I really gave up baking because I have learned that no matter what I try there is no substitute for wheat gluten's properties.
What seems like a lifetime ago, I made all our bread with my own sourdough starter. I added extra gluten and then I wondered why I spent the rest of my time in the bathroom or with muscle and bone pain. I couldn't go to a play or movie because, as did happen once, I might become uncontrollably ill and end up in the ER so dehydrated my veins collapsed and my heart beat became erratic.
When you're ill, what do people give you? Toast, or crackers. When toast and crackers make you ill, people tend to act like having an intolerance, celiac or and allergy is a choice you've made to be difficult.
Well, yes, I could have made the choice to eat gluten (found in wheat (white flour included, non-gf-oats, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, farro, triticale, pasta, beer). And, I could have continued to end up in ER's dehydrated.
And, I could have continued to visit ortthopedic surgeons who could tell me that I was obviously in pain but there was no organic cause. And, then, eventually I may have developed stomach or some other cancer.
What seems like a lifetime ago, I made all our bread with my own sourdough starter. I added extra gluten and then I wondered why I spent the rest of my time in the bathroom or with muscle and bone pain. I couldn't go to a play or movie because, as did happen once, I might become uncontrollably ill and end up in the ER so dehydrated my veins collapsed and my heart beat became erratic.
When you're ill, what do people give you? Toast, or crackers. When toast and crackers make you ill, people tend to act like having an intolerance, celiac or and allergy is a choice you've made to be difficult.
Well, yes, I could have made the choice to eat gluten (found in wheat (white flour included, non-gf-oats, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, farro, triticale, pasta, beer). And, I could have continued to end up in ER's dehydrated.
And, I could have continued to visit ortthopedic surgeons who could tell me that I was obviously in pain but there was no organic cause. And, then, eventually I may have developed stomach or some other cancer.
So, yeah, it's a choice I made to be difficult. Because I love bread that dissolves when you put a condiment on it, and rice tortillas that are less than cooperative. I love not being able to split a pizza with my husband. Or, eat in a bakery where there is a lot of flour in the air.
It's a hoot.
I am not really bitter, unless I catch this attitude. Mostly I get it from family. Friends are much more understanding and mine are the best, being extra careful to tell me what can eat and asking me to bring something if necessary. I don't mind bringing my own stuff as long as I know.
Convention/Conference organizers not so helpful, yet (side cough, Bloggers at BEA, cough); if you aren't going to even attempt to fulfill dietary restrictions you asked about then you should not charge for the food - just saying.
I am grateful that I have a disease that does not seem to have cause intestinal scarring and which I can control simply by not eating gluten. Improved diagnostics have really shown so many more people have issues.
Jules, GF put this on FB and it inspired my rant. This is funny and the singers are talented so enjoy.
