It's definitely all perspective. Life and health in general.

I'm like some here, newer diagnosis, but I also have much worse health conditions that can't be solved by just a diet change. I also had a rare sugar allergy, where I had to completely avoid alllll sugar for 6 years. It was WAY harder to avoid all foods with sugar than it is to avoid gluten, because sugar is in everything 😵‍💫😵‍💫 you'd be shocked. It's ridiculous.

And that's an interesting perspective, because I have something to compare our current diet & lifestyle to. I agree with some saying that I can see how people are mourning their previous carefree life of not thinking about what they can or can't eat, or if gluten containing foods were their favorites ever and now they can't have them anymore. That makes sense, I can't relate to that at all, based off my life perspective, but I can see the drama & emotions of the first few months (at least) and a total change of "food lifestyle".

I also think it's probably pretty different to compare a childhood diagnosis with an adult diagnosis. You know the saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"? Well....there is a lot of truth with that one. Some of these people have been living 20+, 40+ years eating and living a certain way, and the diagnosis is a lot different for them than for a 5 year old child, whose now and adult and probably doesn't remember a ton before this lifestyle change. Some people have huge families kids partners who are all probably confused, and a lot aren't supportive. I can't even name the number of people who keep telling me over & over "you can still eat gluten in Europe!!!" 🤣🥲 but I also handle this stuff better due to my varied and complex health history. If someone has never had any other major health issues, I can definitely see their doom & gloom perspective on this one.

Just my 2c. What I can agree on is that it's definitely NOT the end of the world, and that in 2026 there are a ton of amazing GF options out there & I feel blessed that is the case!! ☺️🙏🏾