Allergic to Wheat and Gluten?!

Heya lovely's, today I wanted to tell you something that is a huge part of my life.

I was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease when I was ten years old after a blood test and then a biopsy confirmed it.
Life up until then was a struggle. I was constantly bloated, in pain and had little energy. We repeatedly went to the doctors but they always told me I just had a stomach bug, as with Coeliac Disease you usually lose a lot of weight, where as I was average weight. After 6 years of doctors visits and pain I finally had a blood test to test for multiple things. Coeliac Disease came back positive, and although many people would be upset by the news I was relieved and finally felt as though I could move on with my life!!

Yeah its hard, especially when we go to resturants, but the choice of food available is amazing now a days, and I must say the gluten free food a Pizza Express is amazing ;) and I really struggle to know what to eat for breakfast, so I usually skip it, which I know is super bad, but for Christmas I was given a Nutri Bullet which has been able as I can quickly make up any smoothie, using fruit we have in the house!

I'm the only one I know with this, so I cant talk about it with any one, or ask questions and opinions on things, so I was wondering if anyone else is in the same situation? let me know, it would be good to have a chat (and feel free to ask any questions!!)

See you soon! HJ xoxox


Symptoms:
bloating or abdominal (stomach) pain

flatulence and a noisy stomach

weight loss

tiredness and fatigue, which may be a sign of iron deficiency anaemia or folate deficiency anaemia

tingling and numbness in your hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy)

vomiting (usually only affects children)

swelling of your hands, feet, arms and legs caused by a build-up of fluid (oedema)