Curious Question

[Nantzie]

Ya know, my husband asked me about this when we were watching something about Hurricane Katrina. I told him that in my case (gluten intolerant, not celiac) that in dire, desperate circumstances, if there was no other choice, I could eat gluten. BUT, I probably wouldn't be able to walk very far, have TONS of "digestive disturbances" AND I'd be a real mood-swinging b!tch on top of all that. So the plan is to have gluten-free stuff in our emergency food stash. Because I'd hate to see the poor man deal with a glutened wife on top of a flood or earthquake. It would pretty much have to get to that point before I ate gluten though.

But, that's considering the fact that I don't really have an appetite since going gluten-free. I forget to eat all the time. I actually don't even realize it until I start getting a headache. I just don't get the feeling of hunger in my stomach much anymore. And that's coming from someone, before gluten-free, who ate nearly constantly. Seriously.

I think really it's a real individual situation. If you get hungry, it would be a real hard decision. It would depend on how long you're going without food, how painful your hunger gets, how bad your reaction is, and how long your reaction lasts. Kind of like being between a rock and a hard place; pain now vs. pain later.

Nancy

[wolfie]

I wouldn't eat the gluten either. I do have hypoglcemia, too, but usually keep a coke with me or some Hershey's kisses in my purse to help in times of need. I think if it were for a long, extended period of time, there would be something that I could survive on...fruit, nuts, fritos, potato chips....not necessarily choice items, but things to get me through.

[utdan]

I would go hungry until I found something gluten-free I could eat. Of course, I can't say what I would do in not eating for 4-5 days because I've never been there. I don't see a situation like that happening though with the abundance of fruits and vegetables and nuts around.