I haven't posted any of my food for the last two weeks because I have been eating the Standard American Diet (SAD). I haven't eaten gluten in about 8 years, and I have been avoiding all grains for the last year or so. But, when I went to the allergist, he wanted to test me for Celiac Disease. I consented because, while I don't think I have it, I do have other auto-immune issues. I would rather rule it out definitively, than to have it lurking untreated. The consequences of having untreated Celiac can be VERY bad. Unfortunately, testing for Celiac Disease means that I must be consuming gluten. So, that's what I've been doing.
And it's been killing me!
This was as far as I could open my hand when I woke up on Wednesday after two weeks of eating SAD. Getting it open to this point was very painful. It didn't get that way overnight, but that was the net result. In a couple of hours I am able to fully extend my fingers. The thing is, all of my joints feel like my hand looks. Additionally, not only could I not take my ring off, but I couldn't even turn it on my finger. That is not usual for me. Just saying. When I eat clean, that ring spins at any hour.
So, after 2 weeks, I took the first available lab appointment. I gave them my blood at 9 am. And then I came home and had a grain free, dairy free breakfast.
Either I have it, and I will have to make some major changes with a steep learning curve, or I will eliminate Celiac as something that is trying to kill me. I still won't eat the grains.
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