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And Thus Begins My Journey into the World of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity!



Extremely long story short, I made an appointment for a massage. I've been making some pretty big lifestyle changes and kind of want to have a lymphatic drainage massage and some trigger point to try and restore my range of motion.

I got in touch with Brandi at Affordable Spa Services, and after a pretty comprehensive Q&A, she asked me if I have ever been tested for gluten sensitivity. It seems that my laundry lists of aches, pains, and ailments are pretty much text book symptoms of  gluten sensitivity.

She also told me that she would throw in a nutritional analysis along with my massage and told me to keep a food diary for two weeks.

I have been keeping the diary and notating how I feel, and I have discovered that I have joint and muscle aches, I feel foggy, my balance gets all weird and I feel like I'm going to fall, and I get the dreaded constipation. I also discovered that after a few days of eating "clean", I don't hurt and I feel better in general.

My mother asked me why I'm having such a hard time giving up the gluten when I just put cigarettes down and never smoked another one, and my response surprised me. I told her that the cigarettes gave me migraines every time I lit up, but the gluten only makes me feel like crap. I thought a minute and said that migraines were never a constant thing in my life, but I've been feeling awful for years and it feels almost natural to me. Hmmmmm, that's pretty interesting. So I'm trying to stay clean so that feeling crappy will start feeling wrong!

The Celiac Disease Foundation is a wonderful starting point to see if you perhaps need to get tested for gluten sensitivity.

These are the health issues that I am experiencing that appear to have links to gluten sensitivity.

1.     Psoriasis - (my nutritionist believes that it is not psoriasis but celiac rash dermatitis herpetiformis)
2.     Asthma
3.     ADHD
4.     Muscle and joint pain
5.     Constipation
6.     Diarrhea
7.     Ataxia (clumsy, bad balance)
8.     Sleep apnea
9.     Fatigue
10. Bloating 
11. Gas
12. Infertility
13. Miscarriages
14. Late puberty
15. Menstrual irregularity
16. Arthritis
17. Anxiety
18. Irritability
19. Peripheral Neuropathy (numb finger)
20. Acid Reflux
21. Vitamin D deficiency
22. Muscle Pain
23. Diabetes Type II (some list TII, some don't)
24. Mental fog 


Comments

  1. Unknown03 May, 2018 08:31

    Bonne,

    You are my favorite success story and a fabulous writer! Do you mind if I share links to your posts?

    Namaste,


    Brandi

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