Let me start by saying I do NOT want to eat gluten free. I have no interest whatsoever. In fact I may have even been annoyed at some people who are gluten free. Oops.
If it were all about me I would probably continue eating every bread product I can possibly find and not thinking twice about my diet. But its not, not all about me!
My husband and I have two little girls, currently two and four, and a baby on the way. In the last four years our oldest has had health problems but nothing most people would consider major. Lots of tummy aches, three sets of ear tubes, every virus that every existed, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhea, urinary tract infections, and worst of all two sinkable episodes. Its the last sinkable episode (passing out) that has me here writing about becoming gluten free. Our youngest also has ear tubes and she has eczema.
A GI scope test revealed signs that my oldest daughter has signs of celiac disease developing. We have more tests ahead of us but the immediate solution agreed upon by our pediatrician is a gluten free diet. So it begins.....
Today I spent about two hours at the grocery store trying to find snacks and breakfast and lunch replacements. I have not really attacked dinners yet but we did have our first gluten free meal as a family. Tonight we had spaghetti just like we would any other night but the noodles were replaced with rice spaghetti pasta. The taste was great. The texture was slightly different but not noticeable with the sauce. We didn't even attempt garlic bread but maybe someday!
Tomorrow will be our first full day of gluten free dieting. Im optimistic at this point. Hopefully we will all see some benefits from this change.
When I look back on this original post I would like to compare and hopefully document some of the changes. Here is what I think might change:
Acid reflux
Constipation
Tummy aches
Mood swings around meal time
Bed wetting
Virus frequency
Eating at breakfast
Sleep habits
Rash around diaper area
Eczema
