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 700 blog posts and 35,000 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.
Dear Dean, I want to help you. And if you let me help you, you will end up helping all of us. Let me explain. Our pathetic paparazzi recently snapped the above photo of you enjoying a belVita Breakfast Biscuits. Why is this a […]
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Can I get a Woot Woot for the gluten-free community? C’mon…let me hear it. Woot Woot!!! And that my friends is the sweet sound of a small victory. See…we are making a difference in our gluten-free corner of the world. Rachael Ray has issued […]
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I’m done. I’m checking out. I’ve reached my limit. I don’t want celiac disease anymore. I don’t want to worry about every morsel of food that goes into my body. I don’t want the attention garnered on me at parties and dinners. I don’t […]
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Dear Gluten Dude, First off, and I know you get this a lot, I like your blog. I don’t know what else to say……it helps me a bunch though. Anyway, I am a college student now and I’ve had celiac for the past few […]
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Growing up nerdy, spazzy and kind of sickly, I knew it was going to take a special kind of guy to see past all that. It’s not every guy willing to take on the geeky writer with big hair and a flair for the […]
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Yep…it’s still me…Gluten Dude. After living with my old site for 15 months, it was time for an upgrade. Kinda like going from regular to premium. So what’s new you say? Well…my snarky blog and your amazing commentary will still be the meat of […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Darla Dear L, When I met you, you had recently been diagnosed with celiac disease. You hadn’t started removing glutenous foods from your life yet, and we were both going through dietary changes. I had […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Irish Heart Honeymoon. Galway Bay, Ireland. My husband and I began the silly tradition of drawing a heart with our initials in the sand of any beach we walk on. (Once, I surprised him by […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by yours truly “I take you…to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Melissa My mother has always been the most precious thing to me in my life. She’s always been there for me – she’s always been my best friend, and she’s always comforting me when I’m […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Hannah I am not the best writer, but I wanted to share my love story. I was diagnosed with celiac at the age of 20 in November 2009. I was a college sorority girl in […]
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One step forward and two steps back. One step forward and two GIANT steps back. The story of a celiac’s life. The gluten-free “trend” has picked up some serious steam in 2013 and once again, it’s our crappy, do-anything-for-a-buck media leading the charge. This […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Tiffany It never failed. My entire life, no matter what she ate, she always complained of a stomach ache. She is my sister, Camille. Camille is 4 years older than me, Tiffany. We grew up […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Tammy I was diagnosed with celiac on July 31, 2012…three months after my mom died from Enteropathy Associated TCell Lymphoma – a rare form of cancer caused by undiagnosed (my mom’s case) or untreated Celiac. […]
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I am taking a one-day reprieve from our wonderful Gluten-Free Love Stories series because today…I am not feeling the love. Once again, I feel the need to go into celiac defense mode. I am so friggin’ sick of this. Dr. Davis wrote a book […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Jorden When I found out that I had celiac disease, I was thankful to finally know what was wrong with me, but I was also overwhelmed with the idea of going gluten free. Like many […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Natasha My 7 year old daughter, Fiona, has Celiac Disease. She was diagnosed at age 5. Fiona handles her Celiac with such grace and bravery. It by no means defines her and never will. She […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Diana When I was going through all my testing and coming up with an answer, I was dating a guy who I realized in the end, drove me nuts, and was not going to be […]
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This Gluten Free Love Story was lovingly submitted by Andrea Our love story is not a conventional one. It is definitely one of love. But also a long, complicated, emotional, work in progress….our lovely life. In 2004, I married the love of my life. […]
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Yes…discussing religion is taboo. I know. While I do make jokes about praying to the gluten-free gods, it’s mostly said in jest. I’ve only mentioned religion once before on this blog and let’s just say it generated some interesting discussion. This post is not […]
Read MoreWho I am. And who I'm not.
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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