Thread: Celiac Disease
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Old Jul 16, 2010, 11:15 PM
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Hi. I was diagnosed with Celiac just over a year ago. It is quite an adjustment to have to change your diet. But if it is your problem, it will feel a lot better when you do. It can take a while for your body to heal from the damage that the gluten (what is in the grains that makes you sick) has caused. I really loved breads and pasta before I went gluten free. But found that after I went gluten free I didn't miss it as much as I thought I would. What was really important was making sure that I got all the gluten out of my diet. (It can be found in some really surprising places.) Cross contamination is a really big thing. This is when foods that don't have gluten in them get gluten in it when it is being processed (ie foods made on the same production lines as those with gluten in them). A really good site with more information is www.celiac.com It also has a board where you can ask lots of questions and people over there have a lot of good information and answer questions. Just make sure you keep eating wheat etc until all of your tests are done, because otherwise they can come back negative. I hope you find out what is wrong. Feel free to PM me with questions. I found it really helpful to ask people questions when I was going through the process.