the gluten dude blog
I started this blog in October of 2011. Why? I had a lot to say about living with celiac disease. And what I was mostly finding online did not align with my feelings and experiences of being gluten-free and dealing with the trials and tribulations of our fun little autoimmune disease. And while it took me a bit of time, I found my voice and an awesome community.
Over 780 blog posts and 36,000 comments later, while I may have slowed down my pace a bit, the journey continues. You can select a category or month below, use the search icon above or just browse around. Either way...enjoy and I hope it helps you in your journey.
Having celiac disease is difficult. I do not want to minimize that. But the next time we complain because we can’t enjoy a New York bagel. The next time we complain because we can’t enjoy our favorite IPA. The next time we complain because […]
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Two emails I received yesterday regarding the Disney and Chelsea Handler debacles really hit home. Here’s the first one: That people howl with laughter at skits portraying pancakes being thrown at someone whining “Gluten! Gluten!” is so deeply disturbing, I find it hard to […]
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I expected a bit of a backlash from taking a stand against The Disney Channel. But when the story was picked up by CBS, The Hollywood Reporter, Huffington Post, Perez Hilton and tons of other media outlets, it lit a match and boy oh […]
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I am heading up to Connecticut soon for some family festivities. On one of the nights, there will be 23 of us going to dinner and the host has selected Bonefish Grill as the venue. Not knowing anything about this restaurant, I got in […]
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Score one for the celiac community! After my blog post on Friday regarding the Jessie episode where they bullied a gluten free character, it caused a serious sh*tstorm within our community. So we did what we do best. We stood up for ourselves. We […]
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I get emails all the time from parents who have young children with celiac disease. They pour out their souls out to me, telling me what a hard time their kids are having at school just trying to fit in while being gluten free. […]
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Am I supposed to embrace this? I know some others out there are touting that it’s a good thing Pillsbury has jumped into the gluten-free game. Me? I’m becoming immune to the whole thing. Absolutely immune. It’s Celiac Awareness Month and I’m just at […]
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I received the following email and if nothing else, I thought we could help a fellow celiac out and have some fun at the same time. Hey Gluten Dude…I am a 33 year old Type 1 diabetic, Mom to 2 beautiful munchkins, and a […]
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I received the following email last week from Pete, who really wanted to let his celiac wife know how much she is loved and appreciated. Hey Gluten Dude: My wife is better since finding your blog. She has enjoyed keeping up with your posts […]
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As you may or may not know, I recently had the honor bestowed on me of being selected as the Gluten Free Blogger of the Year by the good folks over at Naked Pizza (hee hee…I said naked.) When I lost the award last […]
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I’ve ranted. I’ve raved. I’ve spewed. I’ve joked. I’ve pleaded. I’ve begged. My bag of tricks is almost empty and instead of things getting better, they have actually gotten worse. Celiac disease is a f*cking joke. Not to me and you of course. But […]
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I am not a perfect parent…by far. My parents weren’t perfect parents. And I’m sure your parents aren’t perfect either. But you don’t need to be a perfect parent in order to be a good parent. And even if you are not capable of […]
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This is one of those ideas that seems so obvious, I’m kicking myself for not coming up with it first. As we’ve discussed many times in the past, it’s not just accidentally eating gluten that can make us sick. The cross-contamination risk poses just […]
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For those of you who may not be aware, May is officially Celiac Awareness Month. Naturally, the U.S. Senate declared a National Celiac Day in September. Yeah…I know. Don’t ask. So I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with a unique way […]
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Every so often, Mrs. Dude will come home from the store with a special gluten-free treat for me. She knows I try to stay away from a lot of the processed gluten-free crap, but she also knows I’m human and I occasionally miss eating […]
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It’s six o’clock in the morning and Mrs. Dude just pulled an embedded tick out of my scalp. Fun way to start the day. Anyway…moving on. Celiac Awareness Month does not officially start for another two days but our community has done themselves proud […]
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Dude Note January 2024: I’ve updated the infographic to bring it up to speed. Check it out. ———- I think most of us will agree that the medical community is just a tad behind when it comes to fully understanding celiac disease symptoms. We […]
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Ok folks…you have got to see this. This is so bad it’s almost comical. Except it’s not. It’s one thing when The Today Show gets celiac disease totally wrong. They are so inept it’s almost to be expected at this point. But if there […]
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Gluten Dude has gone Hollywood. Ok…maybe not. It’s New York City but I’ll take it. I had the pleasure and the honor of being invited to Jennifer Esposito’s grand opening party of her Jennifer’s Way Bakery. It was few months back and it was […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Sue My sweetheart and I have known each other for 32 years, when I was a young mother, working as a teachers aide and he was my principal, twice my age. I had the biggest […]
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I AM someone who's been gluten-free since 2007 due to a diagnosis of severe celiac disease. I'm someone who can steer you in the right direction when it comes to going gluten-free. And I'm someone who will always give you the naked truth about going gluten free.
I AM NOT someone who embraces this gluten-free craziness. I didn’t find freedom, a better life or any of that other crap when I got diagnosed. With all due respect to Hunter S. Thompson, I found fear and loathing of an unknown world. But if I can share my wisdom, tell my stories and make the transition easier on you, I’ve done my job.
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