My name is David I’m 60 yrs old and was diagnosed Coeliac (Celiac) when I was 57.
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Continuation (2):.
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So now after a lot of trial, error and experimentation.
I can bake
near normal bread that you can eat happily without anything spread on it .
Bet you can't say that about commercially available GF bread!
Cakes are indistinguishable from the real thing so moist and tasty that
Non-Coeliacs can't tell the difference Pizza bases that would pass
for takeouts from any Pizzeria and biscuits (cookies) that taste real and crisp
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My bread has lasted for about 4 - 5 days in an air-tight container at room temperature.
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Some of my cakes (because of butter and alcohol) have lasted for more than 3 weeks also stored at room temperature.
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Cookies retain their crispness and don't go soggy once stored in a container.
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Acting as Guinea Pig for my own creations means that I’ve put on weight, but who cares, the goodies taste great and I can bake….Yippie!!
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I feel so sorry for people
who can’t or don’t want to bake and have to rely on commercially available Gluten Free Goodies,
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Boy you’ll NEVER know what your missing.
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LATEST NEWS as of June 2008..
Recently I was called back for a follow-up OGD + Colonoscopy as it was approaching 3 years since my diagnosis.
I went through the usual procedure of clearing out the system before the OGD + Colonoscopy, I wasn't too amused at the thoughts
of drinking 3 Litres of 'Kleen Prep' mixture in the space of 2 hours
(I shudder just thinking about it) it is reminiscent of drinking the water they wash the fish boxes out with at Billings Gate UK.
YUK!.
Having properly prep'd myself i set of for the hospital in the twilight (about 7am), I was admitted into the day ward and got
ready for the anesthetic etc.
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Upon awakening i was offered the usual cup of tea (I had brought my own GF bread), as I was relaxing the doctors came to visit
and informed me that they had found a large 'Polyp' and were keeping me in until the results came back from the lab!
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Next day the doctors said I could go home that the
'Polyp' was Benign, an appointment was made to see the Consultant in 3 weeks.
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Finally the appointment came around and I attended, the Consultant told me that the
'Polyp' was benign and is called an Adenoma, these are nearly always benign but can become cancerous if not removed.
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(it just goes to prove the importance of follow-up investigations).
Anyway to keep monitoring the situation, it was suggested that I have further Colonoscopies at 3 month intervals.
I'm not exactly
'over the moon' at that thought!, but it's good to know I'm getting screened.
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Coeliacs over 50 are more prone to Polyps (adenoma's) than any other age group..
I apologise for the lengthy Post, but I feel it is important,
Best Regards,
David
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Check out the info on Adenoma's
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"Adenoma"
