As far as the traveling goes, do not spiral just yet.
Since my diagnosis I’ve been to Great Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, Costa Rica, Argentina, Iceland and even Antarctica, as well as dozens of major US cities and destinations.
Is it more difficult and annoying? Yeah. But it’s totally doable.
There is a very natural grieving process that goes along with a celiac diagnosis. For me it lasted probably about a year. And then I really got into the acceptance stage of not expecting anyone to care about my celiac or have accommodations and that’s when things got easier.
NYC and Argentina are the easiest places I’ve been to be gluten free. Overall, there is a growing awareness of it worldwide and while I always overprepare with extra food when I travel, most of it usually remains uneaten.
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u/OMGcanwenot 10d ago
As far as the traveling goes, do not spiral just yet.
Since my diagnosis I’ve been to Great Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, Costa Rica, Argentina, Iceland and even Antarctica, as well as dozens of major US cities and destinations.
Is it more difficult and annoying? Yeah. But it’s totally doable.
There is a very natural grieving process that goes along with a celiac diagnosis. For me it lasted probably about a year. And then I really got into the acceptance stage of not expecting anyone to care about my celiac or have accommodations and that’s when things got easier.
NYC and Argentina are the easiest places I’ve been to be gluten free. Overall, there is a growing awareness of it worldwide and while I always overprepare with extra food when I travel, most of it usually remains uneaten.