Samo1
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Thank you everyone! I was so frustrated regarding the fact the instructions were not tailored to a celiac. When I contacted the office to get a better understanding about the brown rice flour, the receptionist told me I should consult Web MD. I asked her if she was joking. I was furious and explained I have a masters degree and do not need to consult that...
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Good evening everyone, I have a scheduled colonoscopy and gastroscopy scheduled this week. I am getting very nervous. The instructions the Dr's office provided were seriously written by a child, no joke and of course provides no info on what to do as a person living with celiac. The instructions say, no seeds, grains, and nuts 7 days prior. However,...
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Colonoscopy prep
Samo1 replied to NanceK's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Yes this is insane, the pharmacist (student) handed it to me. I went home and read the ingredients and brought it back. I said to him, you do realize I have celiac and it's on my file. Also, my Drs office recommended Peglyte, which comes with those tablets you need to take as, it's a kit. If your dr actually, instructed you to take this, omg that's crazy... -
Thanks for the kind words Jane. I appreciate it!
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Thanks for the reply! Yes I do , my colleague has it. However, I cannot do dairy so it limits me further. My colleague can. However, I am finding other individual cases differ. I am getting info and recommendations from her so it’s good. On a positive note, I adore the Amy’s gluten free and dairy free meals. However, they are expensive and tiny portions. So...
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Thank for you the kind words. I will definitely give this a read and like the idea of printing my out an informative little bulletin to describe my disease. I guess what bothers me, is why people don’t read about it. If someone was diagnosed with something in my immediate family I want to be informed on their condition and want them to feel supported so I...
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Hey everyone, I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. Im visiting my parents from out of town. Yesterday, we took a two hour drive to my visit my gran. My whole family went to visit. Needless to say, I was emotional because as per usual nobody thought about what and how I can eat. I looked up other restaurants ahead of time and there were about...