You will forget how much you loved gluten, if it comes down to it. If for no other reason than the fact that not feeling shitty, puking, etc. feels SO GOOD compared to eating bread.
It definitely sucks when it's co-morbid with other auto-immune disorders (my aunt has it with a rare liver disease, and my sister may or may not have it with her graves disease) but honestly, once your body starts to heal the scarring and lose the symptoms, it feels SO worth it.
That said, I think I ate something contaminated this weekend because I threw up all Saturday night and am exhausted and covered in hives right now. You get more sensitive as time goes on. But it gets easier to avoid.
I know there's a lot of stigma around diabetes, and for better or worse, that at least doesn't exist in the same way around celiac. If anything, you'll just have to explain every now and then that you aren't skipping gluten for "fun". That's a huge pain in the ass for me, but honestly the worst of it.
I don't feel at all like a sick person or a labelled person. Other than when I want a cupcake, it really doesn't define me. In fact, most people don't realize how serious an issue it is for me, because it just doesn't come up all that much.
My life literally changed within three months of getting gluten out of my life and has been 10x better ever since. I know it would suck to get another diagnosis, but honestly it's such an easy thing to treat and manage and you will feel so good so fast.
Food is such a fucked up issue for me, and always has been that's my concern.
I actually don't eat tonnes of gluten products aside from my homemade bread, and soy sauce. It's eating out that scares me most, Todd and I really like doing that and cross-contamination scares me.
But I know feeling better will be worth it. Having an answer will be worth it. I just don't know if I am mentally prepared to have another diagnosis....not that it matters if I am prepared.
It definitely sucks when it's co-morbid with other auto-immune disorders (my aunt has it with a rare liver disease, and my sister may or may not have it with her graves disease) but honestly, once your body starts to heal the scarring and lose the symptoms, it feels SO worth it.
That said, I think I ate something contaminated this weekend because I threw up all Saturday night and am exhausted and covered in hives right now. You get more sensitive as time goes on. But it gets easier to avoid.
I know there's a lot of stigma around diabetes, and for better or worse, that at least doesn't exist in the same way around celiac. If anything, you'll just have to explain every now and then that you aren't skipping gluten for "fun". That's a huge pain in the ass for me, but honestly the worst of it.
I don't feel at all like a sick person or a labelled person. Other than when I want a cupcake, it really doesn't define me. In fact, most people don't realize how serious an issue it is for me, because it just doesn't come up all that much.
My life literally changed within three months of getting gluten out of my life and has been 10x better ever since. I know it would suck to get another diagnosis, but honestly it's such an easy thing to treat and manage and you will feel so good so fast.
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Food is such a fucked up issue for me, and always has been that's my concern.
I actually don't eat tonnes of gluten products aside from my homemade bread, and soy sauce. It's eating out that scares me most, Todd and I really like doing that and cross-contamination scares me.
But I know feeling better will be worth it. Having an answer will be worth it. I just don't know if I am mentally prepared to have another diagnosis....not that it matters if I am prepared.
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