Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

So Ticked Off.

BrennanaBread

By BrennanaBread
in Coping with Celiac Disease

Recommended Posts

BrennanaBread Rookie
BrennanaBread
Posted

I was super hungry and the only place open in town is McDonald's. So, off I went. I ordered a grilled chicken club, no bread, fries (which I can usually eat) and a Coke. I get my order, and check it. Crispy chicken. I politely say "I'm sorry, I ordered grilled and this is crispy, I can't eat it." The manager takes it and goes back to the cook, relaying what I said. I can hear everything they're saying through the window. After a minute, the cook goes: "Can I lick it? I bet you she'll still eat it." I told the manager when she returned that I could hear everything they said and that I didn't appreciate it. She gave some crap apology and told me there was no higher up manager during the day to report it to.

 

I don't even want my food now. This is so stupid, and it's not my darn fault I can't eat your stupid crispy chicken. Freaking gluten.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


w8in4dave Community Regular
w8in4dave
Posted

It is sad when you get crapy workers! I would call someone! I don't know who! But someone! This is a very frustrating disease! Not being able to eat out !! I do like Mc. Donalds FF tho :) Sadly I cannot drink pop any longer tho! pffttt!! 

BrennanaBread Rookie
BrennanaBread
Posted
  • Author

The fries were good with ranch. :)

 

I'm sorry you can't drink soda! If someone took away my Coke I'd cry.

LauraTX Rising Star
LauraTX
Posted

The way I view eating at restaurants is like this... I am going to go to the place where it is easier to eat gluten-free first.  The fewer special instructions I give, the less likely it will be screwed up.  I save places where I can eat, but with a lot of attention and modification, for the last resort when I am away from home and about to starve.  I would rather eat random safe snacks from a gas station than try to order an entree from mcdonalds, because they have people like that.  Fast food people are sometimes great, but there are the incompetent ones like that who give them all a bad name.

 

If you are going to be in a situation at home where you need a fast meal, you could do a frozen dinner instead.  I always keep a few gluten-free frozen dinners on hand in my freezer for if I am sick or something is going on and I cant cook.  Even the pricey ones cost less than a meal at a fast food place usually.  It is nice to be able to throw gluten-free chicken nuggets in the microwave when you are crunched for time instead of going and risking getting sick from crappy fast food.  Especially if that is the only Mcdonalds in town :( I would contact corporate and/or the franchise owner about that. 

w8in4dave Community Regular
w8in4dave
Posted

The fries were good with ranch. :)

 

I'm sorry you can't drink soda! If someone took away my Coke I'd cry.

Yea I think I did cry!!! I thought that was my one thing I didn't get taken away!! And guess what? It got taken away. But Sierra Mist is made with Real Sugar not HFCS :) It isn't coke by any means, but it'll do in a pinch! 

BrennanaBread Rookie
BrennanaBread
Posted
  • Author

Yea I think I did cry!!! I thought that was my one thing I didn't get taken away!! And guess what? It got taken away. But Sierra Mist is made with Real Sugar not HFCS :) It isn't coke by any means, but it'll do in a pinch! 

 

Around Passover, go to your local grocery store and look for 2 liter bottles of Coke with *yellow* caps. They are kosher for Passover, which means no corn! They are made with real sugar! (And oh, so delicious)

Pegleg84 Collaborator
Pegleg84
Posted

I won't touch McDonald's food (or most fast food) with a 10-foot pole, for many many reasons, the least of which is that I would not trust them to serve a safely gluten-free meal. Far far too many chances of CC in a place like that.

That said, that sounds like grounds for just saying, no I don't want my order and I want a refund. Screwing up your order is bad enough. Being rude and nasty when fixing it is not a vote of confidence, even if the manager intervened. I hope it turned out to be safe.

 

Anyway, definitely time to stock up on easy at home meals. It's better to hold out and make something yourself than risk getting sick.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


BrennanaBread Rookie
BrennanaBread
Posted
  • Author

I'm wary of fast food too, but when it's 12:30 in the morning, I'm starving and there's no food I can eat in the fridge, it's a last resort. I need to get some chicken breasts and cook them and some good dipping sauce, and just keep them in the fridge for reheating! (I love chicken! I could not survive as a celiac vegetarian. So much respect for those who do.)

notme Experienced
notme
Posted

I'm wary of fast food too, but when it's 12:30 in the morning, I'm starving and there's no food I can eat in the fridge, it's a last resort. I need to get some chicken breasts and cook them and some good dipping sauce, and just keep them in the fridge for reheating! (I love chicken! I could not survive as a celiac vegetarian. So much respect for those who do.)

there ya go - advance planning is the way to go.  i have a 'snack pack' - a backpack i always have with me when i leave the house.  that way, i'm not starving and tempted to make bad or unsafe choices.  sometimes it just has snacks, sometimes i pack it with dinner or a sandwich, etc.  :) 

cap6 Enthusiast
cap6
Posted

I make up a huge batch of chicken enchilidias, divide them into meal size and freeze them.  That way I always have a meal.  Another idea (if you like it) is to make up some meat loaf, put it in a mini load pan and you will have several mini meat loafs in the freezer.  Meat balls, anything like that.  simple to make a lot of and great to have in the freezer. 

LauraTX Rising Star
LauraTX
Posted

I like the enchilada idea for a personal microwave meal.  Just get a few of those really good plastic containers at the store, like gladware but I use my store brand.  I make my own frozen dinners for two, usually pasta, lasagna, or enchiladas.  I will do the enchiladas/lasagna in a foil pan so I can cook them in the oven, and the pasta in a microwaveable container.  My sister is a diet freak and every weekend she will grill up a bunch of chicken breasts and put them in freezer containers with slightly under cooked broccoli, so she just heats them up for lunch.  When I go back to working I will probably do the same thing to make it easier on myself.

WestCoastGirl Apprentice
WestCoastGirl
Posted

Honestly, they don't pay their employees very much. I probably wouldn't be a very enthusiastic worker either. Not an excuse, but being responsible for my own body, I personally wouldn't trust McD's, even the fries, which could easily be cross-contaminated being handled by gluteny gloved hands.

 

ETA: I'm lucky in that I have a WalMart near me. Not that I love WalMart, but it's 24 hours. If it were midnight and I had no food in the fridge, I'd go to Wally World and grab a few whole ingredients (veggies or whatnot) and have those. Fruit. Anything but fast food which I can almost guarantee will be cross-contaminated and if not, will contain MSG, something I can't stomach (literally) - the grilled McD's chicken has MSG, I believe.

 

Don't ever let yourself get caught out with an empty fridge. Pick up something, anything before that happens. Pepperoni slices, already-chopped veggies, things you don't have to prepare in order to make it easier on yourself, but have something on hand.

 

I'm sorry this happened to you; I would think the least they could offer would be a refund. I think our McD's would (my kids still sometimes eat those foods and the people are always awesome about stuff like that). See if you can't grab a manager at some other time and explain.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Recent Activity

    1. trents
      - trents replied to Paulaannefthimiou's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
      1

      Bob red mill gluten free oats

      Not necessarily. The "Gluten Free" label means not more than 20ppm of gluten in the product which is often not enough for super sensitive celiacs. You would need to be looking for "Certified Gluten Free" (GFCO endorsed) which means no more than 10ppm of gluten. Having said that, "Gluten Free" doesn't mean that there will necessarily be more gluten than "Certified...
    2. trents
      - trents replied to jenniber's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      10

      Disaccharide deficient, confusing biopsy results, no blood test

      I think it is wise to seek a second opinion from a GI doc and to go on a gluten free diet in the meantime. The GI doc may look at all the evidence, including the biopsy report, and conclude you don't need anything else to reach a dx of celiac disease and so, there would be no need for a gluten challenge. But if the GI doc does want to do more testing, you...
    3. Paulaannefthimiou
      - Paulaannefthimiou posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
      1

      Bob red mill gluten free oats

      Are Bobresmill gluten free oats ok for sensitive celiacs?
    4. jenniber
      - jenniber replied to jenniber's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      10

      Disaccharide deficient, confusing biopsy results, no blood test

      thank you both for the insights. i agree, im going to back off on dairy and try sucraid. thanks for the tip about protein powder, i will look for whey protein powder/drinks! i don’t understand why my doctor refused to order it either. so i’ve decided i’m not going to her again, and i’m going to get a second opinion with a GI recommended to me b...
    5. trents
      - trents replied to SamAlvi's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      3

      High TTG-IgG and Normal TTG-IgA

      Let me suggest an adjustment to your terminology. "Celiac disease" and "gluten intolerance" are the same. The other gluten disorder you refer to is NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) which is often referred to as being "gluten sensitive". Having said that, the reality is there is still much inconsistency in how people use these terms. Since celiac disease...
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      132,846
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Fultonn
    Newest Member
    Fultonn
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):

  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • trents
      Bob red mill gluten free oats

      By trents · Posted

      Not necessarily. The "Gluten Free" label means not more than 20ppm of gluten in the product which is often not enough for super sensitive celiacs. You would need to be looking for "Certified Gluten Free" (GFCO endorsed) which means no more than 10ppm of gluten. Having said that, "Gluten Free" doesn't mean that there will necessarily be more gluten than "Certified Gluten" in any given batch run. It just means there could be. 
    • trents
      Disaccharide deficient, confusing biopsy results, no blood test

      By trents · Posted

      I think it is wise to seek a second opinion from a GI doc and to go on a gluten free diet in the meantime. The GI doc may look at all the evidence, including the biopsy report, and conclude you don't need anything else to reach a dx of celiac disease and so, there would be no need for a gluten challenge. But if the GI doc does want to do more testing, you can worry about the gluten challenge at that time. But between now and the time of the appointment, if your symptoms improve on a gluten free diet, that is more evidence. Just keep in mind that if a gluten challenge is called for, the bare minimum challenge length is two weeks of the daily consumption of at least 10g of gluten, which is about the amount found in 4-6 slices of wheat bread. But, I would count on giving it four weeks to be sure.
    • Paulaannefthimiou
      Bob red mill gluten free oats

      By Paulaannefthimiou · Posted

      Are Bobresmill gluten free oats ok for sensitive celiacs?
    • jenniber
      Disaccharide deficient, confusing biopsy results, no blood test

      By jenniber · Posted

      thank you both for the insights. i agree, im going to back off on dairy and try sucraid. thanks for the tip about protein powder, i will look for whey protein powder/drinks!   i don’t understand why my doctor refused to order it either. so i’ve decided i’m not going to her again, and i’m going to get a second opinion with a GI recommended to me by someone with celiac. unfortunately my first appointment isn’t until February 17th. do you think i should go gluten free now or wait until after i meet with the new doctor? i’m torn about what i should do, i dont know if she is going to want to repeat the endoscopy, and i know ill have to be eating gluten to have a positive biopsy. i could always do the gluten challenge on the other hand if she does want to repeat the biopsy.    thanks again, i appreciate the support here. i’ve learned a lot from these boards. i dont know anyone in real life with celiac.
    • trents
      High TTG-IgG and Normal TTG-IgA

      By trents · Posted

      Let me suggest an adjustment to your terminology. "Celiac disease" and "gluten intolerance" are the same. The other gluten disorder you refer to is NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) which is often referred to as being "gluten sensitive". Having said that, the reality is there is still much inconsistency in how people use these terms. Since celiac disease does damage to the small bowel lining it often results in nutritional deficiencies such as anemia. NCGS does not damage the small bowel lining so your history of anemia may suggest you have celiac disease as opposed to NCGS. But either way, a gluten-free diet is in order. NCGS can cause bodily damage in other ways, particularly to neurological systems.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.