Ep 243 November 2022 Roundup

Let’s start the blog with the show notes for this Episode –

I’m catching up with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com for our monthly roundup of news about celiac disease and the gluten free diet. We cover topics including a study of the risk of triggering CD in children, testing issues with asymptomatic children and the ever-present issues of eating at restaurants. Other links we spoke about –

The Canadian Celiac Association is requesting you take part in a survey – here’s the link – “State of Celiac Disease in Canada”.

Art of Slow Food

NEWS FROM THE CELIAC SCENE

What We Wish Restaurants Knew About Serving Gluten Free
Fed up with BC Ferries? Sign the Petition!
Antacids & Antibiotics Increase Risk of Triggering CD in Pre-Disposed Children
Asymptomatic Celiac Kids – Healthy on the Outside – Sick on the Inside

A CANADIAN CELIAC PODCAST

Wednesday Podcast Man Brain (FABULOUS!!)
Living with Dermatitis Herpetiformis in Algeria
45 Fall Recipes with Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet
Celiac Scene News Round Up

GLUTEN-FREE WEIGH IN PODCAST
Non-Scale Victories
Aaron’s Protein Needs More Punch

SELENA’S CORNER

Sorting Through Halloween Candy
15 Proteins from Costco
To Oat or Not to Oat?
Book Your Free 15 Minute Phone Call with Selena
Tuesdays Instagram Questions & Answers
Selena’s Symptom Relief Facebook Group

Sue’s Websites and Social Media

Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com

Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com

Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com

Celiac Kid Stuff – https://www.celiackidstuff.com

Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com

Instagram – @suesgfbaking

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL

Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com

Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com

My Thoughts

We all benefit from our communities, but it wasn’t until I put the puzzle pieces together by speaking with Derradji and Aaron that I realized many men with celiac disease are not connected to a community of support.  It’s easy for me to decide what would benefit me in a support group, but men are a completely different situation.

I never gave the needs of men much thought.  It’s not that I didn’t consider them, it’s just that I didn’t realize that they needed different things and resources than women did.  I can’t help but think back to when our local support group got together (pre-covid).  A couple of the men always attended with their wives, which I thought was just convenient, since I assumed their wives were cooking for them, but there may have been a different dynamic going on that completely escaped me.

I’m searching back into my memory for how the meetings were structured and who did most of the talking.  I’m thinking that women took the lead and that’s who I unintentionally was planning the event for.  Hmmm, how does one get out of their own head, in order to meet the needs of others?

The curse of knowledge – or going back to a point where you didn’t have the knowledge that you do now – seems to play a part.  My learning about celiac and the gluten free diet has not only been from the perspective of a woman, it has been in a community of women, with resources made by women.  Clearly, I can’t start again, but I can resolve to stop and think about the community I’m in and pivot to serve that community better.