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Posted 31 August 2012 - 09:56 PM
Hi everybody. My name is Cristina, but I prefer Crissy. I found out about a week ago I had Celliac. All my friends and family don't have it so I'm kinda by myself. I'ts good to know that there are others out there with it like me. I'm 14 going on 15 and I'm looking forward to meeting new pen pals
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 05:40 AM
Hi everybody. My name is Cristina, but I prefer Crissy. I found out about a week ago I had Celliac. All my friends and family don't have it so I'm kinda by myself. I'ts good to know that there are others out there with it like me. I'm 14 going on 15 and I'm looking forward to meeting new pen pals
Welcome Crissy,
There are several younger people on the forum. Hopefully they will stop by. Meanwhile I am happy to give you some reading material to get you started on your gluten-free adventure. I've been on the gluten-free diet over 4 y6ears now and it is just a way of life at this point. It may seem hard when you are starting out new, but it gets easier and feels normal after a while. It's very helpful to eat whole foods and avoid processed foods at first. It's much easier than reading labels . Whole foods are things like potatoes, fruits, meats, nuts etc that are basically in their natural state. A whole food has one ingredient, which is that food itself. Like chicken is chicken. Potatoes are potatoes. Frozen veggies are usually ok if the have 3 ingredients or less. Often those 2 extra ingredients are water and salt. It will help a lot if you learn to cook at home. Simple meals are better.
Some starting the gluten-free diet tips for the first 6 months:
Get tested before starting the gluten-free diet.
Don't eat in restaurants
Eat only whole foods not processed foods.
Eat only food you cook yourself, think simple foods, not gourmet meals.
Take probiotics.
Take digestive enzymes.
Avoid dairy.
Avoid sugars and starchy foods.
Avoid alcohol.
FAQ Celiac com
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/forum-7/announcement-3-frequently-asked-questions-about-celiac-disease/
Newbie Info 101
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/91878-newbie-info-101/
What's For Breakfast Today?
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/81858-whats-for-breakfast-today/
What Did You Have For Lunch Today?
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/87765-what-did-you-have-for-lunch-today/
What Are You Cooking Tonight?
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/75238-what-are-you-cooking-tonight/
Dessert thread
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/93840-whats-for-dessert-tonight/page__pid__802399#entry802399
Easy yummy bread in minutes
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/56641-easy-yummy-bread-in-minutes/
How bad is cheating?
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/94443-how-bad-is-cheating-on-the-gluten-free-diet-periodically/
Short temper thread
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/34917-anger-quick-temper-depression/
Non celiac wheat sensitivity article
http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ajg2012236a.html
Proverbs 25:16 "Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it."
Job 30:27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
Thyroid cyst and nodules, Lactose / casein intolerant. Diet positive, gene test pos, symptoms confirmed by Dr-head. My current bad list is: gluten, dairy, sulfites, coffee (the devil's brew), tea, Bug's Bunnies carrots, garbanzo beans of pain, soy- no joy, terrible turnips, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and hard work. have a good day! :-) Paul
Job 30:27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
Thyroid cyst and nodules, Lactose / casein intolerant. Diet positive, gene test pos, symptoms confirmed by Dr-head. My current bad list is: gluten, dairy, sulfites, coffee (the devil's brew), tea, Bug's Bunnies carrots, garbanzo beans of pain, soy- no joy, terrible turnips, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and hard work. have a good day! :-) Paul
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 08:36 AM
Hi Crissy!
Finding out you have Celiac Disease and transitioning to gluten-free living is very tough - but it does get much easier and you can improve your health for the rest of your life by eating foods that are good for you -- there are plenty of yummy and not-so-good-for-you food treats that are gluten free too
I remember seeing a post recently from another teen looking for gluten-free pen pals, let me find it...okay here you go:
http://www.celiac.co...celiac-pen-pal/
Hang in there - it does get better
Finding out you have Celiac Disease and transitioning to gluten-free living is very tough - but it does get much easier and you can improve your health for the rest of your life by eating foods that are good for you -- there are plenty of yummy and not-so-good-for-you food treats that are gluten free too
I remember seeing a post recently from another teen looking for gluten-free pen pals, let me find it...okay here you go:
http://www.celiac.co...celiac-pen-pal/
Hang in there - it does get better
-Lisa
Undiagnosed Celiac Disease ~ 43 years
3/26/09 gluten-free - dignosed celiac - blood 3/3/09, biopsy 3/26/09, double DQ2 / single DQ8 positive
10/27/09 diagnosed fibromyalgia - supplemented with amino acids - improvement followed by substantial deterioration
maybe one good hour per day for ~17 months
8/10/11 - Elimination Diet for Autoimmune Disease - incredible improvement along with clear reactions to most high lectin foods
only remaining symptom - severe heat intolerance / reaction to heat, humidity and exercise
Tomato, Pepper, Potato, Peanut, Soy, Bean, Pea, Citrus, Pineapple, Avocado, Shellfish, Dairy, Grain, Nut and Seed FREE
3/1/12 - Horrible flare -- same ol' symptoms but worse ~ 7/1/12 - Endo: Active Celiac 3+ years - as gluten-free as humanly possible.
11/15/12 - Improving once again - Almonds back - Eggs gone
12/1/12 - Histamine containing and inducing foods FREE - finally the last piece of the puzzle (I hope) -- the cause of my heat/exercise "allergy"...
...this was one of my earliest symptoms as a child -- the enzyme (DAO) needed to regulate histamine is created in the small intestine.
If you have read this far - hang in there - obtaining health with any AI is a marathon, not a sprint!
This stubbornly tenacious feisty optimist is vertical once again.
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 10:07 AM
I know exactly how you feel. I am fairly new to being a celiac too. I only know one other person in my area and they are older than me sp i cant relate with them well lol. I am 16 and would like a pen pal too even though i have 2 others already from being on here.Hi everybody. My name is Cristina, but I prefer Crissy. I found out about a week ago I had Celliac. All my friends and family don't have it so I'm kinda by myself. I'ts good to know that there are others out there with it like me. I'm 14 going on 15 and I'm looking forward to meeting new pen pals
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