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Melody

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    ARCHIVED Any Celiac Athletes?

    I'm a college athlete and I can identify with almost all of these problems. My energy levels bounce around like crazy! I'm a swimmer and my coach frequently pulls me out of practice because I'm shivering or light headed. I usually swim distance events, and half of the time I feel like I have no energy to finish the practices. Man, I wish I could sprint...
  2. I have tried both the Ramapo Valley and the Bards Tale beer. I like the Bards Tale the best. It has a more bitter taste, while the Ramapo is quite sweet. To me, the Bards tastes more like regular beer...at least from what I remember it tasting like I too live in Indiana! I'm from Indianapolis and Broadripple isn't far from me. But I go to school...
  3. I'm a 19 year old college student in Pittsburgh, PA. I play 2 sports and am pretty active in the off seasons. At school I'm studying Biology with the hopes of going to med school in a few years. I'm involved with my sorority and a pre-med club. I was dx in the middle of the freshman year in college by blood work, scopes, and biopsies. Being away from...
  4. Thanks so much for sharing the story. gZimmiZ- I was Dx as an 18 year old freshman in college and it's a big adjustment but my 'dining services' dept. was very helpful and midnight snack run can still include french fries I've found some ways around diet restrictions and my friends have been very helpful. They know what places I will be able to...
  5. Indianapolis, IN but I go to college in Pittsburgh, PA
  6. I thought dealing with people was the most difficult thing. I am a college student and my friends and dining services were so hard to deal with sometimes. They wanted to help, but I usually ended up left out or feeling so different and alienated from everyone else. Traveling with sports teams was a nightmare as well. It just made the adjustment that much...
  7. Hi- I'm fairly new to all of this as well. I found out that October is Celiac Awareness month and I was wondering if there was a ribbon associated with celiac disease. I know breast cancer is known for the pink ribbon etc... If anyone has any information about it I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
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