Ruthie13

yep, I get them too, along the side of my tongue...soooo painful. Got one now after getting cc'd...argh not fun. Thought it was weird but clearly its not. Thanks for helping me feel a little more normal

Thanks Lynayah, I posted an update recently. We've made the decision to leave and will move on at the end of July. Its been an exhausting task telling everyone about the change in plans but I feel good about the decision and its nice to know that there will be an end to feeling so awful. I'm struggling in some ways because for the last week i've been feeling...

Hi everyone, Well for those of you who may remember I have been struggling with illness after moving to Africa to volunteer and living in a communal environment. It

wow great to know that I'm not going crazy!!..this forum is great for that, just to be able to connect with others experiencing similar things. If I get the chance I'll get checked out by the doc just to see it isn't something else but hopefully it'll disappear once I get my diet under control again. Thanks!

Ok so in a nutshell I

Thanks again everyone, you are all very clever people I just needed to hear from people that what I was thinking and feeling was justified. I really struggle and worry about what others think, especially when a lot of people don't really understand coeliac and think "oh you just can't eat bread right?"...sooo not that simple haha! I've spoken to my project...

the more simplistic answer the better,I say! thank you all for your input. Its such a hard decision to make, I feel like I'd be letting so many people down but I'm letting myself down being here. I had such big plans for this year but I suppose I might just have to make some new ones. Well see.

You’ve changed your life, attempting something new and difficult in the work you do (volunteering in Africa) and as a result you have been placed in a situation where you seem to be getting glutened all the time (living with multiple Gluten lovers). You have tried for 3 months to narrow down the sources of contamination, at times you are better at other t...

Thanks again, I haven't as yet come across anyone offended by my gluten-free eating, generally just confused (especially here where celiac doesn't seem to exist), disbelieving, or intrigued. Sometimes I feel like it

Just wanted to say thanks Korwyn for your post, it really brought it home to me just how careful I need to be. I'm currently living with 7 gluten lovers and we share 1 small kitchen. I've been progressively getting more and more unwell showing more signs of being glutenized regularly and your post really made me understand just how easy (and likely) it is...

Thanks for your replies, yes it is

Hi all, I

thanks so much for the response ken. I didn't know that about cassava flour I might look to cut it out and see if there is a difference. I'm only just approaching my one year of being gluten free so still feel like I'm learning alot and still have a lot to learn. My other challenge living here is not only the lack of products available but also the fact...

Hi Everyone, this is my first post here. I'm from Australia but am currently volunteering in Tanzania for a year. I was diagnosed about a year ago with coeliac disease and have been struggling to adjust to gluten-free living here. It was easy when I was back home because you could rely on labelling and there was an abundance of choice of gluten-free foods...