So you know this whole gluten-free diet thing?? It’s apparently the new fad and I really don’t want anything to do with it. I totally respect people that want to go gluten-free but it’s kind of expensive and boring. I mean come on… giving up French bread? Oreo cookies? EVERYTHING GOOD? Yeah, no thanks.

Until now.

The gluten-free diet found me. It found me and I’m not too happy about it. My rheumatologist (AKA my new best friend… slash not) told me a couple of weeks ago that I have Celiac Sprue disease. I’m pretty sure I laughed when he first told me on the phone. I mean really?? There is NO WAY. I don’t have the typical symptoms that most celiac people have: basically you writhe in pain and have to find a bathroom ASAP if you sniff gluten. Yes, I realize that’s an exaggeration but it can be a pretty debilitating illness unless you cut out gluten.

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