anyone else here gags when eating wheat bread

[Deaconvert]

I don't know why this is so. I looked for answers but couldn't find it. I really want to eat wheat bread because of healthy benefits like fiber, etc. If anyone knows how I can stop this reaction, please help, thanks

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

Try eating other kinds of bread. Sprouted wheat is actually much more nutritionally dense. Ezekial bread, for example. You also might have a gluten sensitivity. Or it could be completely psychological. I have no idea. Try eating gluten free bread and see if you have the same reaction.

My son refuses to eat white or wheat bread. He will only eat sprouted grain or brown bread, I don't know why. I offer him wheat bread sometimes, he'll take a bite and look slightly grossed out and hand it back to me saying no thank you expectantly hoping for "his" bread. Lol.

[Deaconvert]

Originally Posted by Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi

Try eating other kinds of bread. Sprouted wheat is actually much more nutritionally dense. Ezekial bread, for example. You also might have a gluten sensitivity. Or it could be completely psychological. I have no idea. Try eating gluten free bread and see if you have the same reaction.

My son refuses to eat white or wheat bread. He will only eat sprouted grain or brown bread, I don't know why. I offer him wheat bread sometimes, he'll take a bite and look slightly grossed out and hand it back to me saying no thank you expectantly hoping for "his" bread. Lol.

Thank you!

[ginkgo]

Am I the only one who has heard of Celiac diseae?
What Is Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease is a hereditary allergy to gluten that results in damage to the small intestine. Common symptoms include loose stools, fatigue, weight loss and generally poor health. However, symptoms can vary widely and include constipation, weight gain, and a skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis.

What Is Gluten?

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten is responsible for the springiness and stretchiness of bread. Without it, bread turns out heavy and dense.

Wheat is very unhealthy and is not a whole grain.

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Am I the only one who has heard of Celiac diseae?

No, you are not the only one. I was tested for Celiac Disease back when I was 18. It's not as common as some people might like you to think, according to the gastroenterologist and nutritionist that I saw on a bimonthly basis for 3 years.

But it is possible to have gluten sensitivity and NOT have celiac disease. That's probably more of an issue in the population than Celiac.

[Weena]

Originally Posted by Deaconvert

I don't know why this is so. I looked for answers but couldn't find it. I really want to eat wheat bread because of healthy benefits like fiber, etc. If anyone knows how I can stop this reaction, please help, thanks

You could be gluten intolerant or gluten allergic... maybe your body is giving you a hint? Get tested...

[metamorph]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Celiac disease is a hereditary allergy to gluten that results in damage to the small intestine.
Wheat is very unhealthy and is not a whole grain.

So let's stop eating celery too then: Food Standards Agency - Eat well, be well - Celery allergy

[Lifeisamazing]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Am I the only one who has heard of Celiac diseae?
What Is Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease is a hereditary allergy to gluten that results in damage to the small intestine. Common symptoms include loose stools, fatigue, weight loss and generally poor health. However, symptoms can vary widely and include constipation, weight gain, and a skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis.

What Is Gluten?

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten is responsible for the springiness and stretchiness of bread. Without it, bread turns out heavy and dense.

Wheat is very unhealthy and is not a whole grain.

And this is a fact?

[goldberg]

Originally Posted by Deaconvert

I don't know why this is so. I looked for answers but couldn't find it. I really want to eat wheat bread because of healthy benefits like fiber, etc. If anyone knows how I can stop this reaction, please help, thanks

You may be having an allergic reaction because you have an intolerance, it is worth getting tested to be sure. There are many ways you can get fibre other than this way.

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

The reason I don't think it's a gluten sensitivity is that these issues are usually evident through digestive disease. Your body actually has to try to digest the material before an actual physiological response to the allergy can occur.

If OP is just gagging on bread when he puts it in his mouth, it probably isn't a food allergy because his body hasn't even had time to have an allergic reaction, since there is no allergen present in the digestive tract. In fact most of the time Celiac is diagnosed because of nutrient malabsorption issues.

The reason I was tested was because I had idiopathic gastropareisis for 3 years - the muscles in my digestive tract stopped functioning and I suffered malnutrition as a result of being unable to take in nutrients.

[Angela]

Maybe you just don't like wheat bread. There are lots and lots of other ways to get the fiber and nutrients you want -- higher quality and in more quantity.

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by Angela

Maybe you just don't like wheat bread.

This is my line of thinking. I can hardly even smell peanut butter without gagging, but I'm not allergic to peanuts.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

This is my line of thinking. I can hardly even smell peanut butter without gagging, but I'm not allergic to peanuts.

I have felt that way about peanut butter, too -- yuckola. And now I like it. Spinach, the same way, and also oatmeal. I think our bodies just want different things at different times in our lives.

[ENTP]

Originally Posted by Deaconvert

I don't know why this is so. I looked for answers but couldn't find it. I really want to eat wheat bread because of healthy benefits like fiber, etc. If anyone knows how I can stop this reaction, please help, thanks

blagh I hate wheat bread... it tastes like licking a dirty floor.

BUT...I don't know if you have that REAL rye/pumpernickel German bread in any produce markets near you...but it's actually even MORE beneficial than normal wheat bread and it tastes far better. Much more hearty, moist and juicy...in a good way.

They're WAY smaller than the normal bread packages...more like a 5x5x2 package. (in inches)

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by Angela

I have felt that way about peanut butter, too -- yuckola. And now I like it. Spinach, the same way, and also oatmeal. I think our bodies just want different things at different times in our lives.

I find people's aversions to food fascinating because it doesn't seem to make sense. It doesn't appear to involve allergies, yet one person absolutely cannot stand a certain type of food, and another person can't stand something else. For some people, it's texture, which would really be obnoxious, because it wipes out gigantic swaths of food.

I also hate eggplant. It's the only vegetable I can think of that I can hardly choke down. Makes no sense.

[Angela]

I'm not a big fan of eggplant, either, or any variety of squash. It's that texture.

[moonrambler]

See though, I love squash, and I have no problems with zucchini. So having that level of aversion to eggplant is weird for me.

[Angela]

Maybe your mother was frightened by an eggplant when she was pregnant with you?

[missbhaven]

I get hiccups and sneeze when I first start eating most wheat flour based products. (at least that's when it's most obvious to me)
I don't have gluten sensitivity.
I am sensitive to artifical vitamin c.
But it's weird.. I only do this to solid foods. Drinks and other stuff with artifical vitamin c don't cause me to react in such a way.
But when I have a LOT of juices .. my lips start go bring pink and slightly swell

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by Angela

Maybe your mother was frightened by an eggplant when she was pregnant with you?

An eggplant stuck in a jar of peanut butter!

[Angela]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

An eggplant stuck in a jar of peanut butter!

Blehhhh! my unborn child has now been cursed!

[Honeywith4bees]

Originally Posted by Angela

I'm not a big fan of eggplant, either, or any variety of squash. It's that texture.

SQUASH! Even the WORD makes me cringe!

[Honeywith4bees]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

See though, I love squash, and I have no problems with zucchini. So having that level of aversion to eggplant is weird for me.

My Mother was a card carrying member of the clean your plate club AND an avid gardener, thus zucchini was a staple of our dinner repertoire from July through late September. Oh! How I HATED zucchini!!!! (Still do to . . . )

[ENTP]

squash is DISGUSTING. And so is zucchini... especially the way me mum made it.

But eggplant? Shoot me to heaven, oh man. In marinara sauce.....yesssss.

[votoshka]

Originally Posted by Deaconvert

I don't know why this is so. I looked for answers but couldn't find it. I really want to eat wheat bread because of healthy benefits like fiber, etc. If anyone knows how I can stop this reaction, please help, thanks

You don't NEED wheat bread in fact, it's not really that healthy at all find something else with fibre!

[Deaconvert]

ok thanks guys for the good ideas. I'll start eating healthy foods that I love.