So I gathered as much “relevant” (so I thought) information as I could and I started the journey… I’m going to press the fast forward button here, because once I finally discovered all of the hidden sources of gluten that were making me sick… It took less than 2 weeks to get rid of the gut pain, diarrhea and bloating.
Others would look at me helplessly, and say, well, just go home and don’t eat any gluten So I started to do my own research.
Mara Egan, Gold Coast, Australia. maraegan88@hotmail.com Quick preview of the info you will have at your finger tips: What gluten is, and where to find it (pg 12) The difference between gluten and wheat intolerance – and how to tell if you are avoiding the right foods (pg 6) Symptoms of gluten intolerance, celiac disease and wheat intolerance (pg 10) 7 ways to eat gluten free without breaking the bank (pg 21) What foods you can eat (and there is plenty to choose from!) (pg 15) Revealed –gluten free food for vegetarians (pg 14) A DIY recipe for gluten free bread – that doesn’t need toasting, and doesn’t taste like cardboard!( Pg 22) 27 common foods you should avoid to stay gluten free (pg 13) 3 days of meal plans to help you get started eating gluten free (pg 26) 7 things the chef may not know about preparing gluten free food – how to enjoy eating out without the dangers (pg 16) 1 page shopping list to take to the supermarket – never be caught out again (pg 25) A quick guide to gluten free products – so you can shop quickly and easil[...].
I would highly recommend this ebook, The Gluten Free Bible, even if you are not Gluten intolerant it will help you understand others who are.
To make this easier, I started writing down everything I ate, so I could accurately go back and check.
Do you know what I mean? I remember thinking… “Just give me all the information about avoiding gluten in one simple place … PLEEEASE!!!” Anyway… let me save you the trouble (and the many brain draining hours in front of the computer) because to my knowledge, there wasn’t such a resource! If you’re happy to spend the time patching it all together, like I did, then be prepared to feel frustrated, stressed, worried, confused, agitated and angry! And that’s only on the first day! I spent a good solid week putting all the info together! So back to my story… I discovered (though months of painful trial and error) that the thing in all the foods that was making me sick was something called gluten, and I started avoiding all the foods that this was in.
I don’t know about you… but pretty quickly I had an overwhelming-information-overload ! And it seemed I was more confused than before I started… Don’t get me wrong – there was lots of great information, but it was spread out all over the place across so many different websites — PLUS — it seemed like most of the info was for people who had been diagnosed with Celiac Disease, not for people like me! …all I wanted was information written for people like me Nothing wrong with that, Celiac Disease is a very serious illness – BUT all I wanted was information that was written for people that had gluten intolerance.
Or so I thought! Every now and then, I’d start experiencing the same symptoms as before, and have to go and search through everything I had eaten.
And would you believe, every time there was something with gluten lurking in it. I couldn’t believe how often I made these simple mistakes. But I digress. Moving on… so the good news was that by writing everything down told me that it wasn’t in my head, and something was actually causing my real symptoms! YIKES!!! How was I ever going to get all the answers I needed? Back to the bottomless pit of scattered information… None of them answered these problems I had: What if I went out and there wasn’t anything I could eat? How can I save money on gluten free products (that don’t taste like cardboard) (did you know on average, gluten free products are 242% dearer than regular products?) Feeling guilty when I ‘cheated’ on my diet, and made myself sick I love food – I didn’t want to miss out on my favorite foods Nagging my friends every time I went to visit to make sure the food was safe (my worst nightmare is arriving to find my friend has labored over a lovely homemade lasagna – and I can’t eat a single bite!) And I had many others fears and worries… You wouldn’t think it would be too hard to find quality information right? Hmmm…..
But now I can see why, after reading The Gluten Free Bible, it all makes so much more sense. It explains everything so clearly and is easy to read. I now fully understand the differences between gluten, wheat intolerance and celiac disease. I wish I had known earlier, it would have saved me a lot of time and trouble and I would have had better health.
Of course, the blood tests would come back negative. At best, they’d give me a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and tell me to eat more fiber, like whole grain bread .
What’s the first thing you would do? Go to the internet, right? Here’s where the story started to get interesting.
I even tried to leave messages on gluten free forums, but the people there were so mean to me, that I felt like my condition wasn’t serious enough to discuss.
I have avoided so many different types of food for so long, thinking that I was doing the right thing and wondering why I seldom felt 100% healthy.
No more pain. No more embarrassing accidents. No more awkward questions about when I was due Now I have loads of energy, a flat stomach and a clearer head than ever! And I wanted to save you from the endless months of pain as you discover yet another favorite food is off the safe list Introducing the simple ebook that could make all of the difference for you: Click Here To Order Securely Through Click Bank After reading the Gluten Free Bible it all makes so much more sense I have suffered for many years from a number of food allergies and intolerance’s, one of which being gluten intolerant.