Tori’s Writing Hole

So I’ve spent the last few days trying to figure out if I have a food allergy or intolerance. I don’t believe it’s a dairy thing, rather, I think I’m gluten (wheat) intolerant. The list of symptoms is a perfect match for my ailments, from muscle pain to fatigue to the horrible bowel symptoms. I registered on Celiac.com and began reading the message boards and I was so very, very shocked…

I also have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which is pretty darn rare (1 in 5000 to 1 in 10,000 people are afflicted with it). While on the Celiac board (Celiac Disease is the most severe form of gluten intolerance) I found other people who have noticed a correlation between these two genetic disorders (Celiac Disease afflicts 1 in 100 people). How freaky is that? I’ve never even encountered others with my connective tissue disorder outside of a specific group for EDS, and here on this board there were several!

So next week will be the litmus test (well, really, the allergy test) when I ask the doc to test me for food allergies. Until then, I’ve cut gluten out of my diet, which is so very hard. I love bread - I think I’d choose bread above all other foods. Give me a crusty loaf of French bread, some butter, and I’m in heaven. No more, if this is my illness (and albatross). At least I can still have chocolate.

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