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I’m sorry this happened! I’ve heard a lot of stories about pregnant women who didn’t know they had celiac and ate gluten the whole time and the baby was fine. The baby is protected inside it’s little sac so good chance everything is okay

Current grad student here with no time to cook and limited kitchen. Right now, my life is all about frozen food. I fill my fridge with frozen gluten-free meals and it’s not the healthiest but it’s a meal that I didn’t have to cook. As far as filling grains that taste good, I try to stick to naturally gluten free grains, mostly potatoes because you c...

I feel your frustration with cheating celiacs. There's definitely a denial/peer pressure factor to it but I deeply regret my cheating phase because I think it made it worse long-term. I'm not even the least bit tempted anymore because of how bad the reactions have gotten, but I hate when people say "My friend has celiac and she's okay with a little gluten...

No experience with lymph nodes so definitely taking the other posts into account, but adding that celiac reactions can definitely get worse the longer you're gluten-free. You get more sensitive to it over time and smaller amounts of gluten can lead to pretty serious reactions. It sucks. For me, I've been celiac ~15 years and when I was younger and cheating...

I don't think the US does enough regulation on gluten, personally. It's difficult to trust anything that's not certified gluten free or just plain meats, fruits, and veggies. However, since I am American and used to being here I feel a lot more confident in knowing what to eat and what to avoid. I struggled in Europe and Amsterdam and got glutened a lot just...

It doesn’t go away unfortunately. My sister and I were celiac children and the hardest part for us was the FOMO (fear of missing out) and the being “different” from other kids. I would eat cookies that were passed around at school just because all the other kids were getting cookies. I would suggest coordinating with their schools and any f...

If it’s blood sugar maybe eat some fruit?

That sucks. I’m really sorry. I’m obviously biased but I believe we celiacs deserve some coddling. So be gentle with yourself. It’s ok to feel sad about this. You’re experiencing the loss of not just certain foods but a certain worry-free and blissful lifestyle. That’s a big deal. Non celiacs will never fully understand, but I see you. Event...

Yep! I was hospitalized for 3 days with pancreatitis when I was 16. Doctors never confirmed if it was cause by celiac or a glutening or anything.

NO judgement here. I’ve been in your shoes and Its. SO. Hard. My advice would be to surround yourself with gluten free snacks at all times. Try to have some salty and some sweet to curb any craving. Fruit is great and often cheaper than gluten-free products. whenever you’re feeling tempted, pick up one of your own treats from your bag. Not sure if you...

What the others have said! All restaurants are risky places for sneaky gluten to contaminate your food. If they still have apple slices you can eat those! I think the plain vanilla soft serve is also ok if you can eat dairy. Some celiacs eat the fries because they’re done in their own fryer but many have gotten sick that way.

Hello! Im sorry to hear this happened to you. I agree that you should see your doctor to see if it might be something other than a glutening. That said, symptoms can get worse and weirder as we celiacs age. I’ve also been gluten free for about 13 years and I’m realizing that I was getting glutened frequently when I was younger but I just didn’t n...

When restaurants mess up your order and put croutons or bread on your food and then ask why you can't "just take the bun off?" If there was broken glass on your food, would you just take it off and still eat it? Or would you risk having little tiny shards tear up your insides? Because that's what gluten crumbs do to my insides...