Taking My Gluten Free Vacation Virginity

Well, I did it. I went on my first Gluten Free vacation.

The good news: I didn't gluten myself. The bad news: how emotionally draining I found it to be on vacation with someone who doesn't understand the gluten free lifestyle. Sometimes I worried I was a burden or that I was going to starve from all the salads I'd eat. And, obviously I worried about initially glutening myself.

I really look up to the people with Celiac Disease who go on vacations often, travelling across the globe, effortlessly finding gluten free food. They make it sound like such a small accomplishment but kudos to them.

I'm not a controlling person or an anxious person in general, but take any Celiac Diseaser to a restaurant they haven't been to and they're willing to get sweaty palms about it. Throughout the entire 4 day vacation, I kept waiting for my stomach to reject whatever food I was depositing into it. I even find it hard to trust that the waiter/waitress knows what gluten free means or if they just assume it's safe. Does anyone else have worries like this or am I just too cautious?

The little control I had over my trip itinerary was probably the main cause of the anxiety I would experience around meal times. In the future, I plan on travelling with people who know me well enough to know what foods I can and cannot eat so I don't have to explain myself the entire time. However, my first gluten free vacation still went a lot better than I thought it would. But boy am I happy to be back to my gluten free kitchen :)

~How was your first gluten free vacation??~