Comments | shipchan: I have celiacs, or, as it's called up north, cupcake fever.

shipchan

I have celiacs, or, as it's called up north, cupcake fever.

Sep 15, 2009 03:36

I stole this from RM. I don't know if this is allowed, but it seems like no one on my flist knows I have this so here goes. I'll take it down if I'm actually stealing it ( Read more... )

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alabastard September 15 2009, 09:15:57 UTC

I am glad you posted this, so many illnesses are not apparent or visible, but still affect our lives in many ways.

shipchan September 15 2009, 19:33:35 UTC

Have you seen the invisible illness week's website? It has some interesting stuff.

alabastard September 15 2009, 19:34:58 UTC

Going to check it out tonight, both Draco and I should fill this out ... I think I will later.

shipchan September 15 2009, 19:37:30 UTC

I'm sure people would be happy to read it. You should.

nozomiwhitewolf September 15 2009, 12:20:41 UTC

LOL my favorite medical TV show is either Kingdom Hospital (BECAUSE it was so fake) or House, haha. I find it amusing when a med student friend/doctor bitches about how fake they are tho, haha. That's TV for ya!

Also a friend of mine has the same problem as you where she can't digest wheat! I had no idea it was called celiac's disease!! She is also lactose intolerant...poor girl. :'( She basically takes pills (enzymes) to help her digest the stuff. I'd go nuts if I had one of those problems. My digestive system is already whacked out as it is, pretty much. If I had that on top of it...ugh. @___@; so, in short, I applaud you!!

shipchan September 15 2009, 19:31:38 UTC

Haha yeah. My brother loves House and I just can't stand it.

Thanks. It's pretty easy to just stay away from the stuff I can't have. The hard part was when I didn't know what was causing it and sick all the time.

droxy September 15 2009, 13:57:32 UTC

Not as weird as you think. i read this in dear abby ovwer 10 years ago and several womens mags. I've met folks with this condition.

But I am confused. Is it just wheat or ALL glueten?

Folks suffering from the wheat/gluten allergy-illness you have to go to rice flour. There is a 1/2 an aisle in Trader Joes and Whole foods that are gluten free.

Dinner out? - try Sushi- no wheat.

Steak house would be fine.

shipchan September 15 2009, 19:29:30 UTC

It's all gluten. Yeah it's really not weird at all. In the UK children are tested for it before they go to school it's so common. Luckily I live on meat anyway, so it's not too big a deal anymore.