This was a big weekend for me in my celiac journey. I ate a pizza. From a restaurant. I feel like I deserve a trophy. And yes, I am aware that this probably sounds ridiculous to anyone who doesn’t have celiac disease. But if you have celiac, you know. Eating food prepared by someone else…
One of the strangest parts of a celiac diagnosis is realizing how much mental energy goes into food. Suddenly, every meal requires a little more thought. Every restaurant needs research. Every ingredient label needs to be questioned. And sometimes? It’s just easier to have a few safe foods you know you love and eat them…
I haven’t been to a restaurant in 6 weeks. Six weeks. And honestly? My goal right now is simply to get to a point where I feel brave enough to try again. As someone who was newly diagnosed with celiac disease and experienced a pretty traumatic gluten exposure just one month into this journey, I…
Getting diagnosed with celiac disease is life-changing. And not just because of the obvious dietary changes. There is the newfound (and oh-so-fun) food anxiety. The fear of restaurants. The learning curve of asking questions and navigating meals at trusted friends’ and family members’ houses. The worry about accidentally getting sick. The fear of passing this…
All the members of the Celiac Club I talked to upon diagnosis said the same thing: “Your grocery budget is going to go up.” Welp… They ain’t lying!! Since I’ve got that big Virgo energy, I am obviously the type of person who tracks these things. (Of course I have a spreadsheet. Who do you…
I looked down at my phone and saw a text message I definitely wasn’t expecting. “You have a new message in MyChart. Click here to view.” Okay… I’ll bite. What could my doctor possibly be sending me? The screen loaded, and I started reading. “Please notify the patient that EGD pathology is positive for gastritis….
When I finally started taking my Celiac disease more seriously (after enduring a pretty bad “glutening” one month in) I knew I needed to overhaul our shared kitchen. I have two kids (ages 7 and 10), and I really didn’t want to force the entire household to go 100% gluten-free. Around that time, a woman…
One month into my Celiac diagnosis, I had my first accidental gluten exposure. I think it was from Thai food, but I can’t say for sure. I know that when I placed my order, I asked about soy sauce… but I didn’t ask any other questions. Could it have been cross-contamination? A wheat-based bouillon in…
I stumbled into my Celiac diagnosis by accident, and part of me honestly wishes I hadn’t. I know that’s not realistic or helpful, but it’s the truth. I wasn’t really having symptoms before. Maybe a few? But nothing unmanageable. Ignorance is bliss and all that. But alas, here I am. If you’re newly diagnosed with…
