The stages of celiac disease….

Obtaining a celiac diagnosis is a life altering diagnosis and requires a lot of processing just like grief or any other life event. Similar to the stages of grief, I believe there are the stages to processing a celiac diagnosis. I think the stages are relief, panic, overboard, acceptance, hope, and a bonus stage!

Today is relief.

The first stage in processing a celiac diagnosis is Relief. Relief that I finally have a name to go with all of the crazy symptoms that have been happening. Relief that this beast finally has a name. Now I know what has been causing the diarrhea and/or constipation, constant fatigue, and brain fog.

Even the doctors know that I’m not crazy now – I was really sick. Ha, ha, sweet revenge. My family can stuff all of those dirty looks because now I have an official diagnosis. I kept telling them I was sick, but they wouldn’t listen. Nobody heard me. I am vindicated!

Relief that now there is an enemy to fight and that enemy is gluten!!

Relief is often short-lived. Followed immediately by panic —- tomorrow we will talk about panic.

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