Aches & Pains

I have the pleasure of dealing with a few autoimmune diseases.  I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's, which is an autoimmune disease of the Thyroid, and also with autoimmune liver disease officially in 2010.  I was treated back in the early 90's for a thyroid disorder by my Primary Care Dr but wasn't ever really "treated" with it properly.  Demanding being referred to a few specialists was the key to finally getting a diagnosis for both diseases.  We shouldn't have to push so hard for having more Dr's take Thyroid issues more seriously.  It effects so many things in our bodies. 

It has been years that I haven't really consumed much for dairy products.  I learned myself years ago that a bowl of ice cream wasn't worth the stomach pains and trips to the bathroom that followed after eating one.  I have never been a fan of cheese, yogurt, or many other dairy products so this is a much easier food group to eliminate from my food plan.  Gluten however is a different story.  It seems like EVERYTHING good in the world has gluten in it :(  Texas Toast for breakfast, whoopie pies for snack, spaghetti for dinner....and on and on the list goes of all my favorite things that I was told would continue to lower my health if I continued to consume them.  I know better.  I know I feel miserable after eating gluten.  Why then do I continue to put myself thru it?  Good question!  I have gone weeks and weeks at a time with no gluten only to fall back to my old ways and end up eating it all the time.  My body sure does pay the price for my decision.  My hip joints ache and hurt when I consume gluten.  I am seeing also that my carpal tunnel symptoms increase when I eat items containing gluten.  My general being just hurts.  I lay in the bed every morning and hurt before my feet even hit the floor. 

Today marks Day 3 in a row again with eating clean and healthy like I know I should....sure enough, I woke up this morning with no aches or pains!  It is such a huge difference.  You would think it would be enough to keep me doing it.  Let's hope that is the case this time :)