Comments | kalyx: It's only taken 37 years to figure out.

kalyx

It's only taken 37 years to figure out.

Aug 14, 2010 23:14

I’m starting writing about this a bit late into this particular journey. Denial. While getting ready for work a few weeks ago, NPR started talking about Celiac Disease. I was half-way listening, but something caught my attention and I spent the morning researching the signs and symptoms of the disease and suddenly became very certain that I am ( Read more... )

gluten-free, celiac

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bodlon August 15 2010, 20:41:18 UTC

Ah, but! There are gluten-free ways to have things like cake and pizza. Not sure about udon, though.

Thanks for the kind reminder kalyx August 15 2010, 20:55:50 UTC

I've seen some of the gluten-free options at the store. The thing is they are sad. I'm re-heating my nasty gluten-free pizza right now for lunch. Being the food slut that I am, I know that many items will never be comparable to the things I ate before. I suspect the key is to find the naturally gluten free foods. Nate has recently discovered polenta, which is a fantastic substitute for pasta, but is tastes nothing like pasta. And some items there will never by a gluten-free version. Like I doubt that I will ever have chinese dumplings or bao. I had wrongly assumed that rice flour was used to make these items, but it is rice flour with wheat flour that make asian noodles and pastries awesome ( ... )

Re: Thanks for the kind reminder bodlon August 15 2010, 21:10:58 UTC

This is true. Many of the alternatives are less than ideal. I've a celiac friend in NYC who seems to experiment a fair bit, and posts about it when she finds something fantastic.

I wish you luck, though. I can't imagine the transition is easy, but it's a fair sight better than getting sick every time you eat!

Re: Thanks for the kind reminder kalyx August 15 2010, 21:35:25 UTC

Yeah, rm commented on my other post already. With the diagnosis, I suddenly remembered that she was diagnosed back in 2006 and came back to see if she had celiac links on her blog info or anything.

And I've been away from this place for too long. Most of my old LJ friends have disappeared, a reminder that virtual friends are rarely more than that. And the fandom has changed, from Baz Lurman to Torchwood.