Gluten is the devil.
Not really, but yes, it makes me really ill. Once we found this out we went from feeling like there was nothing we could do about our situation to at least having something we could focus on. It isn's all of the answer to all of the puzzle pieces but it is putting a lot of the pieces together for us. We immediately set out to start purging our kitchen of ALL things containing gluten and boy was there a lot of it. It was a bit of a panic, knee jerk reaction but when you open the cabinet and have to read every label before being able to eat something it gets a little tiresome. So we purged. For someone (like me) with Celiac's even trace amounts of gluten in spices, tea, condiments, etc can make a person very sick. So not only did I need to purge anything with gluten but also the jelly jar which had a knife dipped in it to spread jelly on wheat toast and then re-dipped in to get more jelly needed to be placed on a separate shelf where I no longer used it. Even crumbs from the toaster or the cutting board at this point can make me sick or trigger more migraines (if that is the trigger). I read somewhere early on that 1/48th of a teaspoon of gluten can damage a person with Celiac's small intestine. So what that means to me is--I have been eating gluten for 33 years of my life....yikes...I can't afford any more damage.
So job #1 was get all the food separated that had gluten, purge or donate what we weren't going to use anymore.
Job #2 was to cleanse all the cooking utensils like majorly cleanse them. I'm talking like deep clean and then deep clean them again and then maybe a third or fourth time. Thank goodness we have a stainless steel kitchen aid mixer and pots and pans that could be scrubbed to high heaven.
Job #3 Keep purging because you most definitely missed something. Scan and rescan items to make sure there are not hidden trace elements of gluten. This handy little app helped a lot "The Gluten Free Scanner."
Job #4 Pin every pin on Pinterest and text your Auntie GayLynn for all her best GF and Paleo recipes and start trying them immediately after returning from the store (and yes they are delicious).
Job #5 Go the the store and try not to have a panic attack while you shop for new GF items because #1 they cost a fortune and #2 you have no idea what to make.
And for a little comic relief I give you the bloopers
Not really, but yes, it makes me really ill. Once we found this out we went from feeling like there was nothing we could do about our situation to at least having something we could focus on. It isn's all of the answer to all of the puzzle pieces but it is putting a lot of the pieces together for us. We immediately set out to start purging our kitchen of ALL things containing gluten and boy was there a lot of it. It was a bit of a panic, knee jerk reaction but when you open the cabinet and have to read every label before being able to eat something it gets a little tiresome. So we purged. For someone (like me) with Celiac's even trace amounts of gluten in spices, tea, condiments, etc can make a person very sick. So not only did I need to purge anything with gluten but also the jelly jar which had a knife dipped in it to spread jelly on wheat toast and then re-dipped in to get more jelly needed to be placed on a separate shelf where I no longer used it. Even crumbs from the toaster or the cutting board at this point can make me sick or trigger more migraines (if that is the trigger). I read somewhere early on that 1/48th of a teaspoon of gluten can damage a person with Celiac's small intestine. So what that means to me is--I have been eating gluten for 33 years of my life....yikes...I can't afford any more damage.
So job #1 was get all the food separated that had gluten, purge or donate what we weren't going to use anymore. 
Job #2 was to cleanse all the cooking utensils like majorly cleanse them. I'm talking like deep clean and then deep clean them again and then maybe a third or fourth time. Thank goodness we have a stainless steel kitchen aid mixer and pots and pans that could be scrubbed to high heaven.
Job #3 Keep purging because you most definitely missed something. Scan and rescan items to make sure there are not hidden trace elements of gluten. This handy little app helped a lot "The Gluten Free Scanner."
Job #4 Pin every pin on Pinterest and text your Auntie GayLynn for all her best GF and Paleo recipes and start trying them immediately after returning from the store (and yes they are delicious).
Job #5 Go the the store and try not to have a panic attack while you shop for new GF items because #1 they cost a fortune and #2 you have no idea what to make.
And for a little comic relief I give you the bloopers
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| Flying to Houston my head will explode.... |
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| Crazy Eyes!!! I can't see my eyes are dilated |
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| At the ER the 3rd time eating chips apparently this is my face for everything....how attractive ;) |
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