Sweet potatoes OK?

[Alex the rash]

Hello from a newbie living in Thailand.  Have read recently that potatoes and rice can antagonize a celliac sufferer.but sweet potatoes are ok? Any thoughts on this please...

[kareng]

40 minutes ago, Alex the rash said:

Hello from a newbie living in Thailand.  Have read recently that potatoes and rice can antagonize a celliac sufferer.but sweet potatoes are ok? Any thoughts on this please...

Potatoes, rice and sweet potatoes are all gluten free and fine for a Celiac.  Just don’t cook them with gluten added in some way.

[Ennis-TX]

17 hours ago, Alex the rash said:

Hello from a newbie living in Thailand.  Have read recently that potatoes and rice can antagonize a celliac sufferer.but sweet potatoes are ok? Any thoughts on this please...

Should be fine, I think I know the concerns. Rice is sometimes processed with other gluten containing grains. In the US this has been a issues with several companies that do more then JUST rice, and make several products with wheat, barley, etc. But where you are you more likely to get farm to market rice grown, harvested, and processed by equipment and facilities that never handle gluten.

Rice, and potatoes are starch/carbs, some with celiac develop SIBO, or Candida in their compromised intestines. These bacteria and fungi chow down on simple sugars, starches, carbs turning them into gas and causing gas and pain.

Potatoes fall into the nightshade family, some people develop issues with nightshades like potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, and can not eat them without issues. Sweet Potatoes are actually in a different family and many find them easier to digest. This might be what your read.

[ch88]

They are fine as they are all gluten free. If you have non responsive celiac disease (which is very rare) or have problems with cross contamination (which is very common) I recommend trying the Fresno diet. Here is a link. It includes all vegetables and rice. 

http://www.thepatientceliac.com/2013/03/04/the-gluten-contamination-elimination-diet/

Ground grain and oats are often cross contaminated with wheat. I have heard that cross contamination happens often with other types of grain/flours but rice is much less likely to be cross contaminated.

[healthysquirrel]

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[Alex the rash]

Thanks for all your replies, Ive had Leaky Gut for about 4 years also,therefore very anti tomatoes,egg whites,broccoli,pineapple,advacado,oranges,dairy.

 Sweet potatoes are fine and plentiful here,but this year they have a worm infestation which in a way is a good sign they havent been chemicaled..but they are riddled with it.hence eating white potatoes and rice as a bulk filler,it seems over the last 3 months this problem has turned into celliac intolerance,im sorta ok with that because i just do not eat processed food or street food.

 I have no stomach symptoms atall, all normal in that respect,no2 is always well formed and regular [sorry for that] no sickness,just a violent itchy rash and leg/feet edema if i get something wrong. im also going through a pretty stressful time just now which im trying to get the better of in a thoughtful rather than a worrying way.

   TIA for any helpful info, Alex..