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ARCHIVED Hate Looking 'pregnant'
polarbearscooby replied to S<3's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
When I get glutened I go up 5 pants sizes and I swear I look 8 months preggie. This is not good as I'm 19 and single I have to keep cloths in two diff sizes...Kinda annoying -
ARCHIVED Only Celiac In My House
polarbearscooby replied to polarbearscooby's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Thanks for the replies I can IM my cousin but since he's new to this and his wife is going gluten-free with him to support him, he really doesn't get it. It's hard being the one sitting at Sonic eating ice cream and worrying if it'll be ok while everyone enjoys food you used to love. Sure I feel a lot better. But being different is hard! I... -
ARCHIVED Biggest Obstacle In Coping With celiac disease
polarbearscooby replied to Mr.GF's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I still eat Chick-Fil-a... I get grilled strips with fries but NO ketchup! The ketchup is what always got me...if I leave it off I'm fine about 75% of the time... -
ARCHIVED Sad About Communion Today
polarbearscooby replied to sandsurfgirl's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I hadn't no idea so many other people where feeling the same way! I go to a Christian church and we take Communion every week! And my Elder have been 'looking' into a gluten-free bread for over 10 months. AKA they forgot because it's not that important to them. My pastors wife's (God bless her) son had to be gluten-free for two weeks to prep for some... -
Hello all, I'm the only Celiac living in my house (and I've only got one cousin who has celiac) and I'm feeling kinda lonely. Every time I think I've over not being allowed to have gluten, it comes back and smacks me in the face and I just wanna cry.... Does anyone else feel like this?
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ARCHIVED Gluten Reactions
polarbearscooby replied to Kelsls6608's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Major D about 30 mins after being CC'ed headache, swollen stomach (I usually got up 4 pant sizes) burping, mood swings, intense anger, so far I've only broken out once.... The swelling in my stomach doesn't go away for about a week... And joint pain -
ARCHIVED Is It Possible To Eat gluten-free In A Household Of G-Eaters?
polarbearscooby replied to kimann79's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Thanks! It's taken a lot of work...but we still do it. I cook lots of gluten-free meals, like tacos, soups, stews, etc. But if I have to make spaghetti and I don't have enough gluten-free noodles, I'll make gluten-free sauce, the meat, and everything else except the noodles. My Dad's pretty good about helping me out if I don't feel like touching bread... -
ARCHIVED Biggest Obstacle In Coping With celiac disease
polarbearscooby replied to Mr.GF's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
My biggest obstacle nearly makes me cry thinking about it. I live pretty much in the middle of nowhere, and it's fairly hard for me to get a hold of gluten-free foods. But the worst part is when someone says something like "Hey, let's go grab a pizza/burger/etc." And then I have to decline or even worse my family declines to go to "support me". Or when... -
ARCHIVED Is It Possible To Eat gluten-free In A Household Of G-Eaters?
polarbearscooby replied to kimann79's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
My house is VERY mixed. I'm the only one who lives on the gluten-free diet. In fact I prepare almost all the food that's eaten in our house. So far I've been CC'ed a few times but I've kept it under control. I can't say I love making my sisters sandwiches or other wheat things. But I suck it up and do it anyway I keep most of my food in ziplock bags... -
The BEST iPod app is the "Gluten-Free Guide" by triumph dinning It's a guide (duh) that lists all kinds of food by category or search that are gluten-free! It's like 18$ but it's beyond worth it! It's the reason I bought my iPod.... *edited to add* I forgot to mention that it doesn't require internet to use the app...
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Sudden Insomnia After Going Gluten Free
polarbearscooby replied to soulcurrent's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
After I get glutened I suffer from insane insomnia. I have to literally force myself to sit still or even go to sleep. It's like I'm a little kid again who's had way to much sugar or something I tried tylonal PM but even it doesn't help much. I'm only getting a couple hours of sleep at a time falling asleep at 4 or 5 am and waking up at 9am -
ARCHIVED Did You Have A Trigger That Started Your Symptoms?
polarbearscooby replied to afreeclimber74's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I don't know if I had a trigger...persay. My life has been full of those 'triggering' events and looking back on life I've always had symptoms... But they just steadily got worse during my life. Loosing weight, failure to thrive, stress and anxiety, gallbladder attack, had to have it removed because it died inside me, emergency appendectomy, the most embarrassing... -
ARCHIVED Your Most Mortifying Bodily Function Story
polarbearscooby replied to afreeclimber74's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Wow. Reading these stories I realize that I'm not the only one!! I have quite a few stories that will NEVER surface again!! Ever. But I know that horrible "you've got five minutes" find a bathroom feeling!! and the "To late" feeling. Thank God! I've never actually pooped myself. But I've come close, and had some horribly embarrassing choice to... -
ARCHIVED Betty Crocker
polarbearscooby replied to Becksabec's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I've made the cake and the brownies, we always add extra butter because they do run a bit dry. Going to try the cookies soonish -
ARCHIVED I Cannot Take It Anymore!
polarbearscooby replied to kaki-clam's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I was just fixing to start a topic along these same lines when I came across yours. Here's my little vent.... I am so freaking sick of having to cook every single freaking thing I EAT!! I'm 19 freaking years old I (hopefully) have many more years of life left and I don't wanna have to do this forever. But I know I'm gonna have too! I'm so sick and tired... -
ARCHIVED Sweets
polarbearscooby replied to conniebky's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I LOVE Betty Crockers gluten-free Yellow Cake Mix it's awesome! So is are the brownies and I'm planning on making a batch of the cookies soon.... -
ARCHIVED It Was Hard But I Did It!
polarbearscooby replied to looking4help's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Aw! Your hubby sounds uber sweet! -
ARCHIVED Getting Married, Scared For My Future Children
polarbearscooby replied to gfreegirlie's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
You are all so right, celiac is certainly not the worst thing in the world! As the sister of a special needs kid I can attest to this....I don't have nearly as many complications as she does.... And every kid if a gift from God.... If you think you are mature enough to have kids then you should be mature enough to understand that every kid is different... -
ARCHIVED Does Anyone Else Suspect Other People Have Celiacs?
polarbearscooby replied to GlutenFreeManna's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
No Problem Now to convince my Grandma! =^.^= -
ARCHIVED Getting Married, Scared For My Future Children
polarbearscooby replied to gfreegirlie's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I agree...I'm not anywhere near old enough to get married (imho) but I pray everyday that God will let it pass over my kids..... -
ARCHIVED Constant Cravings!
polarbearscooby replied to Coolclimates's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I crave bread! Not gluteny bread but gluten-free bread! Like crazy!! I suspect it's because my Carb intact isn't that high!! -
Ugh! That would suck! I'm sorry things turned out like that....I hate getting glutened it sucks more than anything (I got glutened yesterday) Sometimes family can be a butt, I have one Aunt who every time I see her (which isn't often) she comments on how "expensive" and "spoiled" I am over my food.....I hate it when she does that and it makes me wanna cry...
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ARCHIVED Does Anyone Else Suspect Other People Have Celiacs?
polarbearscooby replied to GlutenFreeManna's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I suspect my Grandma who's had life long stomach trouble, thyroid problems, colon cancer, breast cancer, failure to thrive, she's always been skinny as a rail and she gains weight and looses it all the time.... I KNEW my cousin had Celiac as soon as I looked at him, his face is all swollen, he's HUGE but he doesn't weigh that much, he can't loose weight... -
ARCHIVED Kettle Cuisine And Glutenfreeda Products
polarbearscooby replied to ravenwoodglass's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I recently discovered KC Chili when I was on a trip to Nebraska and I LOVED it, I ate it with EnerG's crackers and OH MY GOSH it was so yummy! -
ARCHIVED Is Gluten Challenge Worth It To Get Diagnosis For School?
polarbearscooby replied to Chakra2's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I've been wondering the same thing, my Doctor just diagnosed me based on my symptoms and such and never did any blood work, or a biopsy...And the more I've read things on this site about 'official' diagnosis I wonder if later on down the road I might need one? I can't imagine going back on gluten whenever I get glutened now the pain is unbearable.... So for...