To Explain Your Disease or Not??

We all have that moment. The moment when you have to make a decision whether to tell them the real reason why you're turning down the candy that they just offered you. If it's not candy, it's a cupcake. And if it's not a cupcake, it's those new crackers advertised on those new commercials. Regardless of whatever awesomely gluten filled treat it is, most of the time it's a forbidden fruit that Celiac Diseasers (is that a word?) are used to denying everyday of thier lives.

However, to tell them the truth turns into a 5 minute conversation where they look at you with a mixture of confusion and like you just told them your puppy recently died. They put you on the spot and ask "Then what do you actually eat?" You don't know how to answer that question. Do they expect you to list off the last 10 meals you ate when you can barely recall what you ate yesterday? In you end, it's best to respond with: "I don't know...Gluten free things."

You wish you had the nerve to tell them it's not as hard or as sad as they think. People would be surprised how easily thier body and mind can adapt to change. I mean, America consumes the most bread than any other country. In fact, there are many countries where they don't even eat wheat and never have.

Most of the time I avoid the whole conversation by simply saying "I'm not hungry". Aint nobody got time for that!

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