Has being diagnosed with coeliac disease altered your or your child's relationship with food?

[FionaGFG]

e.g. for the better - do you eat healthier foods? Or for the worse? Do you crave foods and bing on GF cake? Do you think about food all the time and worry about cross contamination?

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I was diagnosed 15 months ago my daughter was diagnosed 8 monthjs ago and yes coeliacs has a altered my whole families relationship with food, hubby used to cook now is scared to do so, weve gone from cravingsn to bing on gf cakes, felt that I was getting worse for a while, I've been on the paleo diet 2 weeks and feel well, as do my daughter, don't stick to it religiously about 90% of the time and the benefits show, lots more energy and appear more happier.

[ianwoowoo]

I have been GF for just over 6 months and I find I am more interested in food now. Having to seek out new recipes and learn more about food has been a benefit. Don't really have cravings as I never was one for a lot of caked and puddings anyway. I have developed a bit of a liking for salted peanuts & crunchies though. I need to be careful there but I am keeping my weight under control with plenty of running..... which by the way I recomend to anyone for a real good feeling of well being.

[Mia1057]

We eat healthier foods and I spend more time cooking and baking than before. I read every label and try to eat mainly unprocessed foods

[Maqh]

I think I had a bad relationship with food before being diagnosed, I just stopped eating anything that I thought 'upset' my stomach, though mostly people didn't realise as I was a grazer and sort of nibbled thoughout the day when I worked. However, when a complete meal was put in front of me I could only eat a small amount and when eating out was frequently asked if there was something wrong with the food as I left so much on the plate!! Eventually, I got so ill I was frequently missing work and almost stopped eating altogether.

I now think I have a good relationship with food after two and a half years of gf, I have put weight on, but was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism and am now finding my weight is settling nicely. We cook nearly everything from scratch, eat a very healthy diet and I enjoy my meals now. That's not to say I never eat cakes and choc etc. just not too often. Do lots of walking and starting to feel a bit fitter these days.

[maddy1968]

i too suffer with thyroid probs and after a year and a half of being diagnosed with caeliac put on weight as i was using cheese to add flavour to bland meals...and grabbed gf cakes as they were available from supermarkets and a quicker option than cooking from scratch..due to time constraints. my prescriptions were getting more difficult to obtain..and i was shocked to find that cakes biscuits and sweet things would be readily available on prescription whereas when i tried to get my savory items they were unavailable, so in answer to your question yes it has altered my perception of food completely ( i now cook from scratch and freeze a lot of meals.) i am glad to say i have recently lost the gained weight but through hard work and percevearance not due to the thyroid medication taken. it is much harder when you are a caeliac sufferer with thyroid problems i find