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irish daveyboy
Member Since 10 Apr 2007Offline Last Active May 14 2013 01:28 AM
Hi Dave . . . Your bio is very interesting . . . especially the part about smoking cessation. I suspect that could have been what triggered mine although it took many years to f...
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Born in Scotland in 1948, I moved to Dublin Ireland in 1952 where I've lived since.
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In May 2005 I decided to stop smoking and believe this was the trigger for my Coeliac Disease.
Smoking Protects against the developement of Adult Coeliac Disease
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After formal diagnosis by Blood tests, Biopsy and stool tests, I met with the dietitian.
They informed me I needed to avoid, Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats and derivatives and I need to eat only Gluten Free items.
I thought 'How bad could that be' ?
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Boy was I in for a rude awakening,
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The bread tasted like re-constituted sawdust!
The cakes were dry and loaded with sugar to hide the 'gritty aftertaste'
The Pizza Bases, We'll I'm being kind by saying the cardboard packaging had more palatability.
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That did it, 'This was a fate worse than death' No more decent bread or 'goodies'.
That drove me to do something about it, I looked at cookbooks , regular and Gluten Free and started watching
the Food Channels on TV.
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I eventually managed to teach myself to bake.
My Websites are a place of reference for all things Celiac/Diabetic.
The Irish Coeliac
The Diabetic Coeliac
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In May 2005 I decided to stop smoking and believe this was the trigger for my Coeliac Disease.
Smoking Protects against the developement of Adult Coeliac Disease
.
After formal diagnosis by Blood tests, Biopsy and stool tests, I met with the dietitian.
They informed me I needed to avoid, Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats and derivatives and I need to eat only Gluten Free items.
I thought 'How bad could that be' ?
.
Boy was I in for a rude awakening,
.
The bread tasted like re-constituted sawdust!
The cakes were dry and loaded with sugar to hide the 'gritty aftertaste'
The Pizza Bases, We'll I'm being kind by saying the cardboard packaging had more palatability.
.
That did it, 'This was a fate worse than death' No more decent bread or 'goodies'.
That drove me to do something about it, I looked at cookbooks , regular and Gluten Free and started watching
the Food Channels on TV.
.
I eventually managed to teach myself to bake.
My Websites are a place of reference for all things Celiac/Diabetic.
The Irish Coeliac
The Diabetic Coeliac
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- Member Title The Irish Coeliac
- Age 65 years old
- Birthday March 4, 1948
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Gender
Male
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Interests
Cooking and devising gluten-free Recipes.
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Location
Dublin Ireland
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