I am really excited to be added to the Gluten Free Fayetteville Blog. I wanted to tell you a bit about myself, aside from what my profile already says.
I have lived in the Fayetteville area for over 20 years. I am a nurse and I do patient education. I am also a huge foodie and love to bake and cook. I was given a confusing diagnosis last November, that i have the gene for Celiac and would benefit from a gluten free diet. It was felt that inflammatory response to gluten may be the source of widespread pain in my joints. So I began to immerse myself into the world of Celiac and gluten free. The people around me, who love and care about me, have been really amazing. My church ordered gluten free wafers for Communion and I have been supported a hundred percent through my work.
I am working towards getting a support group of celiac and gluten free folk here in the area, so if you are interested, drop me a line. It is still very in the ground works, but the number is growing. We just need to get better organized.
I find my gluten free foods at my favorite grocery store, Harris Teeter and also at a grocery store in Hope Mills, Food Lion. That particular Food Lion, while not a large store, has a great variety of items and pretty decent prices.
I bought a ton of recipe books and flours and have been trying my hand at different recipes to see what works and what doesn't work.
If you are embarking on the new world of gluten free, i have a piece of advice for you. Look in your pantry and learn what you eat now that has gluten in it. Replace each item as you use it up with gluten free items, such as Rice Chex for Cheerios, quinoa pasta for regular pasta. Then start looking really closely at hidden sources of gluten and replace it out as you go. Speak up at restaurants and ask for pasta to be kept off your plate and replaced with steamed veggies etc. It can be hard, but with perseverence it can happen!
I would love to hear from other people in the Cumberland county area that are going or are gluten free. Drop me a line!
Take care, Debbie
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You can add me to that list. William.p.highsmith@gmail.com
Hi Debbie! Please e-mail me at bugzy88@nc.rr.com. Thanks for taking the reins on the blog ... lots of crap has happened to me in the last year. If you don't mind me posting occasionally, let me know! Again, thanks for stepping up to the plate.
Michelle
Hi, I'm Gisela. My son is 9 years old, diabetic type 1 since 8 month old and now he was diagnosed with celiac disease almost a year ago. We just recently moved to Fayetteville NC a month ago and I'm looking for a support group, to be honest been in gluten free diet plus sugar free diet is a real adventure. And I want my son to have the opportunity to know other people who are in gluten free diet too. So far we don't know noone at this time who has celiac disease or allergic to gluten. He thinks he is the only one. It will be nice to be part of a support group. Please email me at giseladiaz03@gmail.com
Hello. I'm excited to have all this info at my finger tips. My daughter and I have been gluten and dairy free for almost a month. Our chronic stomach issues have practically disappeared. Gluten free is not easy, so it's great to have a great blog to follow for tips and advice. Thanks for ur time.
Renee'
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