Where To Start?

[meeko]

Hello,

I want to let you all know how helpful this forum is. I was just diagnosed this week with celiac after years of being told nothing was really wrong and that things would just go away. My symptoms have been persistent but fairly mild compared to my sister who was diagnosed a month ago (the reason I was finally tested), but unpleasant and I am glad to finally have an answer. I am feeling a bit nervous about where to start, however. I have been on some sites to gather information about what is safe to eat and not, but how trustworthy is most of this? I also have been on some customer service sites for Astro Yogurt who says their Jeunesse yogurt is gluten free and Dairy Queen has some gluten free products. Are these sites trusworthy? How do I go about contacting companies to find out if their flavourings might have been in contact with gluten? I am going gluten free on Sat and I want to make sure that I get it out of everything. Any advice on how best to start this challenging, but exciting to start feeling better, experience?

Thanks again, all of the postings on here have been very helpful!

[queenofhearts]

Welcome! THIS is the place to start! So much useful info AND moral support.

Nini's Newbie Kit is great, too-- you can get it on her site, Open Original Shared Link

Ask any question & somebody here is bound to know the answer.

Nice to have you with us!

Leah

[Guest cassidy]

I usually trust what I find from company websites. I go to the company itself and a lot of them will have the info on the website. If not, I email them. I ask if the product is produced in the same facility as gluten.

Also, if you search on this forum for whatever product you are looking for, you may find out that someone has posted about it. I would say 99% of the info on here is accurate. If someone does post something inaccurate, someone else usually posts right away and corrects the mistake.

I don't know if that survival kit has a list of companies that always list gluten, but that is very helpful to carry with you. I also keep a list of all the words that could indicate gluten.

[meeko]

Thank you very much for the advice. I am going on my first gluten free shopping trip today and I am feeling a little daunted, but with all the advice on here I think I will be alright!

[beaglemania]

Good luck with your shopping. If you need any help on finding good brand names of food, just send me a personal message or email me, horsegal1139@bellsouth.net. I'm a picky eater and have to have foods that taste good.