ironic

Thank you guys. I'm going to talk to my friends and family to decide if I want to have another edoscopy, or if I should just start the diet again. What do all of you think. I'm leaning towards just doing the diet, but I think it would also be good to have my med. records to say I have it. So I don't know. What I really hate is that she basically...

I just got back from my doctor.. she said that endo. are much more reliable than blood tests, and even if I had been on the diet, if the endo. came back neg. then I don't have it. She also said (in a nicer way) that I shouldn't listen to people on the internet, or neighbors who don't know my case personally. She said the diet doesn't affect the endo. ...

Cocoa pebbles are gluten-free?!?! The kind with Fred and Barney?! Please tell me this hasn't changed.. it makes my day !

Thank you all SO much. This has really helped. I now have a whole sheet of paper filled with foods that are gluten-free. Thanks again!

I really hope I can keep eating deli meat, then I wouldn't have to worry about lunches!

I'm 16 and a junior. Anyone anywhere near around my age can IM me at ironicxox. I'd actually love it, b/c I don't know any gluten-free people around my age. I'm starting the diet tomorrow.

Thank you so much! I'm feeling kind of desperate here! I tried the survivial kit, but it wouldn't download for me.

What about the one heading into Boston. With the big restuarante shaped like a ship next to it? By, umm, Bobs and Jimmys (resturante)

Last christmas (before I was dx) I had a huge roast with my family. Immediatly after I felt sick - but what else is new. It deff. wasn't food poisening b/c no one else got sick, and because I get sick so easily all my meat is always cooked more than everyone elses. I spent the rest of christmas night and all the next day throwing that delish. meat up. And...

I am going shopping tomorrow for the first time looking for gluten-free products. I have no idea what brands are good, what I do and do not need, or even any ideas for meals. Do I need new silverware? If people could just post their shopping lists, I would be eternally grateful! I do know the brands depend on what my local stores carry.. but any kind of help...

Are the symptoms worse if you've been on the diet and then get glutened. Or is it how you used to feel all the time? As for bloating and shooting pain - if you get on your knees and rest on your forearms, it helps a LOT with cramps. I have no idea why, but it does. At least for me. It even helps with bloat. And who said they have maternity clothes?...

Two pre-dx: I was in a grocery store about an hour away from my house.. with no pub. bathroom. There was a Chuck E. Cheese next door.. so I went in. I was about a foot from the bathroom when an employee saw me. He asked if I had paid, and I lied. So he asked me to check my hand, and there wasn't a stamp. I didn't have any cash.. so I broke down in tears...

I was trying to get fruit from the lunch line (I packed everything else) and the lunch ladies wouldn't let me. I explain all about Celiac disease - but they made me pay for a full lunch anyway. I was *really* mad (I mean have some compassion), I threw everything but the fruit away in front of them, and since then I bring my own fruit. Just thought I'd...

newbie survival kits! It's harder than I thought it would be. Cause I LOVE food. And while there are some good gluten free foods.. all my favorites (of course) aren't. Plus, it seems like no one else understands. I was telling my friends about it and they were like, "thats not so bad, I've done diets before". And then we all go out to dinner and...

Thank you all so much. I know this sounds stupid, but it is a relief. When you know something is wrong- once you find out what it is (even if it means a major life change) you feel better. Fear in the unknown and so on.