Ever since I can remember, I have had a headache everyday. Sometimes it's on one side of my forehead, other days it's on the other. I have also had a lot of weird, mystery symptoms...like very easily bruising, breaking bones easily, geographic tongue, and my stomach always hurting...
While getting my annual physical exam, the doctor mentioned gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease. All of my symptoms are symptoms of someone who is gluten intolerant. I went off of gluten for about 3 weeks and my symptoms were going away! To my delight I did not have a daily headache!
I had to go back on gluten for a biopsy. Those were three long weeks! Now, I am back to being gluten free. When I first decided to go gluten free, I saw the tiny area dedicated to gluten free products and thought that that was all I was going to be allowed to eat. My list was even shorter because I need to stay away from rice and seeds for diverticulitis.
I found a few great websites and found out that lots of regular foods are gluten free. It was nice to know that I wasn't limited to one small end cap in the grocery store.
More and more products are going gluten free. Betty Crocker even has a line of cake and cookie mixes that are gluten free. Yesterday, I got brave and made some bread. I have been disappointed with the packaged frozen bread which tastes and feels like card board. Pamela's bread mix was a wonderful discovery.
I need to work on making my own flour mix so I can save money. That will be the next hurdle. I am also learning how to convert a few of my favorite recipes to be gluten free.
I haven't been the only one in my family to benefit from going gluten free. Joe's had a few different symptoms that have gone away too. I am hoping some of his sinus problems will go away soon. Good news! He actually has an appetite again.
Homemade Chocolate Custard Ice Cream
3 weeks ago
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Joe C seems to always have an appetite for steak. Wait, steak is gluton free.
Congrats on the diagnosis. I think the biggest mistake celiacs and gluten intolerant individuals make when they are first diagnosed is to try and replace every meal in their current diet with a gluten free version. It's never the same. It's way too easy to ignore all the wonderful fruits, vegetables, seeds, and meats that are naturally gluten free. Don't look at the gluten free aisle in despair.
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