How it all got started

Picture this. You wake up in the morning unable to move, with a stomach the size of a bowling ball, fingers and toes tripled in size, abdominal cramping, and you haven't eaten in two days? What gives? After months and months of these symptoms I decided it was time to go see a doctor. In 2006 I went to an intestinal doctor that was recommended to me by a coworker. On my first visit I was told to eat more fiber, that I needed more fiber being a vegetarian. So I followed my doctor's orders and ate more fiber. My symptoms were not getting better, they were getting worse. A few months later I went back to the doctor. After a brief discussion about my symptoms I was sent to a Gastrologist. After a few tests (colonoscopy and an upper GI Endoscopy) and many months of visits it was finally determined that I had an autoimmune disease called Celiac Disease.

Celiac disease is a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing parts of food that are important for staying healthy. The damage is due to a reaction to eating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, rye, millet, and oats.

So that was it, I had to follow a gluten free diet the rest of my life. What did I do first? I went home and threw out almost every pantry item I had and did some of my own research on living a gluten free lifestyle. You would be surprised to know that I didn't own more then 3 things that were naturally gluten free.

Since 2006 I have been gluten free and have never felt better. Living a gluten free lifestyle is not hard nor complicated, it is my life.

I hope the information I provide on Celiac Disease and living a gluten free lifestyle is helpful for all who have the disease and everyone who is gluten free. I try and make the lifestyle as easy as possible and hope to in return, show you the ways to make it easy and stressfree in your life.