Well, my last post from 2018 aged like a carton of milk left on the counter! It’s now 6 years later, and we STILL don’t have a cure or therapy for Celiac Disease. ImmusantT was a bust. And we still need to master how to eat gluten-free, especially when we eat out.
I was completely bummed out when their last set of trials showed no improvement in tolerance to gluten over placebo and thus got abandoned. It was like a kick in the teeth. Everyone else gets an Epi-pen or Lactaid or something, and we still get nothing except “the gluten-free diet.”
(image by Spencer Davis)
We still can’t just say, “Oh, I’ll just deal with the bloating and diarrhea,” or “I’m asymptomatic, so it’s fine,” and ignore it if we don’t want to end up old and sickly. If we don’t follow that restrictive gluten-free diet, it leads to compromised gut health, including osteoporosis, nutrient, vitamin, and mineral deficiencies, and we could even end up with intestinal and other lymphomas. None of this is good. And it’s still socially isolating.
Unacceptable. Infuriating. Frustrating. And still no end in sight.
Another drug test sounds like it has potential, but it works in the liver. Does this mean that we won’t be able to enjoy adult beverages with our gluten if it works? Since it’s not even close to coming to market, we’ll have to stay tuned.
But that doesn’t mean that we can’t learn all the tips, tricks, and hacks to eating gluten-free with confidence outside of our own kitchen. We are people, too, and we DESERVE the best and most normal life that we can. Regardless of country or culture, society bonds and celebrates living over the enjoyment and sharing of food, and so should we. In the words of the late Ronnie Shakes, where there’s a will there’s a dead person, and dammit, we are not dead yet…but we have the will to make our lives better! We can be resourceful and figure out a workaround on the food front, no matter where we are.
I guess that there really is still so much more to say about eating gluten-free on the go. I’ve been finding some very good gluten-free products and have traveled to several locations over the past 6 years. I’ve experienced so many gastronomical highs and lows in the gluten-free life and still have tales to tell and nuggets to share about how to eat gluten-free, especially if you’re not always eating at home.
And so I will. I’m back 🙂
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