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Understanding Celiac Disease: The Invisible Struggle
Celiac disease is invisible—and it is one of the most scrutinized and misunderstood autoimmune diseases. By scrutinized, I don’t mean by doctors or specialists. I mean by strangers. By acquaintances. By well-meaning friends. By people at dinner tables, restaurants, school events,… Continue reading
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The Hardest Part of Living With Celiac Disease (And How to Cope)
Living with celiac disease comes with unique challenges—whether it’s the stress of traveling, the high cost of gluten-free foods, or the constant vigilance against cross-contamination. Discover the hardest parts of living gluten-free and how others cope with daily struggles. Continue reading
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My Journey with Celiac: Surprising Treatments Tried
What is the most off the wall thing you’ve tried to help your celiac disease? I’ve done many, but probably none are so far out there. I used castor oil compresses on my belly to help with bloating. I put… Continue reading
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My Celiac Journey
On my anniversary of my celiac diagnosis, I wanted to talk about how I was diagnosed in 2013. Continue reading
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Next Phase of the Gluten Free Journey
So, you got the diagnosis of celiac disease. Congratulations! There is finally a name to the awful stuff that has been happening in the body and now what? After a few months of being diagnosed, most people do not feel… Continue reading
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How to understand the Celiac Patient
I wrote this as an article you can share with your friends regarding Celiac and what it is like. Hopefully it is a good basic description and general primer on the disease for our friends. Continue reading
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How to get banned from my page!
I just banned someone. I don’t taking banning people lightly. Let me explain how and why. I don’t know everything about celiac disease. I make mistakes. I try to explain what it is like to live with celiac disease. I… Continue reading
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Cookie Exchange and my Gluten Free Debate
Tomorrow is the cookie exchange at school. I volunteered to send 3 dozen cookies. The invitation to send cookies included a note saying “Gluten Free Cookies are greatly appreciated.” I both love and hate this. The snark comes out with… Continue reading
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The Amazing DOGGIE Bag Study
Okay, this is a famous celiac disease study and I haven’t posted about it. But today, I’m rectifying my mistake. Continue reading
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Celiac: Mental Health, Symptoms, and Quality of Life
In 2014, the FDA had not implemented its food allergy labeling laws. A study evaluated the mental health burden of having celiac disease. Researchers found the mental load of having celiac disease was heavy. The mental burden was similar to… Continue reading
