#celiac diease

[butchdiaz]

what if i made buck have celiac diease in every single fic i write now, effectively gaslighting fic readers into believing buck having celiac disease is canon?

what do you mean "gaslight"? like buck literally DOES have celiac disease in canon??? so weird how everyone just forgets smh

[gethealthynotslim]

Hello! I was just diagnosed with celiac disease today and I don't have a clue where to start! It seems like everything I eat has gluten in it :/ Do you have any suggestions for starting out on a gluten free diet?

This is going to be long AF so I’m adding in a keep reading okay :)

Ahhhh, I’m really sorry to hear this! Ceciac/coeliac is a really bitter pill to swallow, I remember crying on the way home when I was diagnosed! The good news though is that it does get easier, you learn to just know what brands/foods you can eat and where you can eat out/get food on the go. First of all, your doctor should refer you to a dietician - especially if you don’t know anything about going gluten free.Next, do your research as to what is gluten free. I had no idea that oats, couscous, spelt and rye contained gluten. There are gluten free oats, for the record. Also gluten free couscous but it’s disgusting, don’t even bother lol. 

Gluten is in: rye, spelt, barely, wheat, couscous, oats. It is also in some less well known grains, see a full list here: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/gluten-free-diet-and-lifestyle/gf-diet/grains/

The coeliac uk website is super useful (even if you’re not in the UK!) so please have a look around it! 

Good gluten free alternative flours typically contain: potatoes, rice and corn/maize 

Processed gluten free foods that are marketed as gluten free such as bread, pasta, etc are like ¾ times the price of a regular gluten versions. It’s rough, but I’ve just learned to use less of them. In fact, I eat so many potatoes (such a cheap way to get carbs in as a GF person!) that my old flatmate said she was surprised I hadn’t turned into a potato :((  

In the beginning you need to check the label of every food you eat. Most products won’t advertise as gluten free, but if there is nothing in bold on the ingredients list that contains gluten then you’ll be absolutely fine. 

Lots of companies have ‘may contain gluten/wheat’ on the label, in my experience they are just doing this to cover their backs and they’re usually fine. What I do is try the product once and if it gives me a reaction (dodgy stomach, bloating or feeling very tired) I wouldn’t eat it again. It’s up to you as to whether you want to risk eating products that may contain traces. 

Other ways to get contaminated/things that may give you a bad stomach are things like bread crumbs in the communal butter, chopping boards, pans that haven’t been washed properly, sharing drinks/cutlery/anything with people who have been eating gluten, people not washing their hands between touching gluten and non gluten food (I was recently contaminated by a block of cheese that my brother had touched after making a sandwich!), shared cooking utensils that have been used in/with gluten and gluten free food, cooking gluten and gluten free food on the same pan, food fried in the same oil as gluten food - typically this means no chips/fries when you’re out (FYI mcdonalds fries are gluten free, you’re welcome) you need to ask the waiter to check if any fried food would be contaminated when you’re eating out.Please be aware that you are supposed to treat coeliac disease as you would treat a nut allergy. Even traces can have a negative affect in the long run! The way that coeliac disease works (I don’t know if your doctor explained it) is that your body sees gluten in the same way as it says a pathogen (an illness) so it throws out loads of antibodies to attack it and basically it ends up accidentally attacking its own gut and doing irreparable damage. If you end up with a lot of damage in your gut you are VERY susceptible to bowel cancer later in life. 

Also, when your gut is upset after being attacked by the antibodies it finds it very, very difficult to take in nutrients. This is why you feel so tired after being contaminated - you are effectively malnourished for awhile after consuming gluten because your body just can’t absorb much of anything. 

Once you have been on a gluten free diet for awhile you will find that you get much more sensitive to gluten, just something to watch out for.

PLEASE be sensible and look after your body. Coeliac disease is not something you can ‘cheat’ on every now and again. It is really tough and you will go through phases when everything feels super unfair and people can be insensitive about it, but you have to prioritise your health. 

When other people cook for you please watch over them to make sure they don’t accidentally contaminate you! Sometimes people just don’t know what cooking fully gluten free is and they may not understand that they need to use clean butter, separate utensils etc. 

I am very sensitive to gluten - more so than most coeliacs, so you may find that small contaminations do not set you off, but they may still be doing damage to your gut that you cant see so don’t get lax about it. 

Some weird things gluten are in that I wish I’d known at the beginning: milk chocolate (especially the lindt brand!!!), advent calendar chocolate, squash/cordials (such as the fruit and barley flavour), soy sauce, stock cubes/powder, gravy. 

I don’t know anything about American brands, but if you’re living in the UK please ping me a message if you want any suggestions on what breads etc are actually edible because about 90% of gluten free bread is depressingly disgusting. 

This will be a re-education for you. You’ll learn what works and what doesn’t, you’ll learn to go everywhere with food in your handbag/bag just in case, you’ll learn to pack bread in your suitcase when you go on holiday, you’ll learn where you can eat, you’ll learn where to find the best gluten free pizza, it’s a process but you’ll get there! 

I wish somebody had been able to talk to me about coeliac at the beginning so if you want to send me an ask or a DM please do! If you can’t DM me because I don’t follow you, send me an ask off anon and I’ll follow you so we can DM. Much love to you, it’s gonna be tough but you’ve got this

[countfagula]

My immunocompromised ass is tired of seeing people without mask on in stores! Like please just put the mask on it’s not that hard!

[thelupuslady]

This is for my 7 year old son. Who had a endoscopy with biopsy Friday. Today we found out his biopsy results showed celiacs matching up with his postive blood work and symptoms. No one wants their child to have an autoimmune diease. Any disease for that matter. It breaks my heart. I know he is one strong little boy. Love you so much little dude.

[sarahgsworld]

🥗Chinese Spicy Salad

Another awesome recipe from my late Grandmother. I use whatever I have in the kitchen. Usually, this salad calling for Chinese Parsley and bird's eye chili. But I skip them both just using scallion & chili oil.

Recipe

[planfitnesscom]

The Toxic Foods That Trigger Celiac Diease + Signs You Can’t Tolerate Gluten https://plan.fitness-diets.com/brat-diet/the-toxic-foods-that-trigger-celiac-diease-signs-you-cant-tolerate-gluten/

[thatwisconsinnurse]

Friendly neighborhood nurse here!

Your body needs carbs. However! It needs complex carbs: pastas, breads, and the like. Simple carbs are unhealthy and don't properly feed the cells because they are broken down too quickly. Sugars are fine, but you don't need processed sugars. Fruit sugar is ok. Honey is ok. Milk is ok. Sugar from a bag, not so much.

You need fruit. You need veggies. You need carbs.

Do not just allow for your body to break fats down for energy! That is how people can get kidney injuries, if too much fat is broken down, the kidneys cannot handle it and they shut down.

You need protein in your diet. You do not, however, need it to come 100% from meat. This is how your body makes proteins necessary for your systems to work.

Fats are important to our diets as well. You need fat. You DON'T need to get it eating a stick of butter. There are healthy fats that you need to have. Again, fat needs can change with diseases and disorders that may call for more.

Some people who are very active need 3000 calorie diets. People who are not active do not always need that many (different dieases and disorders can modify caloric needs).

AS WITH ALL THINGS THAT RELATE TO YOUR BODY: ASK YOUR PRIMARY CARE MD/NP. They look at your labs, at your physical and mental health, and can decide what kind of things you should include in your diet and exercise.

Fad diets do not account for people with Celiac's, Dumping syndrome, IBS, diabetes, prediabetes, people with cancer, or metabolic disorders. Fad diets can kill if you don't pay attention to your body.

What works for celebs may not work for you. What worked for your friend Karen may not work for you. You are different, your body works different. Eat what you need, not what someone else needs. That's why dieticians have a job, why they went to school.

Nurse Out.

we need carbs and we need fats and we need proteins and honestly fuck diet culture for normalizing malnourishment 

[julie-su]

What are good things to eat when you’re hella sick and can’t hold down most foods? I’m also gluten free and lactose free (celiac diease and an intolenrance to lactose)

[sof-ingtired]

Having Celiac fucking sucks

You want to know why it fucking sucks? Watching my friends and family eat whatever the fuck they want to eat. Having to stare intensely at the ingredients in food I buy and getting weird looks. What fucking sucks the most is when I get questions on why I eat gluten-free. Being told that I’m just ‘faking it’ because of a fad diet that ruins my life. I don’t eat anymore. I cant because of either cross contamination or the fact that its too expensive for us to buy. I’m so tired and I can’t tell if I have the flu, a stomach bug, a cold or if its a celiac flare.... Im sorry about all these Celiac reblogs and posts.

[138-getlifeinsurance]

CAN SOMEONE DO BETTER THAN STANDARD FOR LIFE INSURANCE WITH CELIAC DISEASE?

Yes. In the case of the above girl, we had the ability to discover her a policy at Preferred, as well as we had greater than one firm happy to provide this health course. Bear in mind, she had 3 1/2 years worth of time without a single issue emerging from the gastric diease, and also she had been detected over 4 years from the time of application.

She was without other health problems, like diabetes mellitus, and also her family members history was free of cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer cells.

[teachingrounds]

Over at Gluten Dude, one of the most popular posts about what it's like to live with celiac disease was written by a guest, Miss Dee Meanor: https://glutendude.com/celiac/whats-it-like-to-have-celiac-diease/ . Gluten Dude has many of his own posts on the subject, of course, as well as tips about eating out and good gluten-free beer, doctor horror stories [yikes!], as well as humor. #TeachingRounds, #FOAMed, #GI, #gastroenterology, #patientperspective, #onlineresource, #nutrition

[evolvedbioblogs-blog]

Welcome to blog #4 now you may be asking yourself “Is Austin seriously sending a picture while using the washroom? Well no, not actually. Just pretending. Why? Cause today's topic is celiac disease and how it is thriving due to natural selection.

So what is celiac disease? Well, its like an allergy to gluten but a little more complex. Its a gluten-sensitive enteropathy (enteropathy is a disease of the intestine or small intestine) but specifically a disease in the small intestine that makes extremely sensitive to the proteins found in Rye, barley and wheat.

So what does this mean? Well this triggers an immune reaction in my small intestine which in turn actually damages it over time. The side effects of digesting gluten typically for me is.....well...... lets just say a true battle of will and courage in the lavatory. But some other side effects you can have is fatigue, weight loss, bloating and anemia  (a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness).

So how did I acquire such a disease? well it was hereditary. I had it passed down from my mom who had it passed down from her mom. So it runs in the family. This is due to natural selection of course. The disease thrives in the  HLA-DQ2 gene. So any person who has that gene has a higher chance of getting celiac.

Now where does natural selection come into play? Well natural selection chooses the the strongest has species, the strongest environment so celiac has adapted to my family because we can sustain it the best. Then these genes get passed on through offspring. Since the offspring will have the gene they will also get celiac disease. Now how does evolution play into this? Easy. my family hasnt always had celiac disease. We evolved to get it. the diease saw us as a great host and our family evolved and mutated to gain celiac disease.

So that concludes blog #4. Thanks for reading! *insert catchy tune here* Keep on learning kids. God bless science

[gethealthynotslim]

I finally got the (gluten free) waffles I’d been craving all week

[countfagula]

My setup for bad day’s.

I woke up this morning I felt lousy but good enough to get up and get a little cosplay in but then I had to go and eat something. Now I’m laying on the couch bloated and nauseous with a heating pad on my stomach. FML

I even ate safe foood why!?

[superjesseyb]

New Post has been published on http://www.somrex.com/index.php/2016/10/25/healthy-eat-gluten-free-diet/

Is it Healthy to Eat Gluten Free Diet?

Most Americans are obsessed with choosing which diet is gluten free and which isn’t. But is it healthy to keep a Gluten free diet? Of course not, except for people with Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. Gluten is a form of protein found in whole grains food, such as, wheat, barley, millet and oat.

perfect for weight loss and immune health

Eating gluten diets can result in life threatening conditions for people with celiac disease. Symptoms of Celiac includes anemia, bone pain, diarrhea or dermatitis herpetiformis (a severe skin rash)

A recent study has found that the number of people who followed a gluten free diet without having celiac disease has more than tripled compared to those who have celiac disease.

For those who do not have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, eating gluten free diets can be detrimental to your health. Experts say, gluten free diets can lack vitamins, minerals, calcium, zinc, iron and fiber. A deficiency in any of these nutrients can increase your risk of heart disease, types 2-diabetes and some form of cancer.

Adopting a gluten free diet will require switching to a whole new diet. You will need to pay strict attention to what you eat. And this can get frustrating. The most healthy gluten free diets to eat should be natural foods, such as lean meat, seafood, fruits and vegetables, and low fat dairy products. You can read a summary on Mayo clinic gluten free diets here.

According a report published in American Celiac Disease Alliance journal, eating gluten can cause malnourished for those with celiac disease in the long term. This is because the body cannot absorb vitamins and minerals from food, and instead excretes them in the stool. Late detection of celiac disease can result to osteoporosis (weakness of the bones) , neurological problems, kidney stone and some form of cancer,

.Contrary to what most people believe, that eating gluten free diets can help in weight loss. But in reality, gluten free diets can be high in calories, fat and carbohydrates. Also most people who adopt strict gluten free diets do gain weight. The safest way to stay healthy and strong is eating a complete balanced diet every day.

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[glutenfreethings]

I pack or buy my own snacks before going to the game. Le sigh. Good thing the stadium ignores the rules and allows people to bring their own good in.