Inconsiderate people

Feeling better. Not 100% but better. I just got to work and someone had left a container (opened) of brownies sitting on the filing cabinet. In front of the door that constantly opens blowing air onto/past the brownies, possibly in my work area. Sorry I mean def in my work area. I asked that they be removed and believe it or not, I got an attitude. I get it, you don’t understand, that’s fine. BUT I have a disease that is killing me. Right now, as I type. The only way to recover and get better is avoid consumption and cross contamination of these gluten containing items. Otherwise, I die. Not just get real sick and have a stomach ache. Or even ‘cramps’ as they like to refer to my pain. (They meaning, all the uninformed people I associate with everyday). Its fine that you don’t know everything there is to know about celiac disease but guess what? That doesn’t mean you can make light of my disease. I wouldn’t do that to anyone.
It’s really annoying that just because people don’t know, they judge. You would actually think that is backwards. Like, if you know everything about a certain subject, then you can judge people right? But, it’s the people who don’t know about shit, that judge. I’ll tell you this, sometimes, when people judge me… Let’s just say I would prefer they judge my fist in their face for being ignorant.

Let’s go over some crazy details about gluten.

The amount of gluten it takes to do damage to ones intestines is microscopic. In the case of gluten, a lot or a little does the same amount of damage. So, yes, that little crumb you leave on my desk, keyboard, phone... can and probably will kill me.

Gluten kills. If a person with celiac gets gluten in their system by food consumption, cross contamination, breathing particles, etc... It will kill them. Does it really make a difference if they die right now or in 10 years? Would you be more aware of gluten if it killed me on the spot? Cause if the answer to that is yes. Do me a favor and never speak to me again. Because as far as I’m concerned, you are contributing to my slow and rather painful death. Thanks for that by the way.

Cross contamination. What does that mean? You eat gluten and have particles on your lips, then take a sip of my drink. Bam. CC (cross contamination) you ate gluten and believe it or not, still have some on your hands, then touch my pen. Bam CC. You ate something and you sneeze on my keyboard (gross) and CC.

How many times a day do you put your hands to your mouth? Think about it? I apply Chap Stick, lip gloss etc... A few different times a day. I scratch my lips, wipe my lips, rest my face on my hands, lick my lips, wipe my mouth on my shirt sleeve or my wrist, wipe the sweat from my upper lip/nose area, did I mention scratch my lip? Cause I do that all the time. Apparently.
Not only do I have to make sure gluten doesn’t end up on my fingers and lips, I have to make sure it’s not on my shirt, wrist, back of the hand. In my laundry soap, lotion, nail polish, lip stick, toothpaste, mouthwash... etc... Get it? It’s bad enough that I have to watch everything I do but I also have to watch everything everyone else does? Great. Now, all you non-celiac, are you starting to get the point? By eating a brownie and typing on my keyboard, you are clearly CC’ing me. So, next time you decide to give me a dirty look for cleaning off my counter space, my keyboard or even the damn door handle, I’m gonna put cyanide in your coffee. Don’t worry though; it’ll be so minute, you won’t even notice. Right? Cause that’s how it should be. Just a little wont hurt, well, too much. Although it may seem I am speaking to one person, you need to realize this is supposed to be a blog for all celiac and non-celiac. To learn from each others mistakes, including mine. So Thanks to all of you who keep me on my toes and are now stars of my blog.

Gluten is in post-it notes, on stamps, envelopes, the beginning and end of the toilet paper roll. Gluten is in shampoo, hair gel, Chap Stick, nail polish, lotion, hand soap. Washing your hands after using a public bathroom is risky because of the hand soap. Oh, I never thought that through. I just went to the bathroom and washed my hands with soap that I have no idea what brand it is. Wow. How crazy.

OK this blog is done. Thanks for stopping by celiac.