no gluten...except on vacation

Vacationing is not what it used to be for me, dietarily speaking. Cross contamination everywhere. And worst of all was discovering that certain foods are made in different manners depending on where you go. Green chili can be thickened with either corn starch or wheat flour. Guess where I ate? The place that used wheat flour. UGH what a night that was! :-X (And I need to remember to ask if the enchiladas come with the red or green sauce. @@) Being tired on vacation doesn't help in the food recognition category either. I was so tired one evening, I ate some macaroni salad. With regular noodles. OY! At least is wasn't much, and didn't do too much damage.

I am utterly amazed at how my body is changing on the inside. How it handles things now that I've got all the irritants to the system out. I had no idea that the majority of my food allergies could be "cured" by not eating wheat! The allergists explain it like this: you have an allergy bucket. It can only hold so much, then it tips. As in, you have a reaction. The more allergens introduced to the bucket, the more frequent the reactions as the bucket is nearly full all the time. So I'm trying to keep my bucket on the empty side. But wheat. Dang. I LOVE wheat! In breads, pasta, cake, cookies, doughnuts.... *drool* Oh well. I love my health too, and I LOVE not having to worry about when I'm going to have yet another very painful reaction to something I ate.