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My older brother was diagnosed about 5 years ago when he was in college. He was so sick that he had to drop out. The doctors didn't know what was wrong with him. The thought he had cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, IBS, everything BUT celiac disease. He ended up being hospitalized because his celiac disease was so bad. While he was in college he did everything...

Beki- You can get your gluten-free food as a prescription???? Thats awesome. Here in the states it's bad too. Supposedly there is a tax break here for people with celiac disease but it involves keeping all of your recipts from grocery shopping the entire year and it sounds like a pain. I've discovered that there are cheap ways to eat. When you want...

Hey All, Erin- I believe there is a company from Germany that has begun to make gluten-free sacrament wafers (endorsed by the Vatican too I believe). I can remember as a kid, there was a girl in my school who had celiac disease. She used to bring her own to church every Sunday and the priest would bless it. Another option is simply to opt out of taking...

Try some brown sugar or maple syrup (REAL) on your acorn squash. Its really really good!

I have gained abouut 15 pounds since being diagnosed with celiac disease in May. My older brother was diagnosed about 5 years ago and I can remember him gaining about 30 in the first few months so it seems to be a pretty normal course of action. I think when you're in active Celiac mode it's like a starvation diet. While you're eating normal or even...

Hello All, I was diagnosed with celiac disease in May. I'm the younger sister and grand-daughter of 2 celiac's so one would think the transition to a gluten-free diet would be easy. It hasn't! It's been horrible. All of your suggestions have been extremely helpful as I am constantly on the road (I travel 2+ hours once a week for grad school) and fast...