Celiac Disease Support Group
Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder of the digestive system that occurs in genetically-predisposed individuals. It is characterised by damage or flattening to all or part of the villi lining the small intestine, which interferes with the absorption of nutrients. This damage is caused by eating anything with gluten (gliadin), a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley...
Hey Everyone!
I'm new to daily strength but not to Celiac. I was diagnosed with borderline Celiac and Hashimoto's about a year and a half ago.
I've been gluten free since then and have been doing pretty good. I have found out that I react to eating "gluten free" oats as well. Which sucks.
I never cheat, but I think about it all the time. I'm also very sensitive to gluten exposure.
I've got a very supportive husband and family. My husbands family is pretty tough though. And it can sometimes hurt my feelings when it comes to dining decisions. My mother-in-law reminds me constantly that I was borderline Celiac, I try to tell her that just means they caught it in time, but she has a friend with full blown Celiac and therefore mine isn't taken seriously. That's a whole other story.
Anyway, just thought I would introduce myself and say hello.
I'm new to daily strength but not to Celiac. I was diagnosed with borderline Celiac and Hashimoto's about a year and a half ago.
I've been gluten free since then and have been doing pretty good. I have found out that I react to eating "gluten free" oats as well. Which sucks.
I never cheat, but I think about it all the time. I'm also very sensitive to gluten exposure.
I've got a very supportive husband and family. My husbands family is pretty tough though. And it can sometimes hurt my feelings when it comes to dining decisions. My mother-in-law reminds me constantly that I was borderline Celiac, I try to tell her that just means they caught it in time, but she has a friend with full blown Celiac and therefore mine isn't taken seriously. That's a whole other story.
Anyway, just thought I would introduce myself and say hello.
I'm glad that your immediate family is supportive, even though your extended family doesn't fully understand. There are others on this forum with similar family issues. I'm blessed, because my family and friends try to be supportive. However, they don't all understand how deadly gluten can be, or the harm that even one exposure can cause, or even understand what contains gluten. Thanks for introducing yourself, and best wishes to you.
I am learning about the foods, and found a couple of great apps for my phone.. I have 2 full days finally of GF.. been seriously working at it for about 3 weeks now.. today I was very tempted to buy a doughnut.. I was soo good..
Good luck and stick with it so you feel better.. hugs