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Long time, no post! Still living in Korea, now in Busan rather than Korea. I wish I could say that I'd found more options for eating out, but unfortunately there haven't been many changes. The most 'positive' change is that most of the big department stores have organic food sections now, which include random gluten-free selections (Kentaur cornflakes...

Hi, Oceanmama! Hope I'm not too late...I rarely have time to check the board. I have been living in Korea for nearly 8 years now, diagnosed 2 years ago. Unfortunately, most of the absolutely wonderful Korean food that I grew to love contains gluten... Basically, all sauces here are made with wheat. The hot pepper paste and soybean paste which are...

I read elsewhere on this site that Outback Steakhouse's Chocolate Thunder From Down Under brownie is actually gluten free. If only I liked chocolate....

My body seems to have a love/hate relationship with oatmeal. Granted, the only kind I've been able to find here consistently (Korea) is the giant Costco pack of instant flavoured oatmeal. I gave it up for a while but after two months straight of brown rice flakes for breakfast, decided to give it another try since they had a different variety of flavours...

Mariann, Sorry to take so long to reply. This month and next is winter holiday for university students here and they flock to our language school en masse to magically learn English before graduation. This means that I have an overloaded class schedule, little time to spend with my husband and even less time to spend on the computer. Although...

Has anyone had any experience with Schlotzky's Deli? They opened one several months ago here in Korea. Unfortunately, it was before I was diagnosed so I know exactly what I'm missing when my friends have the sandwiches! I usually opt for the Chinese chicken salad but I've had reactions a couple of times. Not sure if it's the dressing or if it's cross...

I'm only eating rice once a day, per my doctor's recommendations about 15lbs ago. Obviously, the rice isn't the only problem. Eating fewer carbs and more fruit and veggies hasn't seemed to have had any effect, either. I seem to be bloated, too- about 5 days out of the week I can't get my wedding ring on my finger. Sigh...

Is anyone else living in Korea? Please let me know I'm not alone!

I am SOOOO glad to hear that I'm not the only one who gained weight rather than losing it!!!! I have gained over 30lbs in the past three years while exercising regularly and following a lowfat diet. I've had my thyroid tested multiple times but the levels are normal. Even after my father was diagnosed with celiac disease last year, the doctors didn't think...

One of the MANY tests I have had in the past four years in an attempt to diagnose my miscellaneous digestive complaints was a colonoscopy. The doctor found an unusual growth that didn't look like anything he had ever seen before, but which he assured me wasn't a polyp. In my followup colonoscopy two months before my diagnosis, there were two of these growths...