dani nero

Your dog looks like a sweet fella.

Did you start taking the probiotics yet?

I would have thought that you were already on probiotics :-O If you're not, then I really strongly think that taking probiotics would make a huge difference for you! Celiacs tend to lack a lot of the helpful intestinal bacteria due to the damage their intestines has endured. You should definitely give it a try.

Culturelle does not contain a dozen types of bacteria but it has the smallest amount of additives and ingredients, which is why it is one of the best out there. It was actually recommended by more than one person from this forum, so I'm not the only one using it.

I would recommend that you ask more people though and compare notes.

The link I gave you is just to show you the brand I take, but I wouldn't recommend ordering from that website since they are situated in europe. I order from it just because it isn't available in any swedish pharmacy.

It would be nice to see your dog. I'm not sure how to upload pics to this site, but I know that some people upload their pics to hosting sites like photobucket or something similar then put the links here.

Yeah, why not :-) Sailing looks like a peaceful fun thing to me too, although people say that it's not for everyone.

Hiking is also nice and offers a great workout for the entire body. What type of dog do you have by the way? He probably really loves you for taking him on hiking trips :-)

We're having too many ticks in Sweden this year sadly, so I'm avoiding the outdoors. Our area has a high risk of lyme disease too :-(

Thanks again for the compliment by the way. Really made me happy.

Aww, thanks so much for the kind words Nate! 90% of my drawings / paintings are digital :-)

I agree with all you're saying about life as a celiac. I stopped bothering with people a while ago as it's not so easy to find and meet new people but I guess that it's something we have to force ourselves to do. Although my husband is really tired of hearing about celiac, he's still incredibly supportive and doesn't bring gluten into the house.

Pets are amazing companions.. They probably keep us from going insane ;-)

What social activities have you found? I'm thinking about taking sailing lessons.. and perhaps form a travel-painting group.

Myfitnesspal counts very few nutrients and isn't enough for an overall picture. There is another one called My Diet, Easy Diet Management which counts everything.

I would advise you to get one of these apps that track how many vitamins and minerals you are consuming daily to make sure your diet is complete and not lacking any important nutrients.

The last thing a recovering celiac needs is malnutrition. Lacking vits and minerals will make you feel like crap both mentally and physically.