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  1. LauraH
    I was just sampling horchata flavored ice cream in a grocery store, and the sample lady assured me it was gluten-free and that she fully understood how important it was. I ate it, felt the diffuse abdominal pain that happens to me when I'm glutened. Went and looked at the container, and sure enough, there was wheat in there. Not sure why, as there weren...
  2. LauraH
    If you are getting more sensitive over time, you know the gluten you are getting inadvertently is causing you actual damage, in addition to any symptoms. That damage is cumulative over time. Personally, I choose not to eat out except very rarely, and only at restaurants that REALLY take it seriously. Luckily I live in a place where nearly every restaurant...
  3. LauraH
    Oh, MADDI, it's been a year since my diagnosis, and it took about 6 months after doing the total elimination diet (I started at chicken broth) to have enough foods to feel pretty normal and have enough variety that I didn't feel like I might die of a weird deficiency. It took about that amount of time to feel ok physically, and now, after a year, I feel...
  4. LauraH
    My neurological symptoms really came on in the last couple of years before I got diagnosed, and they were what tipped me over the edge to see all the drs it took to GET a diagnosis. I'd had D and intestinal issues for my entire life, but it wasn't until I had an incapacitating number of headaches that were migraine-like but didn't respond to any medication...
  5. LauraH
    Good point. At that moment I really just needed to get home, and didn't feel like I had time to wait for a gift card. I was wearing light colored shorts... My friends definitely gave the manager and waitress some pieces of their minds too. They have a decent sized gluten-free menu, so they normally take it pretty seriously, and I expect they will in the...
  6. LauraH
    Yes, I let them know right away and talked to the manager, who offered me different food (uh, no, I had to leave right then for the same reason you'd want to stay and share it with them ;-) ) and then they offered me a gift card, which I declined because I don't plan to return. I'm doing ok, a few days later - still some stomach pain, joint pain and the...
  7. LauraH
    AAGGHHH!!! I rarely eat out because I also have microscopic colitis, and my diet is ridiculously restricted and the symptoms quick and severe if I eat something wrong, but I was out with some friends - expected to leave to eat at home, but it went long, so I got brave and ordered cheese and gluten-free bread. The restaurant has a good reputation for being...
  8. LauraH
    You could be developing microscopic colitis, which is inflammation in the large intestine that can be caused by celiac disease. It's possible that the glutening you mention triggered more inflammation that now is being made worse by foods that had been safe for you before - like an already skinned knee will keep being re-injured if you crawl on carpet,...
  9. LauraH
    I find that going to talk to the waiter privately after placing the order, and telling him then that I have Celiac disease but didn't want to make a fuss at the table gives me credibility because I am obviously NOT doing it for attention or to make any sort of point to my friends like a fad dieter might (whether the people at the table know or not is irrelevant...
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