jrlaird

What REALLY irritates me is when someone tells me "I have a friend who used to have Celiacs..." One - because they call it Celiacs, and two - because there is no cure for this disease. If your friend had Celiac, then she STILL has it! Ugh.

Hi everyone, I just wanted to chime in and say that I too developed multiple food intolerances after my Celiac diagnosis and giving up gluten. The first to go was dairy, quickly followed by eggs, and now it's also soy, peanuts, quinoa, rice, corn, caffeine, and xanthan gum (to some degree). When you say trying to figure it all out is a "long, lonely...

Hello, everyone! I had my bloodwork done last week to see how things are going after one year on the gluten free diet. I was diagnosed with Celiac last July and have been off of gluten for almost a year. Can anyone help me interpret the results below? Is this good? Bad? Inconclusive? Thanks for your help! Deamidated Gliadin Abs, IgG: Standard...

Hi! I moved to the Seattle area a few months ago and would love to connect with other Celiacs living in the area. I've met very few people with this disease since my diagnosis last summer and it would be great to get to know someone else who is going through the same issues that I am. I currently live in the Lynnwood area but am willing to travel to meet...

Obesiac, I have the same issue when I eat soy (one of my food sensitivities). My eyes get blurry and it's really frustrating. Its nice to know Im not the only person who has had vision symptoms from a food they ate. Jonathan

Hi there! I believe my celiac was triggered by either a parasitic infection (giardia) or all of the antibiotics I took to get rid of the giardia, because up until that point, I never had issues with food at all. I felt good generally all the time, drank beer regularly with no symptoms, etc. But once I developed a parasite (from drinking water from a stream...

I agree that a food journal is key to figuring it all out. Without it, I think it would have taken me a lot longer to pinpoint some of my specific intolerances. For example, a few weeks ago, I was eating Sabra hummus as a snack at work for a few days in a row. Each afternoon after eating it, I would get fatigued, my mood would shift and I would become irritable...

Thank you for the glimmer of hope! It is interesting that our stories are so similar. Here's another question for you: how did you discover that your intolerances went away? I can't imagine you wanted to chance eating the foods again knowing the horrible symptoms they'd given you in the past. Was it just a gut (pardon the pun) feeling that you were able...

Hi everyone! I was diagnosed with Celiac last August after almost two years of not feeling well. I admit it took me a good two months to adjust/come to terms with my new lifestyle. I would still gluten myself occasionally, whether it be at a restaurant or by not thoroughly reading a food label. But eventually, I had become a master of this disease --...

It's hard to explain and rather weird. A symptom I started having about four months ago (in addition to the others mentioned above) is the mucus inside my nose started to harden. It's hardened to the point that when I blow my nose, it's no longer snot that comes out but solid bits instead (boogers). I know that's gross but it's the best explanation I...

Hello everyone! I was recently diagnosed with Celiac after an upper endoscopy a few weeks ago. Up until then, I had not felt well without explanation for almost two years, starting in October of 2012. A little history before I begin: Though never officially diagnosed, I am almost positive I came down with a parasite called Giardia in October 2012...