mrsry

While I was at Whole Foods last night, I thought I would try to see if I could get something like cake to eat on my birthday later this week. I went up to the bakery counter and asked if they had anything gluten-free resembling cake, and immediately heard a couple next to me saying loudly, "Could you imagine?" "Wouldn't that suck so bad?" "I would rather...

I'm not as knowledgable as I should be on lactose/casein, so I can't help you rule that out. But the pain that radiates to the back is definitely something I've had before. It really baffled my doctors, who tried treating me for different things but it just wouldn't go away. Finally, after I started being more conscious of gluten, I noticed that it happened...

My sister in law is having a bridal shower with cupcakes as the centerpiece for each table! I mean, does it have to be that much in our face? I almost wish I hadn't been invited so I wouldn't have to make the choice of going and getting sick, or just not going and looking bad. How can I go to a party that revolves around cupcakes? I refused an invitation...

I just loved my MIL's response when we went out for lunch once. "Can't you just get a sandwich and eat the insides?" Meanwhile, they go to great lengths to accommodate their son's lactose intolerance (and he's able to take pills for that!). I'm also expected to interrogate restaurants about whether they've ever used their cookware with shellfish.

I'm sure this has been hashed over many times on this board, but I needed to vent a little about people who really don't care about what you can and can't eat. More specifically, my in-laws. At other family gatherings with my own family and my cousin's in-laws, people really made an effort to make sure there was something I could eat or that they cooked...

Well, I didn't want the fried rice in the first place--I had actually ordered white rice for myself and the fried rice was for my dad and husband. She just did that after talking to me about my level of tolerance. So it was up to me whether I wanted to try it or not. You're right that even a tiny amount of soy sauce can make some people very sick....

While visiting family recently, I had dinner at Fat's Asia Bistro. If you're from the Sacramento area at all, it's part of the Frank Fat line of restaurants. I'm always afraid to ask about gluten-free options, but the response I got from the server stunned me. At first she mentioned steamed vegetables being a safe option, but then she explained why many...

I started having a headache on Thursday (4 days ago) that I thought was a migraine coming on. I had aura symptoms such as flashing lights and weakness in one hand that I very rarely get with migraines. I waited for the headache to go away and focused on taking care of my husband, who had a stomach virus. By the end of the weekend I noticed that I had...

I guess I'd have to say I'm self-diagnosed; after having a lot of improvement when I ate gluten-free I went to my gastroenterologist. He was very skeptical and said I wasn't "classic for Celiac". All I could think was, "huh?" I had GI symptoms as well as headaches and a rash that doctors said wasn't eczema or dermatits. My only guess is that he said that...

They were telling me to block off at least 4 hours for the test, and I know there are always delays at that hospital. So I'd have to take an entire day off.

I saw the doctor earlier this week and was very disappointed with my experience. I laid out the facts for him--that I tried eating gluten-free and it improved my symptoms dramatically, but they came back when I tried regular food again. He was not convinced. He tried to tell me that I'm "not classic" for celiac, and doesn't think I have it. Hello? I...

Looking at the lab orders, I'm having all of those. Thanks for letting me know!

I talked to my husband because he goes to the same specialist. He told me to call the doctor's clinical nurse, so I got ahold of her and told her what was going on. She explained to me that he is out of the office until the day of my appointment, but got his approval to order the tests so that the results would be ready for us to discuss at the appointment...

I am so frustrated with the medical system right now that I want to cry. I have been waiting months for an appointment with my gastroenterologist so I could get tested for Celiac. I can't remember how I first made the connection between my symptoms and gluten, but once I eliminated it from my diet, my life changed completely. I have had a severe migraine...

I'll try that. The salad may be more worthwhile than eating the insides of a sandwich anyway. On a somewhat related note, I had brunch with the in-laws today and asked for my food WITHOUT the toast, and of course the food showed up covered with toast! I said something about it, and they all looked at me like "what's wrong with you?" I felt like if I...