Jul 7, 2009
Blame it on the…Rain?
I’ve been researching the social aspects of fellow celiacs. How they deal with their new diet after diagnosis, etc.
GF-Branded
But more importantly, I’ve found a small niche in the journals read skimmed. We all know about the genetic ties linking family members, but I’m more interested in your subjective take on why and how celiac became a part of our lives.
In my case, I firmly believe two high-stress years finally triggered my predisposed disorder. Had I practiced relaxation techniques during that time, I’m convinced I could have delayed or all-out avoided the gluten restrictions.
So what about you? Can you link it to certain events of your lives? Certain levels of exercise or co-conditions?
Let me know the comments!
these are very very interesting questions to me. here’s my story:
having been freelance my whole life (except for 18 mos ages ago) in the two years before my hospitalization for and diagnosis of celiac disease i worked full time at two different jobs which were, each in their own way, extremely stressful. my exercise level was healthier for most of those two yrs than any other time in my life, but the stress was almost constant.
i have been a vegetarian for 20 yrs. over the last 5-10 my protein source evolved to be mainly seitan. wondered if that with the stress brought on the attacks. there had always been signs, in retrospect, the the months preceding diagnosis were like being trapped in a war zone. worst time of my life.
GFVeg –
Somehow I missed this posting. Thanks for sharing. I’ve talked to a few people 1:1 about this and they tell a similar story; stress over months or years, then pain, then diagnosis (which, in and of itself can take years). Then there are people think they’ve had it since birth, but were only recently diagnosed. If I’ve had it my whole life, I’ve been completely asymptomatic for 95% of my time here.
Interesting you mention seitan. You really think that contributed?
I didn’t discover my sensitivity until a stressful episode, but it was mainly because I went to the doctor for other things and he had me tested. Looking back at my life, I have had the symptoms all along and never knew what it was from.