It can be a scary diagnosis but it is worth the effort to focus on staying healthy. I have co pletely changed my diet and that has helped a lot. I eat organic and have gone gluten free. It has helped with the pain and definitely improved my energy levels. Reducing stress is very important as well. Everyday is a new day and on the low energy days I focus on spoiling myself and being lazy. I also have a family doctor who is very supportive. I did see a naturopathic doctor and learned a lot on reducing inflammation in the body. I did not purchase everything they suggested but I learned a lot. Dr Perlmutter has many articles on line and has written “The Grain Brain” which helped me on my gluten free quest to better health. Keep searching and I hop you find positive support and answers. It’s worth it.