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Jennifer111 Newbie

Hi to everyone just wanted to introduce myself...my Name is Jennifer I am from Philly and 26 yrs old. Recently as of last week I discovered that I have Celiac...I am just tryin to find others who also have this condition since this is all new to me and cannot seem to find a support group or others who I can talk to about it...thanks hope to talk soon


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Welcome to the board!! :D

I think you will find everything you need from a support group to the information you need to get and stay healthy.

Nini has a newbie starter kit just PM her.

Any questions just ask.

L.

Lisa Mentor

Welcome Jennifer:

You have just found the most wonderful support group.

Many people on this site have been dealing with Celiac their whole life and many others are new to it such as yourself.

Just about everything you will need to know can be found here. Questions are always welcome.

My first suggestions for you is to read the posts on this site. Learn as much as you can from that and ask questions.

If you need suggestions to get started on the diet....it will be posted shortly.

jerseyangel Proficient
Hi to everyone just wanted to introduce myself...my Name is Jennifer I am from Philly and 26 yrs old. Recently as of last week I discovered that I have Celiac...I am just tryin to find others who also have this condition since this is all new to me and cannot seem to find a support group or others who I can talk to about it...thanks hope to talk soon

Hi Jennifer! Welcome to the board :)

Here is a recent thread talking about support groups in Philadelphia.

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Hope that helps a little--at least it's a starting point! You can always come on here and talk to us--there are lots of very nice people here who have been where you are and would be more than happy to help you out--feel free to ask anything!

I'm in south Jersey--Burlington County :D

Jennifer111 Newbie

Thanks so much...I have been checkin out the site the past few days and it has been full of info...also thanks alot for the link really appreciated will talk soon take care

Guhlia Rising Star

Welcome, welcome, welcome! I live just north of Lancaster, PA. If you ever come out this way, let me know and I'll tell you where the Celiac safe restaurants are. :)

tarnalberry Community Regular

Welcome!


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Welcome! Check out my newbie survival kit, it may help you get a handle on things more quickly. Simply click on the link in my signature below for my web page, scroll to the bottom and there you will find the link for the Newbie Survival Kit.

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Jennifer,

Welcome to the board! I am happy you have found us---it is great that you found this site so early on. :)

Also, the parent site to this forum, celiac.com, is full of articles, lists of ingredients, faqs, and all kinds of great info to "get you started." I still refer back to it regularly. Also, my favorite celiac book is by Dr. Peter Green "Celiac Disease: A hidden epidemic"---I highly recommend it. It was just recently published and I wish I had it when I was first dx'ed---it covers SO many things.

Let us know what we can do to help :D

Laura

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Hi Jennifer, WELCOME!!!!

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