Celiac disease, doctors and the medical community. It's a work in progress. https://glutendude.com/category/doctors/ Celiac Disease Advocate Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:14:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://glutendude.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/favicon.png Celiac disease, doctors and the medical community. It's a work in progress. https://glutendude.com/category/doctors/ 32 32 Which doctor should I listen to?? https://glutendude.com/which-doctor-should-i-listen-to/ https://glutendude.com/which-doctor-should-i-listen-to/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:43:13 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=19797 On today’s Dear Gluten Dude podcast, we’re talking about getting conflicting information from various doctors and who to trust and who to listen to when you are newly diagnosed with celiac disease. Podcast Transcription Welcome to Episode 2 of Dear Gluten Dude where I answer emails sent to me from the gluten-free community regarding a …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/which-doctor-should-i-listen-to/feed/ 4 Celiac Disease: Doctor Horror Stories https://glutendude.com/doctor-horror-stories/ https://glutendude.com/doctor-horror-stories/#comments Thu, 13 May 2021 16:03:36 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=19600 In 2007, after a year of constant stomach pain and losing 15 pounds on an already pretty slim fit, I finally listened to Mrs. Dude and went to see a GI. (The lesson as usual? Mrs. Dude is always right and me…not so much.) After speaking with me for only a few minutes and viewing my food …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/doctor-horror-stories/feed/ 18 I have celiac disease. I got the COVID vaccine. Here’s my story. https://glutendude.com/celiac-covid-vaccine/ https://glutendude.com/celiac-covid-vaccine/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:41:25 +0000 https://glutendude.com/?p=19519 Can you believe it’s been a year with this f***ing pandemic? It’s been long. It’s been tough. It’s been depressing. And it’s been politicized. What a year. But I do believe there is hope on the horizon. And tell me Andy Dufresne, what is hope? Exactly…hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/celiac-covid-vaccine/feed/ 41 Why are some Celiac “Leaders” Asking Us to Eat Gluten? https://glutendude.com/why-are-the-celiac-leaders-asking-us-to-eat-gluten/ https://glutendude.com/why-are-the-celiac-leaders-asking-us-to-eat-gluten/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:33:10 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=15071 I can’t eat gluten. Ever. And if you are reading this, I’m guessing you can’t eat gluten either. Ever. What happens when we do eat gluten? I asked this same question 3 years ago and here are some of the results: Exhaustion beyond belief Serious brain fog Rage Intense itching Achy joints Agitated and short-tempered …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/why-are-the-celiac-leaders-asking-us-to-eat-gluten/feed/ 69 Does this 12-year-old REALLY Need to be Retested for Celiac? https://glutendude.com/retested-for-celiac-disease/ https://glutendude.com/retested-for-celiac-disease/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:09:56 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=14242 Ok…confession time. When it comes to celiac disease, I know tons and tons about the realities of the disease and how to best deal with the ins out outs of it. But when it comes to the actual medical lingo, I’m not quite as versed as I should be. But when I received an email …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/retested-for-celiac-disease/feed/ 28 Is a Second Celiac Test Necessary? Dr. MeanyGreedyPants Thinks So. https://glutendude.com/is-a-second-celiac-test-necessary/ https://glutendude.com/is-a-second-celiac-test-necessary/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:28:52 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=13928 Two years after my initial celiac diagnosis, I was still feeling like poop. My gastro ran a few extra tests and found nothing else wrong. Then he decided to re-scope me. Not to confirm that I actually had celiac disease. I did. But to see how my intestines were healing. But what if you go …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/is-a-second-celiac-test-necessary/feed/ 19 Celiac is Hell. But It’s Nothing Compared to Living Undiagnosed. https://glutendude.com/undiagnosed-celiac-is-hell/ https://glutendude.com/undiagnosed-celiac-is-hell/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:36:16 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=13865 Hello everyone. It’s good to be back. Vacation was awesome and quite medicinal. I’ll tell you all about it in a future post, but for now I am in catch-up mode with my life a bit. So today I thought I’d share an unbelievable story about a woman’s amazing journey of living the life of …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/undiagnosed-celiac-is-hell/feed/ 15 Is a Doctor Follow Up Visit Necessary After a Celiac Diagnosis? https://glutendude.com/celiac-diagnosis-by-doctor/ https://glutendude.com/celiac-diagnosis-by-doctor/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:52:23 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=13718 Dude note: The holidays are all about giving. So I thought I’d take the 14 days after Thanksgiving and answer 14 emails I’ve received from my fellow celiacs asking for guidance. And I’d like this to be a communal effort. My advice, shocking as this may be to hear (sarcasm), may not always be the …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/celiac-diagnosis-by-doctor/feed/ 23 Is There an Accurate Test for Gluten Sensitivity? https://glutendude.com/is-there-a-test-for-gluten-sensitivity/ https://glutendude.com/is-there-a-test-for-gluten-sensitivity/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2015 17:08:46 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=13647 Dude note: The holidays are all about giving. So I thought I’d take the 14 days after Thanksgiving and answer 14 emails I’ve received from my fellow celiacs asking for guidance. And I’d like this to be a communal effort. My advice, shocking as this may be to hear (sarcasm), may not always be the …

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]]> https://glutendude.com/is-there-a-test-for-gluten-sensitivity/feed/ 14 Treat the Cause, Not the Symptom https://glutendude.com/treat-the-cause-not-the-symptom/ https://glutendude.com/treat-the-cause-not-the-symptom/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:40:47 +0000 http://glutendude.com/?p=10150 So many topics to discuss: Pizza Hut teaming up with Udi’s, my daughter’s upcoming endoscopy, Coors Gluten-Free Beer, the (sad) PF Changs lawsuit, Cheerios marketing themselves as gluten free, and the list goes on and on. And I will get to all of these topics. But right now I’m tired. And I’m not just tired, …

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