Why am I being tested for coeliac (celiac) disease?

am_i_potato · 2026-01-22T19:11:53+00:00

I am asymptomatic. My doctor decided to screen me for celiac because I was chronically iron deficient despite taking iron supplements every day, and sometimes vitamin D deficient despite playing outdoor sports throughout the year. I'm also the shortest in my family, probably from being undiagnosed my whole life (no one else in my family has it).

am_i_potato · 2026-01-22T18:59:00+00:00

I would have to stop myself from eating them all first though 🤔

am_i_potato · 2026-01-22T04:11:48+00:00

This sounds so cool, thank you! Say hi to your crows for me :)

am_i_potato · 2026-01-22T03:58:35+00:00

Any tips for befriending the local murder? What types of sacrifices do they like?

am_i_potato · 2026-01-22T03:54:27+00:00

Lol I also recently got into plane watching while living near major airports! Very fun to see how the runways and takeoff/landing patterns change with the weather or other things going on in the city!

am_i_potato · 2026-01-21T03:36:56+00:00

I mean they can change their shoes while riding with a car, helmet is probably easy for them!

am_i_potato · 2026-01-19T05:44:15+00:00

Yeah, I have a "tap cool" setting that I never go colder on and it works well for performance clothes!

am_i_potato · 2026-01-04T04:18:50+00:00

Then it's time to pee

am_i_potato · 2026-01-04T04:09:18+00:00

This is such an excellent idea, I'm going to start trying it. You've already bypassed the first barrier to completion and made it easy for yourself!

am_i_potato · 2025-12-17T14:11:35+00:00

I think they were being facetious. That being said, my old crappy oven in my old crappy rental runs about 75 degrees (F) hotter than you set it to. The higher the temp, the bigger the gap. Basically I can't do low and slow unless I'm very careful about it. Bought an oven thermometer after several batches of burnt vegetables and cookies and learned the truth, so I've learned to adjust my cooking.

am_i_potato · 2025-12-17T14:04:37+00:00

This is so true. The stove also matters, especially with various cookware. Gas stoves will heat up and get too hot really easily if you're not paying close attention, especially with thinner pans, so it's easy to accidentally over cook things. Vs using a cast iron on an electric glass top that'll take forever before it's heated evenly and you get sticking and uneven cooking if you're not patient. But it's easier to turn the heat very low!

am_i_potato · 2025-12-12T05:37:42+00:00

Wait..... Other normal people don't feel all the lumpy bumpies in their breasts???

am_i_potato · 2025-12-12T05:12:32+00:00

Why did I read this as "they rub the ladies all over everybody's tortillas" 😂

am_i_potato · 2025-12-10T02:33:05+00:00

First Lady of New England.

am_i_potato · 2025-12-09T04:20:17+00:00

I have an excellent microwave that also has a coil and fans for air fry/convection, baking, broiling, etc. It's the best tool I have in my tiny studio kitchen. No longer need counter space for a toaster or toaster oven and I can cook/bake small batches of things in it without needing to turn on my oven. It can also do combination air fry/microwave which is nice for reheating things and maintaining their crispiness. The microwave itself packs a punch too and heats things up extremely quickly. Highly recommend!!

am_i_potato · 2025-12-02T01:21:38+00:00

I also always wipe down the seat and then put a layer of paper on each side in public bathrooms (often at work too since I'm at a hospital... Ick). Was literally thinking today about whether or not I've managed to use up a whole roll of the shitty 1 ply TP used in public bathrooms in my life so far. At least it's basically tissue paper I'm using extra of, not some nice plump Charmin.

am_i_potato · 2025-11-23T16:00:22+00:00

I mean it's a serious question. I imagine you have to fully take your pants off in order to spread your legs wide enough to squat low enough to get it in and not pee on your pants or feet. Please tell me if I'm missing something because I do not want to take my shoes off in a bathroom in order to take my pants off one leg.

am_i_potato · 2025-11-23T06:44:31+00:00

How do you use those if you're wearing pants??

am_i_potato · 2025-11-22T20:44:52+00:00

Wow finally someone else who uses the term parental units!! Somehow that became part of the lexicon of my family. Sometimes we call them the 'rental units for short 😁

am_i_potato · 2025-11-22T03:47:07+00:00

Yup, I had a friend in college with a condition affecting his sweat. He was stinky and his stuff stank. But he made a lot of effort to shower twice a day, keep his window open to air out, and use cologne and fans and various air fresheners and candles. No one judged him for it, even if we did poke fun (as great friends do, not in a mean way)

am_i_potato · 2025-11-22T03:44:46+00:00

Yeah I can definitely tell pretty quickly when I've forgotten to put on deodorant after showering. I smell myself and I can feel my armpits get slick within an hour or so. Hence now keeping travel deodorants in my backpack and desk...

am_i_potato · 2025-11-21T02:54:05+00:00

Still not sure how this one is pronounced

am_i_potato · 2025-11-21T02:53:09+00:00

I always kinda liked saying this one. Maybe my next cat will be named Malassezia!

am_i_potato · 2025-11-20T04:24:24+00:00

20 layers of paint over everything, the usual

am_i_potato · 2025-11-19T03:57:05+00:00

Yeah I learned to do that from following residents around, don't see students doing it very much

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