❌🥛PCOS - One month gluten and diary free🥛❌

Gluten and Dairy... They sound such easy things to cut out.. No milk, no cheese..

WRONG. Pretty much everything has either gluten or dairy in it.

Being Gluten & Dairy-free is the worst.. the free from section is amazing but it is normally gluten-free or vise versa, It is rare to get both. It has taken me a while to adapt and I am still not completely there, I still slip up, and oh boy do I pay for it.

Everyone is different when it comes to gluten and dairy, some people can just get a belly ache or some people quite literally have shocks etc. I am lucky enough to not be that severe and mine is more cramps, Acid reflux and belly aches. I have been trying lots of different recipes which some I have turned out loving and others not so much.

It is really depressing, I can't have Mcdonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, or anything really without going over the menu again and again. Until you become gluten and dairy-free you really don't realise how little you can have and how little restaurants etc cater for it.

Everyone seems to think because something is Vegan that it is gluten and dairy free.. WRONG. Vegan means there is no dairy, yes but there could well be gluten in it.

A few weeks ago my family went to McDonalds and I knew there wouldn't be anything I could have.. Dad asked at the desk what they have that is gluten free and they actually asked my dad what gluten is.. this is why we need more awareness, I ended up being really ill as I had the vegan dippers which ended up having either gluten or dairy in them, the workers told my dad they were gluten and dairy free.

I find it frustrating as I wish I could have bread, pasta & milk. I miss those the most, I sometimes miss chocolate too. My family eat most things and that’s hard too. They enjoy pasta and bread, I hate being around it because I can’t have it and I can’t help but feel sad that I can’t have it.

I have recently bought some potato waffles which are gluten and dairy free, I LOVE them and try to get away with having them for every meal I can. I normally have them for breakfast with some scrambled eggs and bacon. Gluten and dairy has proved to be hard over the past month but I feel so much better for it now.

I guess if I've done my gluten and dairy free over Christmas I can do it anytime!

I have done the gluten and dairy diet by choice as I haven't been diagnosed with being allergic but it has completely fixed my problems. I've always believed in never giving up and I will keep going until I can find a wide range of recipes that I like and can enjoy making!

I'm sure I will share these with you all soon.

I can't wait to share more stories with you, thank you so much for reading and always being supportive.

See you soon,

Chloe x