Reply To: Frum and Gluten Free (Egg Free?)

Actually, everyone in my family has some IBS like symptoms – but if it’s not significant enough, why would anybody want to restrict their diet? If I can live ok while eating what I want, so what if my stomach hurts here and there. They resented it because they didn’t want to do it, not because they wouldn’t benefit from it. At this point, they all have begrudgingly acknowledged the difference. some are just more immature and still don’t care. Your situation sounds completely different, Baruch Hashem! Had I been in your situation, I’m sure that I would have done the same thing. Isn’t nutrition the most important point? It’s interesting, how I don’t restrict outside the home, and even in the home at this point. If someone brings home something with gluten, it’s okay, because my gf son himself is ok with it at this point. Somebody had once told him before we even started “now is the hardest part. You’re going on a diet so that you’ll feel better. But you don’t know what that means, so it’s all theory. One day, you’ll feel better. Then, the choice becomes a much easier one to make. Once you’re healthy, you won’t want to eat anything that could make you sick again.” This was so true. Even if there is gluten in the house now, it just doesn’t have the same pull on him.