lynnhopes

I was in Italy for a long weekend to view a wedding venue. Unfortunately, I then had the second worst stomach night of my life

I am going there on vacation and can find lots of proper restaurants for lunch and dinner; but I am looking for places that serve breakfast stuff like omelettes, bacon, sausage etc. Thanks!

Don't worry: I'm not gonna start ingesting barley on purpose. I just find it strange how the tiniest speck of wheat flour will cross contaminate my food and I will be sick for a week; yet with barley the reaction is barely noticeable. Odd.....

I was dx in July 2009 and became obsessed with label reading. I always had my list of gluten-free foods and checked everything. However, due to feeling so good and massive stress I got lazy recently. Well, I accidently ingested barley during the past few days in some sweets I had been having nightly. I normally react to a glutening with foul smelling stools...

I am going to a wedding in Scotland this weekend. I will be fine for the wedding dinner as the hotel knows about my celiac status. However, I will arrive very late on the Friday evening and will need to eat before bed. I may also need to eat on the Saturday evening after the wedding. The Sunday I will spend shopping in Edinburgh. I have already bookmarked...

You definitely need to get your thyroid checked. Not just a TSH but antibodies and free T3 and free T4. Get a copy of your results and post them here or at http:// forums.realthyroidhelp.com.

I don't understand: why are you eating a food you are allergic to?

If lay people and the medical community really understood the difference between gluten intolerance and celiac disease I would tell them I am gluten intolerant. However, people think intolerance means you can have the item now and again. When I say celiac on the other hand, people listen to me and respect my dietary needs. My bloods never showed an issue...