Can i become vegan with....?

Question

Can i become a vegan with Ceoliac deises(its a gluten intollarece).

Cause i cant have bread,lollies,wheat,chips,ect.

I want to be vegan because of animal cruelty and the way they are toucherded

Answer 1

Here is a gluten free vegan cookbook: http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Vegan-...

Answer 2

yes you can. because there is stuff out there that is vegan and glueten free. your main food source would be trader joes or another health food store.

Answer 3

maybe you should be vegitarian... its pretty hard to be a vegan period so having that desease you could get really sick...

Answer 4

Yes, you can.  I know (online) several gluten-free vegans.  The forums at http://www.theppk.com have lots of threads covering gluten-free cooking and baking, and there are cookbooks that can help, too.

Answer 5

It's difficult, but it can be done.  There are gluten-free baking mixes, for example, and there are also companies that make gluten-free items that are also vegan.  I have seen gluten-free bread as well.

Amy's Kitchen has a number of items geared toward special diets, including gluten intolerance, vegan, etc.

Several vegan online retailers have sections with gluten free items.

Most chips I've seen are corn or potato chips, which should be okay on a celiac diet.

Answer 6

I imagine without wheat, it would be difficult. What vegans don't eat in eggs or dairy, we tend to make up with products that contain at least trace amounts of wheat. I don't think it would be impossible, but you'd have a much tougher time finding acceptable foods.

Answer 7

Wow, I haven't met anyonone else with such a diet, buy my six-yr-old daughter has Celiac and is a strict vegetarian.  It is EXTREMELY difficult, I won't lie, but it is possible.  She does eat dairy though.  Just no meat, fish or eggs.  There are lots of things to eat, and because the specialty gluten-free foods are made in factories that are very aware of allergies, they usually have vegan options as well.  For example, my daughter loves Amy's frozen rice macaroni and cheese.  She gets the real cheese, but they also have a rice pasta with soy cheese...  At home you should be fine.  The hard part is that a lot of restaraunts now offer gluten-free options, but it usually means steak or shrimp...  Anyway, I hope this helps.  Good luck.

Ninja, you say you can have trace amounts of gluten?  And you have Celiac?  How do you figure that?

I guess its none of my business, but are you sure?   My daughter becomes violently ill if she actually eats gluten.  But apparently traces don't make her throw up either; they just injure her body without us knowing.  When she had blood work done recently they discovered her antibody count was too high, meaning she was getting gluten somehow even though she hadn't gotten sick from it in a year.  They say its a big deal and Ive had to change the way I read ingredients, even be sure to sanitize my hands before I play with her.  I could be wrong, but I think Celiac is Celiac, and if you have it gluten hurts your body even if you dont throw up.  Im not trying to be argumentitive, just curious.  Am I wrong?

Answer 8

There are a few sites that can help you with it.

http://www.glutenfreemall.com is one. They have some great stuff. Check them out and order whatever you like.

You could also check out this site: http://www.celiac.com/blogs?Page=2 Check out the blogs, as well as other links with some great information you can use.

It's not always easy to find gluten-free foods, but it's possible. Just do some extensive research on the foods and read labels. Buy some gluten-free recipe books. It may be easier to make stuff yourself than actually finding enough already-made stuff, depending on where you live, so just keep looking and read labels, ask questions and you'll eventually find enough information.

Check out this site: http://www.glutenfreeinfo.com/Diet/S-Foo... Look on the left side of the screen. They have have meat listed on it but you don't need to pay attention to those links.

Also, be careful about other animal-derived ingredients, which you can find a list of here: http://www.geari.org/ingredients.html

You may also want to get a nutritionist who can help you find the right foods, if these links aren't good enough. Get cookbooks. This is a popular one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600940...

With a little research and careful planing, you'll be able to get through it just fine. Have fun making these dishes and finding all the nice vegan food out there.

Answer 9

It's probably not terribly hard;  I have a yeast allergy (not a "sensitivity," an actual allergy) and I manage to get by just fine.  You can still eat soy, right?  If you can, you're good to go!