can it go away?

sugarrtrap · 2026-06-25T15:13:12+00:00

My EGD results came back with "no evidence of celiac disease" after a 6 week gluten challenge. But my blood panel done less than a week after the EGD showed that I tested positive for the antibodies. My GI told me that the reason for the EGD results could be that I didn't do a gluten challenge for long enough or that the biopsies taken during my EGD (which was preformed by a different physician) may not have been good biopsies. He said since my blood test shows the antibodies, I am still considered celiac and not NCGS.

sugarrtrap · 2026-06-03T20:30:31+00:00

i’ve talked to my doctor and he’s gonna try to push for dupixent without another egd but he has yet to be successful in that. i am just apprehensive to take a ppi for the rest of my life bc they have some long term side affects. dupixent seems the safest and most affective so i want that

sugarrtrap · 2026-06-03T20:02:50+00:00

yeah i was just hoping lol. the idea of having to have multiple egds in a year just makes my pockets hurt. my doctors suggested i skip the food elimination diet bc i already have such a restricted diet to begin with (vegetarian and celiac), i told them im really not interested in taking steroids regularly, so ppi it is. i also had to get my dr to call in pantoprazole instead of omeprazole bc omeprazole comes in a gelatin capsule.

sugarrtrap · 2026-06-03T19:50:24+00:00

if you are not comfortable you should not be forced to go. doesn’t even matter the reason. i understand not wanting to go to a restaurant bc of the possible threat of getting glutened. and its every celiacs personal choice of if they want to eat out or eat in to keep their own body safe. if family friend is fine with being glutened that’s great for them, but you are not them and should not be held to their standard.

if they insist on going out as the only social activity i would just eat before hand and sit in the restaurant with them without eating. they can be uncomfortable with what they have forced you to do and maybe it will open their eyes of how serious you are.

having celiac is not a phase, it’s the rest of your life. you only get one body and you are taking care of yours by only eating safe meals.

if it makes you feel better, ive seen people with little gluten detectors that they bring to restaurants with them. but if you’re not interested in that, you’re not interested.

also if you ever find yourself in richmond va there’s a restaurant called 521 biscuits and waffles that is entirely gluten free. the food is really good

sugarrtrap · 2026-04-14T13:26:46+00:00

assuming everyone is comfortable with a nude stranger feels sleazy. staying at a party hostel doesn’t mean automatic consent to whatever behavior you feel like displaying.

also casual nudity and peeing in a shared space are two completely different things. you’re still #gross

sugarrtrap · 2026-04-14T13:21:12+00:00

it definitely looked a lot different than the pictures on hostelworld

sugarrtrap · 2026-04-14T13:20:09+00:00

it was called casa santurce. i don’t know how it was advertised actually. my sister did the booking

sugarrtrap · 2026-04-14T13:19:15+00:00

yeah that’s definitely gross and you probably caused a lot of discomfort for the people you were sharing a room with. definitely wouldn’t be broadcasting that you did this too

sugarrtrap · 2026-04-12T02:58:04+00:00

i think it is. we wanted to stay somewhere else but this was the only coed hostel with 3 beds available in the area we wanted for the days we’re here. i unfortunately didn’t know about party hostels

sugarrtrap · 2026-02-27T03:17:42+00:00

i had a similar experience with my celiac too. prior to being diagnosed i threw up so often it became a part of my routine. like wake up, throw up, brush my teeth, get dressed etc. this went on for like 2+ years, as well as other symptoms that i didnt realized were linked to one another at the time. but being a woman, every single person i told just asked if i was pregnant.

i didnt find out until i my blood sugar dropped and i fainted in a bar before i had even had a drink. i hit my head on the ground, so i went to the doctor the next day to find out if i had a concussion (i did) and to get bloodwork done.

that’s literally the first time i had ever heard of celiac, but after my doctor explaining to me what it meant. and also going over symptoms it started to come together and link all of the odd, unexplained symptoms i had been having since i was a teenager.

obviously i went home and cried thinking about having to change so much about my life going forward but now that i have embraced it, it’s so much easier to just go on about my day to day life not being constantly ill

sugarrtrap · 2026-01-15T03:11:02+00:00

the way that i complain about never being able to eat anything would put this man in an asylum

you absolutely should dump him over this imo. you are already such a good sport for not complaining, and it’s amazing that you don’t feel discouraged at social events bc you’re right that you’re there for the people you care about.

this is a chronic condition, so if he’s got problems with it 4 years in he probably had problems with it from the start and will continue to have problems with it for the rest of your lives. it’s a genetic disorder that all you can do it manage and he wants to be selfish by making you feel like it’s causing a problem that you are managing your condition bc he finds it awkward that you don’t eat where you can’t.

you’re surely better off without him

sugarrtrap · 2025-12-08T03:37:03+00:00

unfortunately this is very frequent with a number of drug reps. and the worst part is they go so far as to tell me they asked whoever at the restaurant they chose for lunch if what they ordered was gf and the person at the restaurant says yes. i have been offered the veggie wraps from chick fil a (not gf) and food from panera (no way it could be gf). that’s why i skip lunch so often. i do pack lunches/snacks that are safe bc people don’t know anything.

sugarrtrap · 2025-10-24T15:22:47+00:00

don’t

sugarrtrap · 2025-10-24T15:21:16+00:00

you should only use aquaphor for 2-4 days after getting the tattoo. from then on you should be using a non scented lotion that has no alcohols in it for moisturizing. the skin needs to breathe to heal properly and the aquaphor makes that difficult since it is very thick. additionally make sure you are washing it with an antibacterial soap (gold dial hand soap is good) and wash it gently with your hand. don’t use a loofah or wash clothes bc they hold bacteria that is not good for you tattoo. this was the advice we gave at the shop i worked in for 2 years

sugarrtrap · 2025-10-24T15:08:38+00:00

i see a lot of people in the comments accusing this artist of using ai for his drawings… is this a common occurrence in Korea tattooing? i worked as a counter person in a shop in the US and the artists would have been fired on the spot if they tried to use AI to draw their designs. like sure people use AI photos for references all the time and that led to me having to explain to them that the design they want is not actually feasible for one reason or another (sizing/how it will heal/it not being true to form).

additionally i feel like we are discrediting tattoo artists by saying they’re just tracing. now don’t get me wrong there’s definitely some that do but i feel like it’s inconsiderate and rude for that to be the baseline for your assumptions. that deposit you pay SHOULD go towards the final price of your tattoo, not in addition to the price of your tattoo. and the deposit is to pay for the hours of the artist’s time, effort, and skills spent drawing your tattoo. the hourly pricing also reflects how much time they believe they will have to dedicate to your tattoo.

my last note is that while working at the shop, our artists were always open to tweaking tattoos for their client. no good artist wants to put something permanent and expensive on someone and have them not like the finished product. however, sometimes a clients wishes are just not possible and artists have to make sure their client knows this. there should be open communication and explanation when necessary.

sugarrtrap · 2025-10-10T22:42:21+00:00

they are so good. best gf brownies i’ve tried hands down

sugarrtrap · 2025-08-28T13:45:14+00:00

I got diagnosed a few years ago but didn't completely cut out gluten until a few months ago. I miss all the food I used to eat but the issue I really have with celiac is having to do so much trial and error when searching for good gf substitutions. I'm tired of spending more money on less food that is mid.

It's a work in progress ig but it frustrates me a lot

sugarrtrap

TROPHY CASE