We've been gluten-free so I know that it's not that hard. There are so many gluten-free alternatives now and though they're not as great as real bread, pasta, etc. I can live.
I cut out dairy from Olive's diet recently because she's so constipated. Dairy is much harder to cut out than gluten -- no cheese, no butter..... I'd rather give up gluten!
Which would you rather give up?
bananas / 9899 posts
Gluten. I love cheese way too much.
I wouldn't go gluten free either though anyway.
coconut / 8475 posts
DAIRY. Dairy is the devil. 
Gluten isn't the greatest and for me, I believe it to be harder to live without. I could do without dairy any day (not because I don't love it, but because it is so bad for me).
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I have given up both but Gluten is easier because there are much better replacement products made with rice or corn. Fake cheese is nasty, not gonna lie.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Dairy. I gave it up for a few months and it wasn't horrible. I can't live without my carbs...but I would have to be careful to get things with no dairy in them!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
DH is lactose intolerant so I feel like I'd be more prepared to give up dairy. I already pretty much cook dairy free, and I know little secrets on how to get around it.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
Mmmm butter vs. bread. This is tough! Probably dairy. I couldn't eat without real butter or cheese.
apricot / 452 posts
The RE clinic that I have decided to go to suggests that all patients go both gluten and dairy free. I almost didn't pick this clinic because of this. I love bread!!!! I think going gluten free is going to be really hard. I am already about 95% dairy free, so going completely dairy free will be easy compaired to gluten free.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Gluten would be easier fo rme to give up, I love me some cheese!
coconut / 8305 posts
Hmmmm I've given up both... Don't really know which was harder though. Dairy was the very first cut I made so I think just having any restriction so that in itself was hard. And I was a milk addict so there were times I literally cried when I opened the fridge and saw that beautiful gallon & sometimes I still miss it. Wheat on the other hand didn't seem like it'd be a big deal bc I "don't eat much bread" but I had horrible cravings & withdrawals... I think at times I wanted bread more than I ever wanted milk! Lol
Now that I've been without them awhile I've found good substitutions for both so idk.... I think dairy would allow more options but wheat/gluten is in a lot of stuff too. 
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
Neither. I'm so over these diet trends. I'd rather eat less of both than give up one completely.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I'd rather give up gluten. I love cheese too much.
honeydew / 7235 posts
had to give up gluten due to celiac.
if I had to cut dairy also i might cry. i eat so much cheese.
pomegranate / 3331 posts
i'd rather give up gluten because i have Celiac and it makes me very sick!
but it depends, because with Celiac, a single bread crumb will make me sick, so avoiding it is very hard. i know some people with dairy intolerances can tolerate a small amount, or will only feel a little under the weather from it, so i think that would be way easier than having to be SO careful all the time!
that said, i LOVE ice cream, so i'm glad i can eat dairy
grapefruit / 4442 posts
Oh pasta, bread, cake or dairy products? Oh thats so hard. I think I might do without dairy I need my cake
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
So hard to choose. I am having to cut dairy now, cause of R's reflux so I guess dairy. No clue how I am going to survive without cheese and ice cream.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
Gluten. I used to be allergic to wheat so I mostly know how to do this... I love cheese and yogurt too much.
Although if I had to, I'd give up whatever it takes to be healthy and/or keep my family healthy.
coconut / 8234 posts
I love bread and I love love cheese. Fake cheeses are nasty. Gluten free pasta is not bad, I bought some by accident...so I would give up gluten.
I did an elimination diet when I was having stomach/intestinal issues and had to give up both for a short period of time. Thank the lord that neither were the cause of my issues because I'd be sad.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Definitely gluten! I've given it up before and we eat it minimally anyhow. It's easy to find new favorites by baking/cooking with alternative flours.
But I LOVE dairy, cheese, butter, yogurt, raw milk, I use it a lot!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
@bunnylove08: have you ever had a cake made with no butter or milk? lol! It's not the same 
I've done both, I feel like there are better alternatives out there for GF these days so giving it up is easier.
pomelo / 5720 posts
Dairy. I have an allergy so I don't eat it anymore but I was never really a fan anyway. I also have a wheat sensitivity and that is much harder because I love pretzels and bread! The GF alternatives just aren't the same.
cherry / 178 posts
I am completely wheat-free, so gluten-free would only be a little bit more complicated, but I think I'd rather give up dairy! Or at least, be lactose intolerant instead of having a wheat allergy... Lactaid exists, but there's nothing to help me when I have a reaction to a bread crumb and my stomach hurts for the next three days.
honeydew / 7667 posts
Gluten. I've been GF for the better part of a decade. It's not so bad but cheese and butter now those I would miss.
grapefruit / 4862 posts
I would much rather cut out gluten. I could cut milk and go to almond milk, etc, but no good replacement for cheese, and butter is in EVERYTHING in restaurants!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@MrsTiz: mr. bee has actually been gluten-free for over a decade, and charlie has a dairy intolerance so we've really been doing it for health reasons and not to follow a trend.... and i definitely don't want to give up dairy!
but olive has been so constipated lately, and dairy is one of the first things doctors suggest you give up. i think it may just be in our genes because we're all constipated no matter how healthy we eat!
honeydew / 7667 posts
@Orvis18: snyders make a GF pretzel that is pretty tasty.
ETA, wow, I didn't realize there were so many of us that had to give up gluten already.
pomegranate / 3204 posts
If I HAD to give up one, I would give up dairy. I love breads and pastas too much! I don't plan on giving up either though!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
Dairy. I'm lactose intolerant and LO is allergic so it seems easier for me. Although, I do get jealous when my friends tell me their kids will eat anything if you dump cheese on it!
grapefruit / 4442 posts
@prettylizy: i had a GF cupcake before and I did miss all the yummy gluten
I actually sometimes forgo milk by having soy substitutes and its okay and I can live with it.
bananas / 9227 posts
I can't live without cheese and butter. I'd have to give up gluten.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
If I had to, I would rather give up dairy. There are so many other alternatives like coconut, soy or almond milk.
nectarine / 2765 posts
Oh my...I couldn't give up either. If I had to choose, I'd give up dairy, since I love bread/cake, etc way too much. My sister is actually gluten and dairy free so I see how difficult it can be, especially with eating out, etc.
nectarine / 2936 posts
I've been gluten free for 5 years so I'm used to that even though it can be TOUGH at times. I'd rather give up that than dairy. I would die if I had to give up both because I eat much more dairy now that I'm GF than I did before.
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