Soooooooooooooooooooo, I was diagnosed with celiac in late October 2016. I spent the next 6 months receiving treatment from a naturopath. I went and had my colonoscopy/endoscopy and the internist didn’t think I had celiac. But I continued to do as I was instructed and did a complete cleanse then started adding foods to see what was causing the symptoms of a histamine disorder. Doing well. Then I check in with my GP and he tested me again to later tell me that I don’t have celiac and all my labs came back great! Wow, so happy to hear that! I was so exasperated in spending $$$$$ on supplements, spending hours in the grocery store reading every label, the Drs visits buying every book on celiac & autoimmune diseases that when the GP said I didn’t have celiac I went back to my old way of eating. Not as bad, but glutened. Now it’s been 10 months and I’m right back to where I was in October of 2016.
So I guess my question is HOW do I stress to my husband’s family to stop trying to feed us. It’s annoying to me when I repeat myself over & over to them please don’t include us in meals for awhile until we get this figured out. These people are obsessed with food. They have to eat 3 meals a day and snack throughout the day. They’re all over weight but seem to be concerned that because I can’t keep weight on I’m failing my husband because I’m not taking care of myself. Side note, we’re 60, he just had a heart attack. His lifestyle has to change as well. I thought (even though it’s awful to have a heart attack to get your head out of your ass) we could finally do this whole new lifestyle change together. Apparently not.
[Scratching my head trying to figure this one out. Have now drawn blood from my scalp so will stop scratching and start typing.]
If I am reading this correctly, you were diagnosed with celiac disease. And then went to a naturopath for treatment. Then got retested and was told you do not have celiac disease. So you started eating gluten again and now feel like doo doo. Now you’d like your husband’s family to stop feeding you. Did I get that right?
First…sorry about hour hubby. Hope he is on the mend. Second…once a celiac, always a celiac. You cannot get rid of the disease. Three…while I am all for natural treatment over medication when possible, the only treatment for celiac disease is a gluten-free diet, so I’m not sure what the naturopath was trying to offer/sell to you. Fourth…I won’t comment on the issue of your husband’s family feeding you. I will just assume there’s more to the story than I’m getting out of it. Can you not feed yourselves? I just don’t get it.
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