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Thankagirl Rookie

I have been to this site thousands of times and not realized there was a message board. I found out about my gluten intollerance about 5 years ago and have struggled with my love of food verus feeling sick constantly. I am so glad you all are here to support and share.

My mom just found out she has the same problem and it seems like every one meet knows at least one person with this.

I look forward to meeting you all!

Sarah


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Welcome to the board Sarah you will find lots of good information and recipes on this site.

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Welcome Sarah - we're glad you found the board! I'm a newbie to the diet and after my biopsy I asked my Mother to get tested. She says she will (been looking for what's wrong for over two years to no avail) but she recently had a beach vacation and she also has a cruise coming up in the summer so I'm looking for that to be her next excuse as to wait to get tested. How did you get your Mother to get tested, if you don't mind my asking?

tarnalberry Community Regular

welcome to the board! I'm glad you found us. :-)

jerseyangel Proficient

Welcome, Sarah :)

plantime Contributor

Welcome to the board! We are always glad to help and listen, and especially glad to make new friends! :D

Canadian Karen Community Regular

Hi Sarah! Welcome to the board! There's a bunch of really great people here with a vast amount of knowledge about celiac. It's a great resource!

Karen


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Welcome to the board!

I'm new at this, but I've found this site necessary for survival! Everyone on here is so great! :D

maryn Newbie
Welcome to the board!

I'm new at this, but I've found this site necessary for survival! Everyone on here is so great! :D

I am new too, and this is an awesome website. I am really excited to be able to chat withg people who understand. I have great friends, but unless yo go through it, you just don't understand. My son has been gluten-free for 4.5 years now. It seeems even hard to find a doctor who can really help. So, I am excited to be able to relate with people who can really relate. Thank You!

Thankagirl Rookie

thank you for your warm welcome!

How did you get your Mother to get tested, if you don't mind my asking?

My mom is a smart woman and knew from all I had been through that it was very likely that she had the same problem. She did it all on her own and is doing much better. She had gotten to an extrememe point before getting tested but the tests - as with me- weren't really conclusive. She started the diet and started feeling a lot better pretty quickly.

Sarah

elonwy Enthusiast

Thats awesome that your mom has gone Gluten Free. My mom also has, after inconclusive tests, and is miraculously feeling better. I think she's still fighting a little bit, but she's doing really well and has jumped right into gluten free baking, which is nice :)

Welcome to the forum, it can be an odd place sometimes, but its helpful and fun and uplifting as well.

Elonwy

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Sarah, Welcome! I am somewhat new too, but I have been SO encouraged here!

--Elonwy--ODD is GOOD isn't it? Better than BORING, right?!!! Where else, besides maybe a nursing home, can you hear so many discussions on POOP?

happygirl Collaborator

haha, we Celiacs live in such a strange little bubble, don't we!

welcome to the board!

Thankagirl Rookie

HA ha ha ha!! You guys crack me up! I love boards like this - where everyone feels free to say what they need to say and can ask questions without being embarrassed!

:)

Sarah

Lollie Enthusiast

Welcome Sarah! You are always free to ask or say whatever you need to! That is what makes this board so great!

Good Luck!

Lollie

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