Lilycat is offline Lilycat Post #1  November 22,2009, 2:19am
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How do you cope? Do you go out to restaurants, or have you become a hermit?

Do you feel the need to explain this to everyone you meet?

What kind of medical support are you getting and where are you getting it? (MD, homeopath, naturopath, nutritionist, etc, conventional or non conventional medicine)

Saw something in a post about "when do I tell a date this" so when do YOU tell a date this - IRL examples, please, not theory here.

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neardc is offline neardc Post #2  November 23,2009, 9:47pm
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I have two family members with celiac, so we've made a lot of accomodations as a family for that. It really hasn't been that difficult, though, since there are so many resources out there now for celiacs and gluten-free products are fairly widely available. There are also lots more restaurants with gluten-free menus, so it's hardly necessary to stay in or only have a salad (no croutons!).

Neither of my relatives tells this to everyone they meet...lol. Rather, it's just on a need-to-know basis (one is probably more reluctant to talk about it than the other, but since she's married her only dating is with her husband and he already knows all about it...lol). I don't think the other relative (who is in her 20s and goes out frequently) has any problems socially because of it, though (other than the fact that she has to bring her own gluten-free beer if she wants to drink beer at a party!). As I said, there are plenty of places to eat out GF in this area, so that's not a problem for her. She'll just check out menus in advance or suggest another place to eat if one place really looks like a bad bet...

Are you asking this as a general question, or is this something you're dealing with yourself? I'm happy to pass along some good resources if it's the latter...
 
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Lilycat wrote :
How do you cope? Do you go out to restaurants, or have you become a hermit?

Do you feel the need to explain this to everyone you meet?

What kind of medical support are you getting and where are you getting it? (MD, homeopath, naturopath, nutritionist, etc, conventional or non conventional medicine)

Saw something in a post about "when do I tell a date this" so when do YOU tell a date this - IRL examples, please, not theory here.

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I have diverticulosis (when I have flare-ups it is a very painful case of diverticulitis). I just got home from the hospital Sunday after spending 6 days in the hospital. This makes my second hospitalization in two years. I was diagnosed with this illness last year.

I try to stay on a gluten-free, SED diet because it tend to help keep the flare-ups at bay. Sometimes I say "wuteva" and eat what I want but I definitely pay for it later with loads of pain!

When I go on a date, I order very little, and stay away from rich sauces and anything with seeds. My dates just think I'm a lite-eater. In regards to relationships, it has never been a problem. Men don't seem to mind that I have a separate diet from them.

BTW: If you love bread as I do, try China Black Rice or Brown Rice Bread and try to drizzle olive oil over most of the foods you eat. This last flare-up was because with the holidays coming and staff bringing in food all the time, I indulged and ate foods I knew I shouldn't have eaten. I am back on my diet...but am not looking forward to Thanksgiving. I can't eat most of the holiday dishes and have to just sit and drool when the cranberry sauce (with real cranberries, of course) is passed around the table! ACK!!!!!!!
 
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