You Know You’re A Celiac When…
~ You know that Kinnikinnick and Namaste are not the names of characters from the new box office hit “Monsters vs. Aliens”…
~ Someone says “GF” and you know what they mean…
~ Your purse starts to look like a shopping bag because it’s full of food that you “just might need”…
~ You know that “WBOR” does not stand for the call-letters of your local radio station…
~ You insist that any relative that shows any celiac symptoms get tested right away…
~ You know brown bagging it isn’t a fad. It’s a reality…
~ Santa is uncannily starting to look a lot like Bob from Bob’s Red Mill…
~ Preventing cross-contamination takes more than just sanitizing cutting boards and 
countertops…
~ You sometimes eat before going to a cocktail party or buffet function…
~ You’ve found the need to explain more than once that you are NOT on the Atkins diet…
~ You know that rice cakes are not just for hippies anymore…
~ Anyone that thinks that celiac disease is a good thing since it (may) prevent you from gaining weight really has no idea whatsoever what the disease is about…
~ You look at pictures of yourself before you went gluten-free and realize how much better you now look… and feel.
~ 
You go on vacation and one of your suitcases is full of food…
~ Hotel rooms with kitchenettes are a necessity – not a convenience…
How do “You Know That You’re a Celiac?” …???
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This is the first of three blogs in the series of “You Know You’re A Celiac When….”
The next two will be coming later this week! ~ Be Free! Kathleen
March 31st, 2009 at 4:51 am
This brought a much needed smile to my face!
March 31st, 2009 at 8:06 am
Great list. Don’t you sometimes feel like Scarlett O’Hara having to “eat up” before the party?!
Wendy
March 31st, 2009 at 8:26 am
Brilliant – I especially relate to the last 2 about going on holiday!
I’d have to add one more – You think it’s normal to have 2 toasters in the kitchen
March 31st, 2009 at 9:09 am
You know you’re a celiac when you can cook from basic ingredients much better than any of your friends 😉
March 31st, 2009 at 11:11 am
Catriona-
The toaster comment is great! Love it!
Roger –
SO True! And I BET that all your friends enjoy “your” food better than “theirs”!! =)
March 31st, 2009 at 11:22 am
I am cracking up! I just love (LOVE!) all these other posts!
“Eating up” like Scarlett O’Hara is a classic “You Know You’re A Celiac” comment! So true! But truthfully, “Frankly my dears, we don’t give a damn!”
I think we are all on a roll now… an NOT a GF one!
=) Be Free!
Kathleen
March 31st, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Your friends and family trade their favorite stories about the various uninformed waiter responses they’ve heard, when attempting to eat out somewhere new. The best so far: “But that’s French bread.”
April 1st, 2009 at 1:16 pm
You know you’re a Celiac when: YOU DO A LITTLE DANCE OF JOY IN THE AISLES OF THE SUPERMARKET WHEN YOU FIND A MAINSTREAM PRODUCT THAT IS GLUTEN FREE! I’VE EVEN BEEN KNOWN TO KISS THE PACKAGE, AFTER SERENADING IT.
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:26 am
YOU KNOW YOU’RE A CELIAC WHEN YOU’VE BEEN TO SO MANY DR’S. WITH YOUR SYMPTOMS,YOU CAN’T EVEN REMEMBER ALL THEIR NAMES…AND STILL NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT!
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:39 pm
This is all so true!! I never really thought of it in a comical way, but this really made me laugh! The one about the purse is ME! and immediately knowing what the abbreviations are….absolutely! 🙂