Simona

Oh...heck YES! I'm 36 and I've had symptoms since I was 5. I was only recently diagnosed. My family doctor sent me to a "wonderful specialist" who told me that he WOULDN'T diagnose me with anything because I was "too fat to have anything" and all of his clients "are severely malnurished and underweight". I told him I was sorry to have ruined his...

I live with family members who dont believe anything is wrong with me. SO...I knew I couldnt rely on them to be careful. I went out and purchased my own fridge, my own cupboard, dishes, glasses, cutlery and I keep all of it locked away. I know it sounds extreme, but I went through 30 years of being sick and I dont want to keep it up for another 30. ...

The Editor of Canadian Geographic [boychuk is his surname - cant remember his first name], interestingly enough, is gluten sensitive. I would hope that he wouldve done research on it before using it.

That's exactly what I did. I was at a loss. My lunches were usually sandwiches, pizza or anything quick from the food court in the building I work in. I also bought 2 rice cookbooks and a rice cooker and I havent looked back since. I dont miss the foods I used to eat. The rice cooker is really convenient and quick and I pack my lunch every day and...

My local grocery store does the EXACT thing! It used to drive me mad. I'd spend hours reading labels on everything. Now...I just buy whole fresh food that I cook/prepare myself. I figured these "convenience foods" were not so convenient if I had to spend my whole Sunday afternoon reading labels. If I really want something out of the ordinary or pre...

I did that to myself last week. I was away from work and my desk was used by someone who left crumbs all over it - not thinking much of it, I wiped them away with my hand [im still new at this ]. I had a horrible reaction that day and it continued to the next day and I couldnt come into work. My boss was skeptical that crumbs wouldve caused such a reaction...

I'm new here...newly diagnosed too. I will say, I LOVE this thread. People have said some of the strangest things to me since my diagnosis. A co-worker is always wanting to buy me lunch and for some reason thinks that celiac means I cant eat meat and he is constantly trying to get me to eat fish sandwiches! After explaining for the 100th+ time that...