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1. Scott Adams
  December 22, 2020
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About Me

Scott Adams was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994, and, due to the nearly total lack of information available at that time, was forced to become an expert on the disease in order to recover. In 1995 he launched the site that later became Celiac.com to help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives. He is co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of the (formerly paper) newsletter Journal of Gluten Sensitivity. In 1998 he founded The Gluten-Free Mall which he sold in 2014. Celiac.com does not sell any products, and is 100% advertiser supported.
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1. 6 hours ago - trents replied to Celiacsugh's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
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  gluten-free and continued upper left side pain after drinking wine
  
  I think most of us, when we first got our diagnosis, imagined that going gluten free would be the magic the bullet that would restore us to perfect health. We soon find out that it usually isn't quite that simple and that celiac disease has long fingers.
2. 7 hours ago - Celiacsugh replied to Celiacsugh's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
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  gluten-free and continued upper left side pain after drinking wine
  
  Thanks! I still have much to learn, I'd hoped going gluten-free would be a magic bullet and I'm learning my system is still very sensitive which is overwhelming and discouraging at times. Thanks for the yogurt tip! There is comfort in knowing that this is common during early healing and I'm not alone!
3. 7 hours ago - Celiacsugh replied to Celiacsugh's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
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  gluten-free and continued upper left side pain after drinking wine
  
  Thanks so much for the response. Are you usually able to pinpoint a trigger when you get the pain again? What I didn’t share in my earlier post is that I also usually eat out on weekends (though I share celiacs/needs to be gluten-free) and I’ve also been under a lot of stress lately in my personal life. While I’m speculating that it’s the wine it could c...
4. 9 hours ago - Raquel2021 replied to Celiacsugh's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
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5. 13 hours ago - trents replied to Monte Carlo Fine Taste's topic in Board/Forum Technical Help
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  Intolerance after eating certified pasta gluten free could be caused by additives & or stabilaiser added in the composition of the pasta ingredients, even in the best brands please ceck well before buyng & eating
  
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