food section of my newspaper had a little blurb about Bob's Red Mill releasing two varieties of GF oats (rolled and steel- cut). Saturday I drove to Bob's Red Mill--I'm lucky enough to be within about 10 miles of it--and bought a 32 oz. bag of the rolled oats (about $6.50). I had oatmeal with dried figs for lunch. And for dinner. And then I had it with a diced Granny Smith apple for dinner the next night. And still, the oatmeal craving is not gone . . . So here's the Bob's Red Mill webpage with their GF oatmeal press release: http://www.bobsredmill.com/gluten_free_info.php Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Oh, yeah, those oats are awesome. I saw the Bob's Red Mill ad in Veggie Times and ordered a case. And made oatmeal raisin cookies. And Oatmeal chocolate bars. As long as there are oats, this gluten free life is wonderful Enjoy all! I need to order some more. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Is it not true that even gluten free oats may be troublesome for those of us who have celiac disease?? (Believe me, I would LOVE to feel safe eating the gf oats...it would be very helpful to use them both in cooking and baking.) If we try the gf oats should we be tested (by having bloodwork done) to make certain it isn't affecting us in a negative way? ***I don't suppose there are any physician members in this group to advise us on this? Thanks for any info. Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Pam It is very true that the protein in oats is very similar to gluten and that many people with CD cannot tolerate it for it's own sake. If you haven't eaten oats for awhile it might not show up on blood work, so the only real way to test it is to try it, and observe for reactions. My reaction to pure uncontaminated oats is pretty obvious and shows up within 15 minutes of exposure. My daughter can handle oats once every two or three months, but my husband and sons (who are non-CD gluten intolerant as a diagnosis) can eat oats with only brain symptoms rather than a gut reaction. It all depends on the reason for the diagnosis. As far as I know, the research is not showing that the avenin is damaging the digestive tract in the same way as wheat gliadin does, however, since it is the prolamin content which causes a reaction in what we call gluten grains (wheat, rye, barley, triticale, spelt and kamut) is is possible that since oats has a MUCH lower prolamin content than the other grains, that it is tolerate by some because of how substantially lower pure oats are in prolamins. Wheat, rye and barley for instance are up to 40% prolamin, while oat is between 10 and 15%. Some people with CD can even tolerate pure secalin (from rye) and hordein from barley on occassion, but at this point in time it is not recommended for anyone following a CD treatment diet, whereas oats are being recommended more and more because of their properties for stabilizing cholestrol, etc. In and of itself, it's not even, strictly speaking, the prolamins which are causing problems, but rather the peptides produced when the body digests the prolamins. Recent research is demonstrating some really interesting findings which are calling into question the original " gold standard " of diagnosing with a biopsy because some people with obvious peptide responses are coming up negative in biopsies. For 40 years only those with damage in a specific section of the GI tract on biopsy were being diagnosed as having CD, but now research is looking at the body's response to prolamins and peptides instead and moving toward a different method of diagnosis - one which is much less invasive - hooray! HTH BL On Dec 24, 2007 8:24 AM, Pam Retzlaff <pamretz wrote: > Is it not true that even gluten free oats may be troublesome for those of us > who have celiac disease?? (Believe me, I would LOVE to feel safe eating the > gf oats...it would be very helpful to use them both in cooking and baking.) > > If we try the gf oats should we be tested (by having bloodwork done) to > make certain it isn't affecting us in a negative way? > > ***I don't suppose there are any physician members in this group to advise > us on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Brenda: When you say your daughter can tolerate oats every two or three months, are we talking about a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast? (I really do miss my oatmeal in the mornings.) I have a bag of gf oats in my pantry and it's been there for a month or so....I've been trying to decide if I should have some oatmeal or not. It's amazing to me the amount of people who assume that those of us on a gf diet will regularly " cheat " and eat something we know we shouldn't. This is not like a diet for weight loss, where if you cheat the only consequence is that you won't lose weight! Ah, well. Many people simply don't understand the importance of following the proper diet for celiac disease. Thank you for taking time to reply. I have learned a great deal from these forums, and I'm grateful for them. Happy Holidays to one and all. Pam : ) Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 We use GF oats here on special occations. I find that if everyone with CD is feeling well, they tolerate the GF oats just fine. But if they are not feeling well, then they do not. It is not worth it for me to use GF oats all the time. But once a week I will fix hot oat meal, or for a special roast use GF oats. I worry a lot about it, and I do not want anyone getting sick because of me. I would say if you are feeling well, try the oats. See how you feel. That is the best indicator. Oats them selves are GF. So it would not show up on a test unless the oats you were eating were contamitaed with Gluten. That is the problem in the US, they grown and harvest Gluten grains and oats together. But if they are GF, that means they are not. I hope this all makes sense and I did not ramble too much. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yes a bowl of pure GF oats in a bowl. Usually we make a multi-grain hot cereal with rice, quinoa, millet, buckwheat and wild rice. Once every so often she can tolerate the steel cut oats. BL On Dec 24, 2007 5:35 PM, Pam Retzlaff <pamretz wrote: > Brenda: > > When you say your daughter can tolerate oats every two or three months, are > we talking about a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast? (I really do miss my > oatmeal in the mornings.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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