i just want some freakin' pizza.

[lizajane]

i am doing ok with being gluten free. i don't even really want any of my old favorite foods because i really don't want to feel like crap again. i had a supposedly gluten free mcD's m&m mcflurry. um, not so much. contaminated. i should have none... mcdonald's and all... i just threw it up.

but PIZZA. oh, pizza. i have been so sick that my doc wants me to come back in to be checked for pneumonia. i have NO appetite. i care nothing about eating right now. i am forcing myself to eat. and the only thing i can stand to think about eating right now is pizza. i just want to order a freaking pizza!!

sigh.

(i have some gluten free mix, but there is no way i am askin' DH to do one more thing for me today. he has been tortured by my illness enough. he even got some of it himself, just not as bad as me.)

[Twoboos]

Liza, Amy's makes a Rice crust pizza! Cheese or Spinach. If you can find them, these pizzas are really good for frozen.

http://www.amys.com/products/category_view.php?prod_category=3

(scroll, it's about halfway down.)

Hope this helps the craving! :) (ETA: and that you are feeling better SOON.)

[elliput]

DH makes his own pizza using Kinnikinnick PIzza Crusts. (http://consumer.kinnikinnick.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.home/productcategoryid/34) I have tasted them and was pleasantly surprised how good they are. You should be able to find these at just about any store that has a good gluten free selection. They are frozen.

[maestramommy]

I've seen gluten free crust mix in the health food section of the grocery. Not specialty grocery either.

[Elilly]

My fave gluten free pizza crust is a mix by chebe. Very yummy!!!
On another note, I have known several celiacs who eliminate dairy in the beginning to expedite healing. So, maybe you're having a lactose sensitivity from the damage due to celiac? Lactaid might help or maybe some probiotics?
But I feel ya on the pizza.... I miss breadsticks and cheese sauce. Ugh.

[bubbaray]

OK, I know you're sick, but would it help to search for gluten-free pizza crust recipes that you can make when you're better???? Thinking outside the box and all that.

Sorry you're still sick -- you've had a rough go of it, that's for sure!

[lablover]

Can someone make a run to Uno's for you?

http://www.unos.com/coupons/glutenfree/

[caleymama]

On another note, I have known several celiacs who eliminate dairy in the beginning to expedite healing. So, maybe you're having a lactose sensitivity from the damage due to celiac? Lactaid might help or maybe some probiotics?


That's a good thought - I am admittedly unfamiliar with celiac/being gluten free, but I remember that when DD1 was horribly ill with a stomach bug at age 2 and ended up being hospitalized for a few days, her ped suggested laying off the dairy for a while because of the temporary damage to her gut from being so sick for over a week. He said it can take a while (a few weeks) for the gut to heal and get back to being able to digest dairy easily. Since she was 2 and a big milk drinker, once she was feeling slightly better and wanting milk, we successfully gave her Lactaid milk for a week or two until things stabilized.

[Laurel]

On another note, I have known several celiacs who eliminate dairy in the beginning to expedite healing.

This is very common. You may have better luck with ice cream in a few months.

[ThreeofUs]

I am totally with you, Liza. I miss pizza like nobody's business.

Just remember that celiac is correlated with lactose intolerance as well as 'western diet' diseases like diabetes. Be careful of yourself.

[ThreeofUs]

Liza - see

http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/summary.html

for more information on correlations and what you need to watch out for.