Sucks dude. I feel you though, i was diagnosed last year. Its tough to get used to but there are alot more alternative foods out there than there were ten years ago.

Celiac is a hard disease to notice and gluten intollerance is not very well known... You try and be more self aware but seriously I don't blame her, it can take a long time to notice... Yeah but living gluten free especially on a campus with shifty food that's always fried blows... But it's gettng easier to find stuff and better gluten free products

I know your pain!! I didn't wait a year to go to the dr. but it took 9 months for them to diagnose me with Celiacs...

Seriously stop telling them to suck it up, I'd tell them to suck it up if they stubbed their toe or they had the runs for a day, Just because you know someone who has it, doesn't mean that its not that bad, maybe they don't have a severe case.. remember to be respectful

and maybe the doctor's realize it, they probably told them to try bread. I have stomach problems and they still don't know whats wrong with me.

Celiac is a hard disease to notice and gluten intollerance is not very well known... You try and be more self aware but seriously I don't blame her, it can take a long time to notice... Yeah but living gluten free especially on a campus with shifty food that's always fried blows... But it's gettng easier to find stuff and better gluten free products

this is DEFINITELY an FML.... #15 cleared a lot of it up especially with the spelling and i agree that i think the FML was more directed at the eating the bread and the bread being the reason you were sick but... my boyfriend has this...and while there is a ton of gluten-free food out there (at stores, restaurants, etc)....theres also a variety of reasons having this can be difficult.... You're so accustomed to the food you already eat that having to switch up is tough....and when you see people eating things you can't- its definitely frustrating- if you need a quick bite to eat and want to run through the drive thru- you can pretty much only get a coke and some fries- basic things like are hard enough as it is.... then not to mention a lot of the gluten free flours and such that you buy to cook with are a lot more expensive than just a regular old bag of flour- and most everything is hit or miss with the taste- ive made my boyfriend pizza before that actually wasnt too bad- but being accustomed to pizza with gluten- it just doesnt taste the same.... and while those reasons seem rather trivial- theres also the fact that having celiacs can make you prone to many other health problems such as infertility, liver complications, and being on the more mal-nourished side- amongst other things.

Why did you wait a year to go to the doctor's?

THAT IS SO WEIRD. I was just looking at gluten-free recipes a minute ago before I checked FML 9my sister and father have Celiac's. Here's a recipe for bread I just found. GLUTEN-FREE MULTIGRAIN MIRACLE BREAD 1/2 cup brown rice flour 1/2 cup sorghum flour 1/4 cup amaranth flour 1/4 cup tapioca starch 1/4 cup cornstarch or arrowroot starch 1/4 cup flax seed meal (ground flax seeds) 3 teaspoons xanthan gum 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 2 additional egg whites 1 cup water, room temperature 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar Preheat the oven to 200F. Sift the flours, yeast and all other dry ingredients together into a medium bowl. Stir in flax meal and combine. Combine the wet ingredients in a separate large bowl using a hand-mixer on low or medium speed. When fully combined, slowly add dry ingredient mixture and mix until fully blended, with no lumps. Scrape the sides regularly. Grease a 9x5" bread pan, and pour the dough into the pan. Turn off the oven and immediately place the pan in it. Do not open the door again, if possible. Allow the dough to rise for 90 minutes. It should rise to the very top of the pan. Increase heat to 350F and bake for approximately 40 minutes. The crust should be golden-brown. Allow to cool slightly before removing it from the pan to finish cooling. Do not slice until the bread is no longer hot. (got this from http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com)

Yes and if you don't live in boston or new york, restaurants are just that much harder to find, a lot depends on where you live... Some places have stores that provide some selection others gluteen free might not be within 200 miles there are french fries with gluten in then too.... I would like to know more about the health benefits/ consequences and how and how it's all related