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My Long Journey to Celiac Disease Diagnosis
Like many people, I spent a lot of years, a lot of dollars, and endured many tests and misdiagnoses, before doctors finally discovered that I had celiac disease (also known as coeliac disease or celiac sprue), and needed to eliminate gluten and all gluten-containing ingredients from my diet. Gluten is a protein found in the three main gluten-containing grains: wheat, rye, and barley; and is often hidden in processed foods, and things like soy sauce and beer.
Celiac disease is NOT an Allergy
It's important to know that celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, not a wheat allergy. It's also different from non-celiac gluten sensitivity, gluten intolerance, or sensitivity to gluten.
Gluten-Free Diet
To treat my celiac disease I had to go on a gluten-free diet for life. That meant learning to read food labels to avoid gluten ingredients, and eating a diet of mostly naturally gluten-free foods like meats, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and packaged foods only if they are certified gluten-free or labeled gluten-free, for example gluten-free breads made using gluten-free grains.
My Celiac Disease Symptoms, Diagnosis and Recovery
My symptoms included weight loss, long-term diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain (especially in my middle-right section while sleeping. Once I began and maintained a gluten-free diet, those symptoms slowly disappeared....[READ MORE about my long and winding road to a celiac disease diagnosis and recovery.]
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- trents replied to Tanner L's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications1
Bad Reaction To Regular Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream
Here are the ingredients listed for the regular sour cream and cheddar Ruffles: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola, Corn, Soybean, and/or Sunflower Oil), Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Salt, Whey, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Onion Powder, Monosodium Glutamate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Buttermilk, Sour Cream (Cultured Cream,... -
- Katiec123 replied to Katiec123's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms12
Finding out I’m coeliac whilst pregnant
@plumbago on my blood tests I got 4500 and normal should be between 25-30 but they wanted me to continue eating gluten until a endoscopy was done and also biopsies taken. I’ve took it upon myself to cut gluten out today based on the research I’ve done about it during pregnancy -
- plumbago replied to Katiec123's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms12
Finding out I’m coeliac whilst pregnant
If you tested positive for celiac on labwork, I would definitely give up gluten. -
- Tanner L posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications1
Bad Reaction To Regular Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream
I have Celiac and had a bad reaction to the regular cheddar and sour cream Ruffles. The baked ones in this flavor are apparently marked gluten-free, but watch out for the regular ones. I wish I would have seen a post like mine, instead of one that was specifically referring to the baked chips from my google search, before I pulled the trigger. Hopefully... -
- Denise I posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease0
Celiac Disease Dietician
I am trying to find a Celiac Dietician who works with the Celiac Disease Foundation. They don't have to be located in my area because I can do video visits. Can anyone help with this?
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