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SerahLily Newbie
SerahLily
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Hi All,

I just wanted to say hello and hopefully I will be on here for quite awhile! I have known for over a year of my gluten intolerance but with another doctor getting on my case and my thyroid spiraling out of control I figure its time to be a responsible adult and quit doing it half assed:P Today is gluten free day #1. I was so excited to find this forum...I hope it keeps us all on track. Good luck everyone!

SerahLily

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Viola 1
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Hi All,

I just wanted to say hello and hopefully I will be on here for quite awhile! I have known for over a year of my gluten intolerance but with another doctor getting on my case and my thyroid spiraling out of control I figure its time to be a responsible adult and quit doing it half assed:P Today is gluten free day #1. I was so excited to find this forum...I hope it keeps us all on track. Good luck everyone!

SerahLily

Hello and welcome to the forum. I'm glad you found us. :D

It's great that you have decided to take your health in hand. Start with one day at a time and pretty soon you will find it much easier.

I'll be looking for you when I am on, hope you join us in the fun parts as well as keeping our diets as well as possible. :P

wowzer Community Regular
wowzer
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Welcome Serah, I'm sure it will get easier for you. I have only been gluten free since the beginning of the year. I have had many improvements since then. The more I read on this site, the more symptoms I found that I've had for years and not known why. Good Luck, Wendy

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Guest lorlyn
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Just wanted to say welcome and you will learn alot on this board. Good luck

welcome

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lonewolf
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Welcome! This is a great place to ask questions and get good information. Hope you stick around.

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Creative-Soul
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Great to have you here, and congrats on your decision to take the bull by the horns! You'll find great advice and support here - and wonderful people as well, of course!

Slackermommy Rookie
Slackermommy
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Welcome !

This is a fabulous place for information. I have found very helpful!

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Welcome! I am new here too! I just came out of the lurking mode! :) My daughter has celiac for 4 years now and she has her moments. It is good that you have found such a wonderful support group!

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jerseyangel
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Welcome SerahLily!--Glad you found us :)

SerahLily Newbie
SerahLily
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! :)

hershey Newbie
hershey
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! :)

Welcome SerahLily! I'm new here to. I just de-lurked :ph34r:

SerahLily Newbie
SerahLily
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Yay glad you joined too!

tiffjake Enthusiast
tiffjake
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Hi All,

I just wanted to say hello and hopefully I will be on here for quite awhile! I have known for over a year of my gluten intolerance but with another doctor getting on my case and my thyroid spiraling out of control I figure its time to be a responsible adult and quit doing it half assed:P Today is gluten free day #1. I was so excited to find this forum...I hope it keeps us all on track. Good luck everyone!

SerahLily

Hi Serah! Nice to meet ya! Hope you find some good info here :) See ya around!

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jkmunchkin
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Hi Sarah. Pleasure to meet you. Please stick around. :)

reyhan Newbie
reyhan
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Hello everyone I am new here,my name is reyhan and I am living in Istanbul-Turkey

I just wanted to say hello ,I am learning alot of things on this board ,thanks everyone for sharing knowledge

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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Hi reyhan and welcome!!!

Keep reading :)

How do you find being gluten-free in Turkey???

Viola 1 Rookie
Viola 1
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Welcome SerahLily! I'm new here to. I just de-lurked :ph34r:

:lol: perhaps we can start our own dictionary ... it can start with de-lurked :lol: Good one hershey!

Oh my gosh, we are getting lots of fun newbies (yes, that will be in the dictionary too) on the board. Welcome reyhan! Does Turkey have a lot of gluten free products?

reyhan Newbie
reyhan
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:lol: perhaps we can start our own dictionary ... it can start with de-lurked :lol: Good one hershey!

Oh my gosh, we are getting lots of fun newbies (yes, that will be in the dictionary too) on the board. Welcome reyhan! Does Turkey have a lot of gluten free products?

thanks nikki and viola,first of all sory for my english :rolleyes: no we don't have much gluten-free products ,we have only bread (our civil government provides daily bread for celiac disease ) ,macaroni,spaghetti and biscuit ,and 1 patisserie :P already shop owner has a celiac disaster

when I saw gluten free products on the internet I just said wowww , almost nothing in here :P

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RiceAddict Rookie
RiceAddict
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reyhan,

I know I sent you a PM already, but will comment here as well. Welcome to the list. I will be visiting Istanbul in November, I know it is a long time to wait but I will bring you something good and gluten-free from the states. Are there strict customs laws regarding food? I know some countries are quite strict, but most processed and packaged food should be alright.

What is patisserie?

HealingIrish Newbie
HealingIrish
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Hi there, newbies and long-timers alike! I'm new as well, and relatively new to being gluten free (a month, and then three days since finding out wheat/gluten is the problem).

Looking forward to getting to know you

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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Hi there, newbies and long-timers alike! I'm new as well, and relatively new to being gluten free (a month, and then three days since finding out wheat/gluten is the problem).

Looking forward to getting to know you

Welcome to the Club

There are some really great people here with an immense amount of knowledge. You are in good company. Feel free to ask away. It is always difficult in the beginning.

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simplicity66
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Welcome to the forum....you have came across a great tool that you can use to try to make each day the best that we all can....(newbie as of Feb 16/07)...if it wasnt for this site i would be lost right now !!! welcome aboard!!!

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lazybug80 Newbie
lazybug80
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thanks nikki and viola,first of all sory for my english :rolleyes: no we don't have much gluten-free products ,we have only bread (our civil government provides daily bread for celiac disease ) ,macaroni,spaghetti and biscuit ,and 1 patisserie :P already shop owner has a celiac disaster

when I saw gluten free products on the internet I just said wowww , almost nothing in here :P

Hi I see this is an older post but I was wondering where I can find these gluten free products in Istanbul. Are gluten free products available at the super marker or somewhere else? Is there a possible link?

Purpletulip Newbie
Purpletulip
Posted

Hello everyone I was diagnosed four days ago. Thank God they finally found what was wrong. It had been over 6 months and they couldn't figure it out. And finally Dr. Kahla did the right test. I'm kinda of in denial, but know I need to go on gluten-free diet, just going to take time to get used to it :)

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RuskitD
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SerahLily & reyhan !!!! Its my pleasure to meet you! I am sure you will find all the answers you seek here! I sure did!!!

~hoping your recovery is speedy!

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