When Education Is Met With Ire

Since receiving my celiac diagnosis just over three years ago, I've learned a lot along the way. I'm sure that if you're reading this and you have celiac disease that you too are learning something new with every step in your journey back to health. One thing that I have noticed, which I feel is unique to celiac disease sufferers, is that whenever I try and share my experiences, and what I have learned about my needs with regard to food, my statements are often met with anger, ire, or just completely dismissed. Because going gluten-free has become such a trend, many people are just so misinformed about what celiac disease actually is. And unlike other serious autoimmune conditions, somehow there always seems to be a question as to the validity of celiac disease. In cases where individuals living and surviving with other autoimmune diseases are not questioned, somehow it is socially acceptable to question celiac disease. Why? I think the answer is plain and simple: There is a lack of education about what celiac disease is. I would also argue that our society is utterly obsessed with policing other people's bodies. Particularly when food is brought into the equation the intensity for policing, judgment, and condemnation spikes. I have even had the misfortune of experiencing this within the medical community. For reasons beyond my comprehension, I have had medical professionals argue with me over the validity of my disease, even though I have the tests and labs to prove its ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news