How can i accept and feel okay with a gluten free life

[Melissa44]

This year i found out im a celiac but i found it really hard to accept, it makes me sad thinking on all the food i can’t eat. I don’t know how to deal with it, i just get mad cause i can’t just go out and eat wherever i want, cause where i live there are no many gluten free places... i don’t know, how did you learned to accept it and live with it?

[Ennis-TX]

I was the same, and taking chances with eating out, trusting others, etc often bit me in the butt and left me sick. I was a stubborn and started looking up and experimenting with ways to make everything I wanted gluten free, and safe for me. Funny it ended up turning into a gluten free baking side business that later evolved into me running a paleo based catering company providing gluten free and paleo based meals lol.

Live with it, accept it....I feel like a alien sometimes (seriously watching others eat gluten/foods I can not eat is like watching another creature eat rat poison and drinking antifreeze) but I also can not have corn, dairy, carbs etc. I just accept I am different and have to make my own of everything...I will admit it still gets emotional around holidays. But alas I get by year after year and just invite others over and share real food made paleo with love and care. I can give you whole list of  foods I made the past month and it is not all that different from regular people I just change the ingredients. >.< but most foods/meals can be made gluten free easy, the real challenge comes in my case of making stuff without corn, dairy or carbs....you would not believe some of the things I have done making tamales, tortillas, nachos, breads, and baked goods..

Eating out, there is no longer a place in my hometown I trust, the 2 I did closed/changed methods. I instead make it a treat every now and then and drive the 100+ mile round trip to the city and eat at a dedicated gluten free place owned by people with celiac in the family. I will admit the convenience of going to jack in the box and get a breakfast sandwich or ciabatta burger is annoying...but I am eating healthier and can make most things at home and know whats in them and know it is safe.

I have full LIST of foods in a gluten free version...the old list is a bit out of date but have fun browsing...there is gluten free everything. https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/124490-gluten-free-food-alternative-list-2019-q3/

 

Edited December 9, 2019 by Ennis_TX