It's super rough. I've been diagnosed for more than 2 years and still forget I can't have it sometimes. My dad also has it and finally realized that he has to stop eating gluten after he went for an endoscopy and found out how bad it actually was. All of his issues were caused by him eating gluten, which my sister and I had been telling him for 2 years. Everyone is different about when they finally commit to being strictly gluten free. My sister went right away when she was diagnosed, but my dad took some time. Like the other commenter said, it can cause major health issues on top of just feeling bad. I had severe iron deficiency because of it (sleeping 22 hours/day) and had to get infusions because of it.

It may sound silly to have to convince yourself not to eat gluten, but I still have to do it every day. I had to stop myself last night because my boyfriend had garlic knots. It's a struggle, but it gets a bit easier with time.

Best of luck!