Hi - Partner Recently Diagnosed

[xlaurax]

Hi Everyone!

My partner was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease and I am doing my best to help him. I have trawled a gibillion websites looking for information on what I can feed him and how I can help him to adjust and also how to keep him well.

This site so far has been absolutely brilliant!!!!! Thank you.

Laura

[nikki-uk]

Hi Everyone!

My partner was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease and I am doing my best to help him. I have trawled a gibillion websites looking for information on what I can feed him and how I can help him to adjust and also how to keep him well.

This site so far has been absolutely brilliant!!!!! Thank you.

Laura

Hi Laura!!

My husband was diagnosed with celiac disease first, then my son

Glad you found us, I have learnt alot from this site (and gained invaluble support)

If you have any questions , fire away!!!

[Nikki69]

Hi Laura,

Nice to meet you My hubby, bless him, is doing his best to understand ( I was diagnosed the same time as your partner ) but is at a loss I think. He reads all the ingredients of the foods then passes it to me! lol He does join me in the meals when he is home to make it easier, but then raids the cupboards later as he is hungry which makes me laugh!

Still, it's so great you are being so supportive, it does make a huge difference.

This site is great, don't know what we would do without it!

Take care,

Nikki

[heathen]

I just want to let you know that aside from helping him find food he can eat (which is really important ) you are doing the best thing for your Celiac partner by being supportive. The healing process is rough, as is giving up over half of your old diet in some cases, but having someone to help you out makes the process tolerable. I'm blessed with an understanding husband and in-laws who go out of their way to make sure that I'm eating healthy. My mother-in-law calls me almost weekly about new gluten free foods she's discovered or new recipes she's found that she can tweak to meet my dietary needs. It makes this whole gluten-free thing so much easier!

[FMcGee]

Hi! I just asked my (wonderful! Incredibly supportive and loving!) partner what he'd say to you, and he said it's not that bad for him, really. He said to make sure you're really good about wiping up crumbs and doing your own dishes if you eat gluten-y things, and to be careful about whether gluten-full foods can fall on or touch the gluten-free things. He tends to stay away from my special gluten-free food unless I specifically offer it to him, knowing it's more expensive and harder to find, which I do appreciate a lot. We use separate jelly/mustard jars now, or buy squeeze bottles of condiments. He's also making an effort to learn to read labels, which is good. I appreciate his willingness to educate himself about it.

That's the practical side. The psychological side is also, he says, not a big deal. I did cry a lot when I was diagnosed, and I haven't been gluten-free very long at all, so it's still traumatic at times, and I'm terrified to eat in a restaurant. From my perspective, I really value the way he's concerned but not overbearing about my food. When we go to restaurants, he pays attention to things, to make sure I can eat my food, but he lets me do the talking with the hosting and wait staff. I'm a very independent person, and he doesn't step on my independence, even though he's also worried that I'll get glutened. Does that make sense? I value that. Others like the person they're with to be more assertive about it, so I think it just comes down to knowing your partner. Also, whenever we find out that a favorite food is gluten-free or that a gluten-free and healthy version can be found, he celebrates with me. It's the little things.