Coeliac's have a food Hypersensitivity to gluten, well at least that's what Dr Sue Shepard states in her new book "Food Intolerance Management Plan". Usually we have a few other little allergies and sensitivities hanging along for the ride, most notably Lactose Intolerance or a problem with FODMAPS (other natural foods that cause IBS systems). All of these problems can tend to make life alittle challenging at times, to say the least. Yet life is good without gluten and health can resume as close to "normal" (whatever that is) if we stick to our diet.
I see time and time again people who have let Coeliac Disease completely take over their world, they blame every ache and pain or tummy upset on "I must have eaten something". Coeliac's have sensitive guts, that's indisputable, therefore we are likely to have a tummy upset before anyone else. Yet it doesn't ALWAYS have to be gluten.
If I have one too many coffee's during the day I'll pay for it later! Also onion and citrus foods, but theres no gluten in those! I've heard people claim Ludicrous cases of upset tummy's after consuming foods that are completely gluten free and could not have possibly have caused a Gluten Insult. Maybe you have a sensitivity to more that one ingredient?..maybe you just have a tummy rumble?...come in contact with a bug?
As a Nurse I can tell you that the leading cause of stomach bugs is inadequate hand washing and food preparation. The average person comes in contact with thousands of Bactria on a daily basis, on shopping trolly's, door handles, even on the money we have in our purse. It's not all the big bad Gluten's fault. Don't let CD become who you are ruling every meal every mouthful. Try to look at it as I do...THINGS COELIAC'S DONT HAVE.....
WE DON'T have to shoot up with Insulin 3 to 4 times a day (most of us anyway)
WE DON'T have to take nasty medications with terrible side effects.
WE DON'T have to undergo Chemo or Radiation Therapy to set us on the path of health
WE DON'T have to undergo brutal chest physiotherapy just to breath like people with Cystic fibrosis
WE DON'T have to spend long periods of time in hospital away from Family and Friends
There are many more, but I like to think in the scheme of things....we got off easy!
