After getting out of the hospital I made the commitment to go completely free and see how it made me feel. When eating small amounts of gluten, I wasn't very sick, but perhaps I could feel better.
My verdict so far is that I am feeling better than I was. I think my skin is happier for it, by this time most years I would be itchy, scaly, and dry. My face has also far less blemishes, and I'm starting to look like a grown up.
There are many other personal benefits here that I don't necessarily want to put out on to the world wide web for all to hear, but if you are interested drop me a note, and we can have a convo via e-mail. Lets just say there are parts of my body that are much happier than at the beginning of the summer.
With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming, some things will be a challenge, but my whole family, including the in-laws are committed to making sure there are things for me to eat. Fortunately I'm a meat eater, I'm very much looking forward to turkey, and sausage that my hubby made just this week. Mel, the sis-in-law might try some wild rice stuffing or something similar instead of traditional bread stuffing, and I am making some cookies for my dessert. I'm not much of a pie eater, so that's not such a huge issue. Perhaps next year I will look into gluten free pumpkin pie.
One other challenge is that I have mostly given up dairy on my way to digestive health. This is something I can cheat a little more at, weighing my consequences, but most days it's not worth it. I'd rather just skip the dairy all together. Which means no milk in my mashed potatoes. I'll just be stealing some boiled ones and mashing them with my fork. I refuse to give up butter, but so far this has not presented a problem.
I've been grateful to Gluten Free Girl and A Chronic Dose to help me ease into this new part of my life. They've been a wealth of information and comfort, reading their words about their original struggles into the life of eating gluten free.
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