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How To Explain The Gluten Source Of Irritability After The Fact

eleep

By eleep
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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eleep Enthusiast
eleep
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Well, I'm pretty sure I got glutened -- could be envelopes, could be cross contamination in our kitchen (we're still weeding this stuff out) -- might be (eek) casein (because the one thing I know I ate that was slightly questionable was cheese sauce on lentil pasta) -- might be that I shouldn't have had the lentil pasta because it's made in a facility that processes wheat -- could be lipstick or lipgloss -- I don't exactly know.

What happened initially was that I got anxious and panicked and grumpy -- I've been going through some relationship stress lately and blamed it on that -- I kind of freaked my mother out on the phone -- she was worried about me. Two hours later, I had to run to the bathroom -- six visits -- I _never_ had this kind of gastrointestinal reaction before this last month of going gluten-free (albeit still figuring out the "hidden" sources).

So -- I had to apologize for being glutened and not really realizing it. I can see that it's still going to take a period of adjustment before I can recognize the emotional reaction to gluten for what it is. Anyone got any strategies for gracefully acknowledging and apologizing for accidentally inflicting a gluten reaction on someone after the fact?

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Usually with me it's an "I'm so sorry, I'm acting under a gluten brain fog, can I talk to you later?" And then if possible, I stick to myself for the day, or however long it takes. After all ... who wants anyone around when your spending all your time stinking up the bathroom! :o

Eventually we get fairly good at apologizing and people around us get to know when to ignore us :rolleyes:

aikiducky Apprentice
aikiducky
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Nowadays my husband often suspects a gluten reaction before I do, because I start to snap at him. Sometimes when I've been glutened I don't seem to even have the presence of mind to realize I have been glutened. :rolleyes:

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just a simple "sorry" should suffice... you don't owe anybody an explanation.

penguin Community Regular
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Posted

I never thought I'd be a warewolf :rolleyes:

Just say your sorry that you were grumpy that day

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