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Unfortunely, taking gluten out cannot be a gradual process for proper healing. I had to just stop eating gluten all together all at once, at first after I found out that there was gluten in just about everything, esp. things I loved the most, which is bread,pasta,pies,cakes,and cookies I thought what am I going to eat! So the first month was hard only because I didnt realize there was soooo much out there that I could eat and so many substitutes out there I have not yet tried. Like Walmart sells gluten free pasta, there is all kind of pasta made from corn flour or potato flour. Online they sell tons of gluten free products. So, now 4 months later, I am not missing out on anything! These substitute items in most cases dont taste any different from the ones made with wheatt flour. After I was on the diet for just 2 weeks, I was feeling great, so by then I didnt care what I had to give up because it was so worth being free of the pain, I never thought I would feel this way again. My husband is in the military and we just moved to Italy a month after I was diagnosed and I was terrified because here I am about to go into a country full of bread and pasta but, they are even more aware of celiac disease and gluten intolerence here than they are in the states. So its been great! Once you see all your gluten-free choices out there and start feeling good again, you wont even think about going back to your old diet...I promise!

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