Going gluten-free (and a yummy muffin recipe)!
I have talked a few times on this blog about being gluten-intolerant, but I have never really explained what that entails and how I found out about it. About a year and a half ago I started feeling sick whenever I ate. In hindsight this makes sense, because I pretty much ate some form of gluten for every meal. Finally, I told my mom about my troubles. She is a sort of nurse and I almost always consult her before I go to the doctor. She told me it sounded like IBS, and I went home and googled that. And became very downhearted, because IBS means Irritable Bowel Syndrome (or something) and it pretty much means you are allergic to 90% of foods*. Gluten and lactose being on top of the list. But I was feeling worse with every meal, so I decided to give the diet plan a go and cut out gluten and lactose and all sorts of vegetables. I bought coconut milk and lactose-free milk and gluten free pasta etc. After a few days I decided I couldn’t live without milk (I love milk!!) and decided to t...