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ARCHIVED Things People Say To Celiacs
Rachel85 replied to researchmomma's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
"So if you can't eat anything, why aren't you like, really slim?" -
Yup. I had mega bad withdrawals when I went gluten-free. For me they kicked in after 4 or 5 days or so, and carried on for a couple of weeks. The only way I can describe it is that it was like having a big black cloud over my head. I was emotional, had the worst cravings, headache, slept all the time and had no idea what I was doing when I was awake. My poor...
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Thanks for all your responses, it's really great to hear about the ways everyone else deals with this. I sometimes feel like I'm torn between not wanting people to make a fuss and treat me like I'm different, but at the same time wanting them to understand and appreciate it can be quite difficult at times. I guess as time goes on these things will become...
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ARCHIVED "the Change..."
Rachel85 replied to josh052980's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Actually yes, I noticed a slight change in my symptoms. I got glutened recently and although still had the typical bowel and bloating problems, I suffered terribly with exhaustion, headaches and my emotions - well I was just a blubbering wreck. In fact, it started almost a week ago and the exhaustion has stuck around (or that may just be from being in a class... -
So my friends are planning a catch up this weekend as we haven't seen each other for a few weeks (we usually see each other every day at uni) and they want to go out for a meal. I've been gluten-free since December and so far have only been for meals out with my boyfriend, which has been difficult enough as it is. My friends aren't as understanding as I'd...
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I noticed a while ago (pre coeliac diagnosis) that certain drinks make me really, really thirsty and make me wee a lot, like every 5 minutes. Coeliac diagnosis came along and when I was checking labels, I noticed that these products all say "contains sulphites". I'm keen to know if anyone els ehas ever noticed a similar thing with sulphites. I'm obviously...
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I too noticed something similar when I first went gluten-free. If it continues you might find it useful to keep a food diary. I kept one and it helped me to work out that I'm sensitive to onions, which bring on similar symptoms as I get from gluten (although not as bad).
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ARCHIVED Things People Say To Celiacs
Rachel85 replied to researchmomma's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Sadly no. While my boyfriend has been wonderfully supportive and understanding, my friends all think I'm over-reacting "with this whole er....food thing". Also, a friend's partner has celiac and is so relaxed about it (gluten evidently doesn't make him feel like he's dying), eating gluten whenever he fancies it, so that doesn't help!! -
ARCHIVED Things People Say To Celiacs
Rachel85 replied to researchmomma's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I think my best one to date has to be when I went to my friend's house, she was cooking dinner for a group of us and they all know I can't eat gluten. The dinner was lovely (I helped her work out what I could and couldn't have, and prepared it with her to be on the safe side) but when it came to dessert...that was another matter. She'd asked us what our favourite... -
I was diagnosed with celiac just before christmas and was told to go gluten-free immediately. My doctor didn't mention anything about withdrawals but said he thought I'm highly addicted to gluten, given how much I ate it and the fact that I would regularly crave gluten products. I tried my hardest to go gluten-free but being very new to this and being over...
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ARCHIVED Where Do I Even Begin?
Rachel85 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
This is my first post here, and my first exploration into the unknown world of celiac. I started getting symptoms a year ago...bloating, diarrhea, vomiting, cramps etc. But the real killer has been extreme indigestion and acid reflux, to the point where it even hurts to drink water. When I went to the doctor they gave me some tablets to help the indigestion...