tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324093991910698285.post4182744235501104513..comments2023-08-03T21:07:18.433+10:00Comments on Too Fond of Books: Being CoeliacKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390594937856333216noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324093991910698285.post-64264481632041081902011-07-26T05:12:48.852+10:002011-07-26T05:12:48.852+10:00Great post Kathy. My first-born had a severe aller...Great post Kathy. My first-born had a severe allergic reaction to gluten - life-threatening in fact and I can totally sympathise with the stress of reading labels and being 'difficult' at parties or meals out. He finally grew out of it a few years ago and I cried with relief when the hospital gave us the all clear!emma dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161876997197315770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324093991910698285.post-58906653633488202742011-07-25T05:34:52.279+10:002011-07-25T05:34:52.279+10:00Wonderful post. My husband was diagnosed last year...Wonderful post. My husband was diagnosed last year & people have no idea how hard it is to live with this disease. It drives me crazy when people claim to have an "allergy" when there's no medical evidence that they do. Our son has peanut allergy & we live with fear everytime he eats outside our home. Strangely though, the peanut allergy is actually easier to manage than the coeliacs.Monaghan Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351085899727320713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324093991910698285.post-75008073389032608532011-07-24T22:29:49.157+10:002011-07-24T22:29:49.157+10:00Brilliant post, just brilliant. I am a Coeliac too...Brilliant post, just brilliant. I am a Coeliac too, have been diagnosed for 8 years and everything you have said is so so on the mark for me. Loved reading this. Thanks for speaking up!nellbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078020385820548449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324093991910698285.post-31164220105822499262011-07-24T20:37:21.764+10:002011-07-24T20:37:21.764+10:00I feel you! I was also diagnosed with coeliac dise...I feel you! I was also diagnosed with coeliac disease soon after the birth of my daughter. I also had rather vague symptoms that were certainly not classic. <br /><br />It explained years of feeling 'off' but never really understanding why. I doubted myself so much before the diagnosis.. I had heard one too many doctor say "it is just stress related...it's all psychological" <br /><br />I have had many people roll their eyes when I explain I can't have what's offered.. And worse, I had a waiter in a top Melbourne resturaunt say to me "I have never heard of a pregnant coeliac before.. I don't know if there is anything on the menu for you" !!!! <br /><br />Thanks for this wonderful post - it seems I am not alone in the frustrations (and joys of good health) in this lifestyle change. I think I will send this to a few of those 'friends' who don't get it!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136077130695382718noreply@blogger.com