When I was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease, I had a lot of mixed emotions. It was scary to find out that gluten-based foods, which I’d been eating my entire life, were actually harming my body. And it felt isolating to learn I had a disease that a lot of people don’t even know exists, let alone understand. But most of all it felt unfair – why should I have to give up my favorite foods while everyone else gets to eat whatever they want?
These emotions are all common among the recently diagnosed, but as I came to accept my disease, I actually started to feel thankful. CD does require a complete diet overhaul, but when you think about it, choosing gluten free snacks is a lot simpler and safer than the treatment plans for many other diseases.
As a CD patient, I don’t have to take any regular medication, which means my life is free of frustrating side effects and the monthly cost of prescriptions. And gluten is a non-essential protein in the human diet, meaning that even if I occasionally miss some of my old favorite foods, my body doesn’t.
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