Frustrated with your celiac disease? Join the crowd. https://glutendude.com/category/celiac-rant/ Celiac Disease Advocate Wed, 08 Dec 2021 23:58:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://glutendude.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/favicon.png Frustrated with your celiac disease? Join the crowd. https://glutendude.com/category/celiac-rant/ 32 32 Dude…I hate the bitter person I’m becoming https://glutendude.com/bitter-about-celiac-disease/ https://glutendude.com/bitter-about-celiac-disease/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:59:13 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=19852 It’s beyond frustrating when you’re doing the right thing, eating the right gluten-free foods, and you still can’t heal. This fellow celiac is two months in, hating life and considering throwing it all away and eating gluten. She needs to heal physically and psychologically. Listen in as I offer some words of wisdom. Well…wisdom may …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/bitter-about-celiac-disease/feed/ 6 Celiac Rant: Growing Up with Celiac Disease…and Hating It https://glutendude.com/growing-up-with-celiac-disease/ https://glutendude.com/growing-up-with-celiac-disease/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:58:17 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=17879 I have a laundry list of celiac rants that people have sent me to post still. But I got the below email this morning and it struck a chord with me. It always pains me a bit extra when I hear from young people. And makes me realize how lucky I’ve had it. I got …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/growing-up-with-celiac-disease/feed/ 5 It’s Time for Some Celiac Rants https://glutendude.com/its-time-for-some-celiac-rants/ https://glutendude.com/its-time-for-some-celiac-rants/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:55:49 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=17630 Dude note 1: This is my 700th blog post. Crazy how time flies. I started my blog 89 months ago, so I’m averaging 7.865168539325843 blog posts per month. And yes I did that math in my head. I figure each blog post takes me about 3 hours to write, publish and discuss. That’s 2,100 hours. …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/its-time-for-some-celiac-rants/feed/ 5 When Celiacs Sell Out https://glutendude.com/when-celiacs-sell-out/ https://glutendude.com/when-celiacs-sell-out/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:55:42 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=16697 I’m writing this post with a swirl of emotions (swirl? really Dude??). I’m gonna try to make it quick. Not sure how it’s gonna play out. I know I’ll get some hate (I mean…more hate) but here goes. Oh…first let me say this is not about having advertising on your site or doing some affiliate …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/when-celiacs-sell-out/feed/ 116 Celiac Rant: There’s No Such Thing as “a Little Celiac” https://glutendude.com/no-such-thing-as-a-little-celiac/ https://glutendude.com/no-such-thing-as-a-little-celiac/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:55:09 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=17015 Forgive me community for I have sinned. It has been 4 months since posting my last “celiac rant”. There are 55 of them currently in my inbox. My goal is to post one per year for the next 55 years. And yes…I plan on living until 107. Don’t you? Anyway, let’s get to it. If …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/no-such-thing-as-a-little-celiac/feed/ 24 Child with Celiac Getting Bullied at School. Mom Needs Help. https://glutendude.com/child-with-celiac-getting-bullied/ https://glutendude.com/child-with-celiac-getting-bullied/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:12:54 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=16705 Confession time. I was bullied mercilessly as a kid. Pretty much from 2nd grade to 6th grade. Even my “best friend” joined in when with others. Mike Perry…if you’re reading this…there’s a special place in hell for you. And why was I bullied? Cause I was an easy target in the eyes of the bullies. …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/child-with-celiac-getting-bullied/feed/ 33 Celiac Rant: After Being on 14 Drugs A DAY, Finally a Celiac Diagnosis https://glutendude.com/drugs-for-celiac-symptoms/ https://glutendude.com/drugs-for-celiac-symptoms/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:21:29 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=16489 Here are two pretty disturbing facts regarding celiac disease and the medical community (source: CDC): 85%-95% of celiacs in the US are either undiagnosed or misdiagosed The average length of time it takes from symptoms to diagnosis is 4 years, in which time the risk of developing neurological problems, osteoporosis, cancer and a host of …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/drugs-for-celiac-symptoms/feed/ 10 Celiac Rant: I Just Want a Diagnosis!! https://glutendude.com/i-just-want-a-celiac-diagnosis/ https://glutendude.com/i-just-want-a-celiac-diagnosis/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:48:06 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=15765 In 2007, I was sick for pretty much the full year. Lost 15 pounds on an already slim frame. I (finally) went to the doctor and the very first thing I was tested for was celiac disease. It came back positive and an endoscopy confirmed it. Yep…I definitely had celiac disease. Easy…right? You get sick, …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/i-just-want-a-celiac-diagnosis/feed/ 27 Celiac Rant: I’m 14 and Constantly Haunted by Celiac Disease https://glutendude.com/constantly-haunted-by-celiac-disease/ https://glutendude.com/constantly-haunted-by-celiac-disease/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:18:07 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=15333 I’m only 14 years old and yet you’ve already ruined my life. I spend my days panicking that I’ll feel your mighty wrath again. You are like……a dragon. You simply sleep for ages, until the slightest noise wakes you up and you destroy everything. You don’t only destroy my intestines, you’ve messed up my head. …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/constantly-haunted-by-celiac-disease/feed/ 9 Celiac Rant: I’m Not a Celiac Bitch. I’m Just a Parent. https://glutendude.com/parent-of-celiac-child/ https://glutendude.com/parent-of-celiac-child/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:58:05 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=15007 Some rants need no introduction. Take it away GF Mama. Dear Gluten Dude, I love your site; informative with lots of humor. Most days I have tons of patience and I’m eager to share my Celiac knowledge with the brain-dead know-it-all population, but today isn’t one of those days. You see I’ve spent my morning …

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