Holly F's Blog

Welcome to the board, Holly! :) This section you posted in is more for personal blogs (A lot of people post recipes, stories, etc) and if you would like to create a new topic on the main board, you will definitely get more replies. Unfortunately, the road to recovery from a glutening or non-compliant diet is just going to take a while. All you can do is be super strict about what goes into your mouth for the time being. Some people feel digestive enzymes help alleviate some of the GI symptoms, and eat a bland diet until symptoms pass.

I have been off gluten-free for a year do to emotional losses, now do to I have Celiac Disease, I must stay on it.  But such ignorant comments by those who don't understand...like, take the bread off eat the meat by itself, take the croutons off the salad, what can 1 cracker hurt you and so on especially at work lunches this has made me so angry.  So now, I just say nothing and bring in my own dressing or anything else to aid.  but when work has a surprise lunch I am screwed.   It's not as hard to get and stay on diet and I know its for my own health, but I wish people would learn about this Autoimmune disease before stupid comments.   Nancy Dion

4 hours ago, Nancy D said:

I have been off gluten-free for a year do to emotional losses, now do to I have Celiac Disease, I must stay on it.  But such ignorant comments by those who don't understand...like, take the bread off eat the meat by itself, take the croutons off the salad, what can 1 cracker hurt you and so on especially at work lunches this has made me so angry.  So now, I just say nothing and bring in my own dressing or anything else to aid.  but when work has a surprise lunch I am screwed.   It's not as hard to get and stay on diet and I know its for my own health, but I wish people would learn about this Autoimmune disease before stupid comments.   Nancy Dion

I agree Nancy!  ?. Our best defense may be educating people.