“My wife forced me to go to the doctor. Two months later, I was diagnosed with a positive biopsy.”

“I found out only because l was working as a waitress at one of the trendiest bakeries at that time; it was one of the places in Cape Town, South Africa that started baking and selling gluten-free products.”

“My family always had a feeling that something was wrong with me, but there seemed to be no explanation.”

“Celiac disease is real. Don’t give up the fight—your life depends on it, mine did.”

“By the time I was diagnosed I was in danger of losing my job or going out on medical leave.”

“My life was totally different before celiac disease. I had many symptoms…”

“You can still be as healthy and happy as anyone else, even if you have to bring your own food everywhere.”

“I consider myself fortunate that I was diagnosed as quickly as I was. I’m thankful to have doctors who took my concerns seriously.”

“A diagnosis at 60 years of age does throw some doctors off. One doctor gave me the strangest look when I told him that fact. They think of it as a children’s disease.”

“Kamila enjoys her gluten-free foods and already knows how to ask if the food we offer to her is gluten-free.”

“Being able to eat again is such an amazing feeling that I didn’t think I would get back. It’s crazy to see how rapidly I have been bouncing back with the elimination of gluten.”

“I’ve always been very disciplined and strict about my diet, even before celiac disease, because I am an athlete; I am still the same long distance athlete, just gluten-free.”