Receta Guest Post - Liz

My name is Liz, and I come from a family of crappy guts.

Growing up, there was always talk of cramping, intestines, digestion issues, and food issues. My mom has had Crohn's Disease for most of her life, so earlier this year, when I started having cramps so terrible that I thought my appendix was exploding, I figured my time for a Crohn's diagnosis had finally come. As the cramping got worse, so surfaced other issues: an itchy rash over my entire body, hair falling out, panic attacks, and weight loss. You know the story! After a few months of back-and-forth with doctors, a colonoscopy and upper endoscopy (on the same day no less...goodbye, dignity!), my gastroenterologist broke the mind-boggling, breaking news of my Celiac…