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Hi everyone, Thanks so much for all of the helpful information. Seth, I REALLY appreciate all of the information you have provided. It is so wonderful to hear that there are other Celiacs who are trying to join the Peace Corps. I printed your post and will keep it for future reference. I will cross my fingers that everything works out well for you...

Hi Jill! I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you and I hope everything went well. Keep us posted!

Hi again :-), I understand where you're coming from regarding the nutritionist...the first dietician I saw was affiliated with my GI doctor and just printed a few sheets of paper from the Internet...as if I couldn't have done that myself and saved a heck of a lot of money ! However, through the support group in my area I met a dietician who has...

Hi Jill! Forgive me for being ignorant...I'm a fellow Pennsylvanian and I'm not quite sure where Greenville is. If you live anywhere near the greater Pittsburgh area, there is a great support group here...and there are meetings/activities both north and south of the city, so maybe at least a few of them would be within driving distance for you. If...

Oh my gosh...I'm sorry you have had to go through so much trying to get a diagnosis. You're absolutely right about constipation being a celiac disease symptom...reflux and constipation were my primary symptoms before diagnosis, never diarrhea. Out of fairness to doctors, I do have to say that it must be nearly impossible to keep up with the latest information...

I had to laugh when I read your post b/c you're absolutely right...natural/artificial flavoring is such a vague term for an ingredient that its presence on the label tells you absolutely nothing. You're right when you say that it's pretty obvious that there is either going to be a natural or an artificial ingredient that flavors the product...it would be...

Hi everyone, I am a college student and I was thinking of joining the Peace Corps when I graduate (this will not be for several more years, but because of the Celiac disease I want to have everything well planned out in advance). A lot of the areas the Peace Corps works in (southeast Asia, Latin America, etc.) do not have wheat-based diets, so it doesn...

I have never personally used a gluten test kit, but another Celiac I know has and we have discussed them. The kits are manufactured by ELISA technologies and cost $80. Each kit contains materials for 5 individual tests. You can find out a lot more at the ELISA website (Open Original Shared Link). My opinion on the test kits (and others may disagree...

Hi Pete, There are tons of good, gluten-free sources of carbs. There are breads made from gluten-free grains (Food for Life, EnerG Foods, and Kinnikinnick are popular manufacturers.). There are also gluten-free energy bars (Aunt Candice Foods makes some--see www.auntcandicefoods.com), gluten-free cookies, gluten-free pastas, etc. And then there are...

Hi and welcome to the forum! I'm another 21 year-old female and was just diagnosed about 1 year ago, so it is definitely possible to be healthy your entire childhood and only begin experiencing symptoms as an adult. To answer your other questions: -The amount of time it takes for fatigue to disappear on the gluten-free diet varies a lot from person...

Hi there! First, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all of the suffering you've been through these past 4 years. No one deserves to spend that much time in misery. Based on your symptoms, it would definitely be logical to suspect Celiac disease. I'm not sure if you have read this yet or not, but it is believed that in genetically susceptible individuals...

I noticed this, too! I only had my period twice during the year that I had notable GI symptoms, but both times I was in total agony...to be quite honest the pain made me a big fan of amenorrhea! Since diagnosis I have had several periods that have been much less painful, so based on my experiences I can't help but think that there is a connection between...

Hi! There are definitely some great non-dairy beverages on the market. My favorite ones are made by Pacific Foods and are actually marked gluten free on the front of the box. I have tried the Original almond, vanilla almond, hazelnut, and vanilla rice milks. The hazelnut milk is my absolute favorite. It's flavorful and sweet, but not sickeningly sweet...

Jessica, Thanks so much for posting this! I go to the University of Pittsburgh, which uses Sudexho, and my personal experience has been that they follow through with what they said in your letter--they are very willing to try to accomodate the dietary needs of Celiacs.

Wow! I have been experiencing sleep paralysis off and on for around 9 years. I don't typically feel the presence of someone else--I just know that I'm awake and I can't move! The sleep paralysis has gotten better since I've gone gluten-free, but it definitely still happens from time to time. Although it seems terrifying when it occurs, the general consensus...