Nov 2006 Self Magazine!

[Adelle]

Omg I just opened the nov issue of "self" magazine... There's a brief mention of celiac disease! There's a little chart thing for how to host/plan for someone on a special diet. There is lactose intolerant, vegan, and "celiac disease sufferer". I'm not craaaazy abt the wording, but it does say what it does, "hidden holiday hazards", and "she'll be thankful if you..." (Read labels, get "gluten free" foods, and use separate utensils to prepare and serve food)

Not terribly in depth, but AWWWWW! I'm gonna write in and say thanx for even the smallest mention!

[Guhlia]

Wow, they mentioned to use seperate utensils!!! That's pretty good for a short blurb. Thanks for sharing.

[floridanative]

Thanks for posting and I'm going to get a copy tomorrow so I can share with friends.

[angel-jd1]

Publicity in a well known magazine..............sounds like a good thing to me!! I'll have to see if I can get ahold of a copy.

Thanks for sharing.

-Jessica

[phakephur]

Fellow Sufferers,

I just have to chime in and say how much it hacks me off that in almost every article about celiac disease, the author feels the need to tack on "sufferer" after the disease. Like we're all walking around with sweaty foreheads and fingernails chewed to a nub. All that suffering, and for lack of a Twinkie.

Well, gotta get back to my suffering.

Sarah

[jennyj]

Fellow Sufferers,

I just have to chime in and say how much it hacks me off that in almost every article about celiac disease, the author feels the need to tack on "sufferer" after the disease. Like we're all walking around with sweaty foreheads and fingernails chewed to a nub. All that suffering, and for lack of a Twinkie.

Well, gotta get back to my suffering.

Sarah

heeheeheehee. You cracked me up.

[Canadian Karen]

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Fellow Sufferers,

I just have to chime in and say how much it hacks me off that in almost every article about celiac disease, the author feels the need to tack on "sufferer" after the disease. Like we're all walking around with sweaty foreheads and fingernails chewed to a nub. All that suffering, and for lack of a Twinkie.

Well, gotta get back to my suffering.

Sarah

Actually, I am on the other end of the spectrum......

It always ticks me when I hear or read articles saying once you start the gluten-free diet, "PRESTO"!!!! all your troubles go away.....

I, for one, wish that were the case......

I like it acknowledged every once in awhile that even those who religiously follow the gluten-free diet sometimes doe not improve...... as hard as it is to say, it does happen....... so yes, in a sense, we are sufferers (those of us who fall into the "no improvement" category, anyway...... )

Karen

[Guest Kathy Ann]

I second that observation, Karen! I'm at 8 months of being super careful. Still no improvement. Seems like I'm allergic to nearly everything now.

[Judyin Philly]

DITTO KAREN AND KATHY ANN--

MY ' STIFF UPPER LIP... IS DOWN AROUND MY ANKLES' AND I AIN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT THE PERVASIVE ATTITUDE'S OF JUST 'SUCKING IT UP AND GET ON WITH LIFE...' WELL HECK, WE'RE TRYING HERE..AND IT SOMETIMES JUST ISN'T ENOUGH GRRRRR!

JUDY

[Saz]

I actaully don't like the term Disease, I always think of a disease being something catching. If I'm telling someone I just say I've got celiac, so I cant have gluten.

It also annoys me that the list the treatmeant as just following a gluten-free diet, Imo a treatmeant means it will go away, managment would be a more appropriate term.

I can't imangine how all you super sensitives and people who have health problems because of this feel, I have neither of these, so try to be thankful about that, but even sometimes have to adopt the "this really sucks attitude" Like today when I saw the yummiest piece of chocie cake ever.

Anway Im getting off topic, Its great to see it mentioned in a magazine!

I should have said the Yummies LOOKING piece of choccie cake, I thankfully had the sense to not eat it, just thought Id clear that up