Celebrate Gluten Free: August 2016

So True

"You're not happy unless you think you're happy."

“The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.”

Pessimist : A person who says that O is the last letter of ZERO, instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY.

"Either you run the day or the day runs you."

“If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.”

"You're not happy unless you think you're happy."

“It's not the load that breaks you down - its the way you carry it”

What is Celiac's Disease

Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. Two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications.

When people with celiac disease eat gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley), their body mounts an immune response that attacks the small intestine. These attacks lead to damage on the villi, small fingerlike projections that line the small intestine, that promote nutrient absorption. When the villi get damaged, nutrients cannot be absorbed properly into the body.

Celiac disease is hereditary, meaning that it runs in families. People with a first-degree relative with celiac disease (parent, child, sibling) have a 1 in 10 risk of developing celiac disease.

Celiac disease can develop at any age after people start eating foods or medicines that contain gluten. Left untreated, celiac disease can lead to additional serious health problems.

Rice & Corn Flakes... Gluten Free? THINK AGAIN

I found out the hard way with the generic rice purchased at Safeway that is was NOT Gluten Free.... please, please, please READ THE LABELS!!

Shopping as a Celiac is tricky... what I assume would be Gluten Free is not always the case. Don't be me and come home with products you assume are safe for consumption to find out otherwise with symptoms.

This Generic Rice I purchased at Safeway "MAY Contain Wheat" ... well my bodies reaction to it was, "YES, this rice is not gluten free" I had symptoms for 8 days after consuming this rice. My assumption is that when it says "may contain wheat that it is processed in a plant that also processes wheat.

I have found that Minute Rice White Rice IS INDEED Gluten Free. It is my go to for rice now. Eating out at friends or restaurants where they offer Gluten Free Rice is a joke, because of what I learned the hard way. If the packaging doesn't CLEARLY state it is Gluten Free or no wording of WHEAT is on the packaging
then steer clear!

Life for a Celiac isn't as simple as everyone thinks it will be... just steer clear of Gluten and you are GOOD... WRONG. Assume that Gluten is everywhere until you prove otherwise!!

Case in point... Corn Flakes... made from CORN, right??? NOOOOOOO

Please make educated choices when shopping. Understand the labeling and what it means. If a label doesn't clearly state it is Gluten Free... then it ISN'T.

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Rice & Corn Flakes... Gluten Free? THINK AGAIN