Oldturdle
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Celiac.com - Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Since 1995
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We bought our toaster at Walmart! The problem is we live in a RV and counter space is minimal. I tried those toaster bag things, and could not get the bread to toast. It just got very hot. I have my dedicated side of the toaster, and we always wipe the top of the toaster off in the direction that avoids spilage of gluten crumbs down my "hole." This is...
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Should Doctors Recommend a Gluten-Free Diet for All Elderly Celiac Patients?
Oldturdle commented on Scott Adams's article in Latest Research
As an "old celiac," diagnosed at age 69, and basically asymptomatic, I can not imagine not being given the option of education about, and treatment with, the gluten free diet. My grandmother died in 1949 of "wasting." She was younger than I am now, and in hindsight, she probably had celiacs. -
Wow! I am so honored that the "Celiac Guru" himself responded to my post. Your web site is amazing. I also joined the National Celiac Association out of Boston, but their site is not nearly as helpful as yours. The article on gluten free eating you referred me to was very helpful. Thank you!
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Thank you so much for your input. It is nice to know that there are those who have "successfully gone before," and helped pave the way for us newbies. I do the best I can with the gluten free diet. This is challenging since my husband and I are retired and travel full time in our RV. We try to keep his gluten foods well sealed and away from mine. I seem...
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Thanks for your reply and support! I am doing my best with the gluten free diet. My husband and I are retired full time RV travellers, so our kitchen is small. We ear gluten free, except for his bread, crackers, and cereal, which he keeps sealed. We do share a toaster, but I have my side and he has his side, and we keep it wiped off. When we go out to...
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Thanks for your interest! My biopsy said, "severe chronic duodinitis, with features possitive for celiac sprue." I think the Dr. only took two duodenal biopsies, though, because he was not particularly looking for celiacs. Chronic gastritis was also found, and the doc is pretty sure the "silent gerd, (constant sensation of a lump in the throat, and lots...
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What a wonderful web site! What a resource for a newly diagnosed celiac. I am a 69 years old female, and a few months ago underwent an EGD to try and diagnose my silent GERD symptoms. A duodenal biopsy at that time revealed celiac sprue. I had never had any bad GI symptoms before in my life, just occasional bloating and gas which I did not worry about...
