Humor Alert: Struggles of Living Gluten Free by Ross Geller
1. Life before you knew you were gluten free…
Remember those mysterious stomach aches after every meal? Yeah.
2. When you first found out you were gluten free…
We all remember the day you were told you would never eat “real” pizza again.
3. When you get a bad stomach ache and wonder if you accidentally ate gluten…
Was that salad dressing really gluten free? Did you forget to check?
4. When the corn chips were fried in the same oil as the flour tortillas…
Seriously, why? Everyone knows that the chips and salsa are the best part of the meal.
5. When your food gets contaminated…
This happens more than you’d like to admit, but sometimes the risk of contamination is worth it.
6. When you become so contaminated that you look pregnant…
We all know the all too real pregnant belly that comes from cross contamination (and we make sure our friends do, too).
7. When people find out you’re gluten free and ask what you eat…
Food. We eat food. We may be gluten free, but we are still humans. We like food and Netflix and chillin’ as much as the next person.
8. When people ask us what would happen if we decided to start eating gluten again…
Wish this wasn’t true.
9. When you ask your waiter which dishes are gluten free and they “don’t know…”
The most tragic moment of going out to eat. Sadness? Anger? Can’t decide.
10. When your friends decide to order pizza and you can’t have any…
It never helps that your friends proceed to offer you some of the cheese, which you still can’t eat (cross-contamination, duh).
11. When you eat something that you think is gluten free but isn’t…
One of my biggest regrets in life. Lesson learned, never assume something is gluten free. Never.
12. When you go out to eat and they bring you the “gluten free” bread that taste like real bread…
First, excitement. Next, panic attack — was it actually gluten free? Can gluten free bread taste that good?
13. When you have a special gluten free item for yourself and someone else eats it…
And then they tell you how weird it tasted. Thanks, Sherlock.
14. When you go to a restaurant and they tell you that nothing is gluten free…
Ultimately, this consists of you walking out in a fuss… Or you get to sit and drink water as your friends eat their pasta and breadsticks.
15. When you get contaminated and the stomach ache sets in…
This pain is indescribable. “Ache” can’t even begin to explain it.
16. When your waiter knows all the gluten free items and brings you a gluten free menu…
This is always a happy moment. You actually can eat your meal without worrying about your impending death.
17. When you go to a restaurant and they have a gluten free menu…
Sometimes I wish it was socially acceptable to get up and dance.
18. When you try a new gluten free item…
To be determined — the look of a disgust or pleasant surprise?
19. When you go out to eat and they tell you everything is gluten free…
They just get it.
Hopefully those 19 gifs were more enjoyable than a piece of Udi’s gluten free bread. Thanks again to Giphy.com
