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angieroo2
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Hello,
I am seriously considering going Gluten Free, however, I have no idea what good resources are for information, recipes etc. I'm also Lactose Intolerant, so this will be an interesting endeavour. Any tips and starting points would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
Edit: I'm not wheat intolerant per se, but think it's a possibility.
I am seriously considering going Gluten Free, however, I have no idea what good resources are for information, recipes etc. I'm also Lactose Intolerant, so this will be an interesting endeavour. Any tips and starting points would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
Edit: I'm not wheat intolerant per se, but think it's a possibility.
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I'm gluten and Dairy free too. Lots of the gluten free stuff available is also milk free which is an added bonus. Feel free to add me as my diary is open.0 -
Welcome! There is a lot of support here, as well as recipes, etc. I've been gluten free for 30 years, so I have a pretty good idea of what's going on. Feel free to add me if you'd like to see my diary!0
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Pickup a copy of Living Gluten Free for Dummies. Answers many questions. And good luck0
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Diary is open and you can ask me anything
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I'm gluten free, dairy free and mostly processed sugar free. My diet is mostly from whole foods instead of packaged gluten free processed foods. Sometimes it takes a bit of extra planning but i feel so much better eating this way that it is definitely worth it. Feel free to add me if you want some more support.0
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Welcome! There is a lot of support here, as well as recipes, etc. I've been gluten free for 30 years, so I have a pretty good idea of what's going on. Feel free to add me if you'd like to see my diary!
Gluten free 30 years? Has it been around that long?0 -
Welcome! There is a lot of support here, as well as recipes, etc. I've been gluten free for 30 years, so I have a pretty good idea of what's going on. Feel free to add me if you'd like to see my diary!
Gluten free 30 years? Has it been around that long?
lol I was diagnosed at two and that was 34 years ago. Makes me feel old.0 -
Thank you everyone. I think I have a lot to learn.0
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Pickup a copy of Living Gluten Free for Dummies. Answers many questions. And good luck
Yep this Best book on the topic I've found yet. I've be GF for two years, and my diary is open to friends. I'm willing to help. 0 -
Welcome! There is a lot of support here, as well as recipes, etc. I've been gluten free for 30 years, so I have a pretty good idea of what's going on. Feel free to add me if you'd like to see my diary!
Gluten free 30 years? Has it been around that long?
Yeah, even longer in Europe. I was constantly sick as a baby, but fortunately, my mom is a family physician, so she was persistent. None of her colleagues could figure out what was wrong with me for almost two years, and then she ran into an old friend who was a GI doc, and he said he'd heard of this thing called celiac sprue.
At one point everyone was calling my mom crazy, that I was just colicky (sp?). I'm glad she didn't give up on me...otherwise, I would have had a miserable childhood.0 -
Interesting you should say that. I was colicky (sp?) as well apparently.
AND I was lactose intolerant as a baby... but grew out of it....
ETA: apparently I cried so much my mother almost "lost it" one day. If my aunt hadn't gone over to take care of me for a few hours I'm thinking I would not be here today. No joke.....0 -
Wow...that's scary. It's good your aunt was around to look after you!
The lactose thing is actually pretty common among celiacs. I had it too as a kid, then grew out of it around 7 or 8 years old.0 -
Welcome! There is a lot of support here, as well as recipes, etc. I've been gluten free for 30 years, so I have a pretty good idea of what's going on. Feel free to add me if you'd like to see my diary!
Gluten free 30 years? Has it been around that long?
History of Celiac Disease
What is the origin of “Celiac Disease"?
Celiac sprue disease was first described in the second century, but it wasn't until the 20th century that rudimentary causative factors were identified. Terminology changed as research confirmed that celiac disease diagnosed in children was the same disease as non-tropical sprue diagnosed in adults. The term "celiac disease" is now most commonly used. Another term for the same condition includes "gluten sensitive enteropathy."
A Brief History of Celiac Disease
In 250 A.D., Aretaeus of Cappadocia included detailed descriptions of an unnamed disease in his writings. When describing his patients he referred to them as "koiliakos," which meant "suffering in the bowels." Francis Adams translated these observations from Greek to English for the Sydenham Society of England in 1856. He thus gave sufferers the moniker "celiacs" or "coeliacs."
First to link diet to celiac disease treatment
September 13th is designated National Celiac Disease Awareness Day in honor of Gee’s birthday.
In 1888, Gee presented clinical accounts of children and adults with celiac disease at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in the United Kingdom. Gee stated, “to regulate the food is the main part of treatment. The allowance of farinaceous foods must be small, but if the patient can be cured at all, it must be by means of diet.”
Linked Wheat to Cause of Celiac Disease
Dutch pediatrician, recognized in 1952 for linking the ingestion of wheat proteins as cause of celiac disease. By 1954, ****e, Charlotte Anderson and a number of their colleagues, working in Birmingham, England confirmed the treatment and described the histologic damage to the intestinal mucosa as being directly related to celiac disease. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the subject for the University of Utrecht in 1950.
Source: http://www.csaceliacs.info/history_of_celiac_disease.jsp0
