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Ate Gluten For My Birthday

EazyE

By EazyE
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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EazyE Newbie
EazyE
Posted

I just want to whine. I was diagnosed in January for Celiac, had no symptoms, they found it after a blood test for a bladder infection. Then had endoscopy and more blood work that confirmed it. So I have been gluten free since then. It's getting better at home but being out in the world is sooooo difficult. I keep telling myself that it's gluten free or stomach cancer and this makes the choices easier but. .. This week I caved. We went out for my birthday and I had pizza, real pizza! Oh so delicious. And beer. I missed it so much! Then about a half hour later, while still at the restaurant I started to feel sick. I was expecting diarrhea the next day but not anything the same night. Well, I rushed to the bathroom and vomitted! Oh m god! I just can't believe it. I'v never done that even during my college drinking days. Well after a few minutes I came out and felt better. So far this morning, no symptoms, probably because it never even made it to my stomach. I just don't want to have this stupid disease. Yeah I should be thankful it's not cancer or MS or something else. But I can't even have pizza on my birthday, ever. . . It just sucks.

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Not a pleasant way to spend your birthday. Perhaps when your feeling better you could treat yourself and your freinds to a 2nd gluten-free BDay party. There are some good gluten free pizza options available. Gluten Free Pantry makes a French Bread Mix that makes a good pizza dough that even gluten eaters will like, at least the ones I know. If you need to go with premade Kinnickinnick makes some fairly good crusts also. Gluten Free Pantry has good cake mixes. I really like the Chocolate. You can still have all the yummy things you crave and sometimes it can be fun to invite freinds over and throw a pizza and salad together with them.

diannalynn0711 Rookie
diannalynn0711
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I just want to whine. I was diagnosed in January for Celiac, had no symptoms, they found it after a blood test for a bladder infection. Then had endoscopy and more blood work that confirmed it. So I have been gluten free since then. It's getting better at home but being out in the world is sooooo difficult. I keep telling myself that it's gluten free or stomach cancer and this makes the choices easier but. .. This week I caved. We went out for my birthday and I had pizza, real pizza! Oh so delicious. And beer. I missed it so much! Then about a half hour later, while still at the restaurant I started to feel sick. I was expecting diarrhea the next day but not anything the same night. Well, I rushed to the bathroom and vomitted! Oh m god! I just can't believe it. I'v never done that even during my college drinking days. Well after a few minutes I came out and felt better. So far this morning, no symptoms, probably because it never even made it to my stomach. I just don't want to have this stupid disease. Yeah I should be thankful it's not cancer or MS or something else. But I can't even have pizza on my birthday, ever. . . It just sucks.

Im not sure where you are from, but some pizza shops around me have gone gluten-free and it is amazing pizza! Also you can get gluten-free beer that from what I am told tastes like the regular thing. I was never into beer so I havent tried it.

At least you got it out of your system so that you didnt have the reaction continue for days. Ive had reactions continue for like 3 days.

Maybe someone that is on here would be from your area and could give you some gluten-free places to go out to with friends and family. I know it is nice to feel normal and be able to go to normal places like everyone else.

Good luck and best wishes!

caek-is-a-lie Explorer
caek-is-a-lie
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OH but you can have pizza and beer on your birthday. There are gluten-free versions of both. And I know for a fact that the pizza is awesome! (I don't drink beer so I have no input on that.) I ordered some Garlic Jim's pizza the other day that was absolutely amazing! Tasted like the real thing. No difference at all. And it has a greasy crust and the most amazing sauce. There are lots of places that make gluten-free pizza now so go check it out! I had gourmet pizza in Portland last Friday and almost everything on the menu had a gluten-free option so I got to use the regular menu and order pretty much anything I wanted. It was heavenly!

I used to be so sad about not eating out, not having any more yummy deserts, etc., but I've found a ton of stuff recently that's proved me wrong. It's so depressing at first, but then you find out you can still eat yummy food in a restaurant like a normal person without getting sick, and things get happier. Want burgers & fries? Red Robin! Want cake & ice cream with hot fudge & whipped cream? Outback Steakhouse! You get the idea. I hope you feel better soon. :)

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
Posted

Uno's also has gluten free pizza.

RiceGuy Collaborator
RiceGuy
Posted

As others have rightly stated, there are good gluten-free options. I like to say, that gluten-free pizza IS real pizza, just like gluten-free bread IS real bread. There is no law that I'm aware of which states it has to be made with wheat to be "real". That would be like saying all ice cream has to be chocolate, or all sandwiches have to have bologna, or all pasta has to be the same shape.

But, I know it can take awhile to be comfortable with the gluten-free lifestyle. It seems so harsh in the beginning. Give it time. Wheat is just a tiny portion of the available foods in the world. And heck, most of the world's cultures developed without wheat anyway. They where making bread long before they had wheat, and some still do.

I'd guess it's much the same for someone in Mexico to be allergic to corn, or someone in the far east to be allergic to rice. The western world has a love affair with wheat. I think it depends greatly on the culture one grows up in. I read that in southern France, most people like oil on bread, while in the northern parts, most use butter or margarine. That's quite a contrast, especially within a single country.

But, you should feel fortunate that you can eat pizza at all. For me, dairy is out, and nightshades are out as well. Maybe pizza can be made without tomato sauce and cheese in other places, but not where I come from. I'm working on some substitutes though, and one of these days, I expect to have a real pizza, and it will be gluten-free, dairy-free, and nightshade-free.

UnhappyCoeliac Enthusiast
UnhappyCoeliac
Posted

hey man

Coming from someone who has stuffed up a fair bit dont get to down on yourself. It is done now man, wake up in the morning and its back to gluten-free even after 3 weeks I find you sort of just get use it and then it becomes normal.

Also think about taking food, long days piss me off at uni purely for the fact that if I havent go my gluten-free food is starvation and headaches.

I think similarity to you but gluten free or ms... I don't think you can even drive with MS mate it is severely limiting and frighting.

good luck

la porchetta offer gluten-free pizzas, and so do alot of other shops by the way. gluten-free beer dont know... how do you like spirts? thats how I get drink these days

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mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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god im hungry god I hate this disease and f*ck I cant cook

Sure couldn't think of a better time to learn :rolleyes:

I know, a whole lotta learnin' going on already, but just think of it as the one extra class you need to graduate--literally!

CeliacMom2008 Enthusiast
CeliacMom2008
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We make homemade pizza every week and it is excellent! In fact, my hubby and I (non-Celiacs, and thus able to eat that "real" pizza you're talking about) definitely prefer our homemade pizza to any pizza shops slop. I went to a California Pizza kitchen about 9 months after we went gluten free - Cal. Pizza Kit. when we lived near one. I was so excited. I ordered my usual. When I came I was so disappointed. I hate part of 1 piece and said I'd enjoy "real" pizza when we returned home and I could make one! Yeah the "real" one I was referring to is gluten free. Seriously, never cheat with pizza again. This is one time you CAN have your cake and eat it too!

And speaking of cake, definitely do not go without birthday cake. We serve gluten free cakes to non-gluten free eaters all the time and I've never heard anything other than, "Can I have another piece?"

If you need recipes for gluten free pizza crust (and I make my own sauce, which is really easy) or some great cakes to make either with our wihtout a mix, just let me know. Then have your friends over and celebrate your birthday the real way!!

Bucsfan11 Rookie
Bucsfan11
Posted

Hey! I am not sure where you live but I live in Colorado and we have a Whole Foods Market and its great! They sell gluten free pizza crusts that are just great! It only take like 20 or so minutes to cook and they are the best! I almost prefer it to take out pizza or delivery because I can eat it without getting diarrhea and its cheaper!! I also drink from time to time Red Bridge beer. It is made by budweiser(sp?) and it is 100% gluten free. You could give it a try. Too me it tastes like Bud Light.

Hope this helps, Sean.

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