Depression in coeliac

Posted by karmgreen @karmgreen, 5 days ago

Coeliac disease is an incredibly depressing disorder to live with. I was diagnosed slightly late in life (after likely having it from birth) 5 years ago. There are some foods I just miss so much. I also have Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), and have seemingly my whole life also, and there’s some foods that were robbed from me with my coeliac diagnosis I just can’t get back, nothing compares, it makes eating so hard. The one thing I miss the most and have everyday for 5 years is classic Maggi 2 Minute Chicken Noodles. There is no gluten free alternative that compares, that gets even close. People don’t realise dietary requirements are depressing. Ones not by choice. I didn’t choose to have these restrictions in my diet, and it’s depressing

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ers12345 | @ers12345 | 5 hours ago

Hello, I have Coeliac disease and I cried when I got the news. That was about 8 years ago.
I think, one has to not look back and move forward and learn to enjoy foods that do not contain gluten.
Embrace this - this is the new you,
you’re now living with this so make the most of it.
There is a whole world out there of amazing gluten free foods.
It’s in Instagram and it’s delicious. In my house, I’m the cook with a party of 5 and they all eat gluten free now - GF bread, homemade bagels, lettuce wrap burgers (yum) GF pasta, lasagna- chicken noodle soup with rice noodles and at first they complained but now they enjoy and my daughter is GF by choice now.
I am so sorry you’re having a hard time, it’s a tough adjustment but you’ll get there because unfortunately you can’t change it.