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ARCHIVED Weight Gain And Loss
BethanyGraves replied to BethanyGraves's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Thank you! I am doing well on the gluten free diet and have done very little replacement therapy with snacks and such. In most cases, bread is replaced with lettuce for sandwiches and such, so it's definitely been a healthy transition. I'm sorry to hear you can't have dairy... I hope you're supplementing with vitamins! -
I'm relatively new to the gluten-free lifestyle (since May '09) and it seems I now have a very reasonable appetite whereas before going gluten-free, I was hungry ALL THE TIME. I suppose this is logical since my innards were so damaged I wasn't absorbing nutrients and my body was craving them constantly, but why do such a high percentage of celiacs have the...
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ARCHIVED Anyone Unemployed Or Divorced Because Of Celiac?
BethanyGraves replied to mrmachinist's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Everyone deals with sick people differently, just like they deal with their own illnesses differently. The key is that both people have to be able to understand the feelings of the other. It's not a well person's job to be the sole caretaker and to be understanding. Even healthy people need those things. I don't know what else may be affecting your marriage... -
ARCHIVED First Time With Catered Food
BethanyGraves replied to Googles's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Your best bet is to start by simply inquiring about what foods will be served. There is likely to be a natural point in the conversation where you could introduce your needs into the conversation (like: "Thank you for giving me all of this useful information. I have an intolerance to wheat/gluten and I wanted to be sure of the menu before attending..."... -
ARCHIVED Should I Allow Myself To Get Glutened For My Trip To France?
BethanyGraves replied to jasonD2's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
There are plenty of ways to discreetly inquire about gluten free menus/items at a restaurant. You can call ahead, pull the greeter aside and ask, or simply ask the waiter when he/she comes around taking drink orders. The French pride themselves on their culinary accomplishments so you'll likely find that France is the best place to be gluten free! -
ARCHIVED Overall Sick Feeling After Eating
BethanyGraves posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Hi everyone, I'm new to this website/forum, so bear with me if I am just rehashing old news... I was diagnosed with celiac 5 months ago and went gluten free immediately. I noticed a drastic reduction in my symptoms within about 2 and 1/2 months (yay), but now I have new symptoms (boo). I am losing weight (whereas, on gluten I was gaining weight due...