BECOMING GLUTEN FREE | CELIAC DISEASE JOURNEY!

I [Music] [Music] what's up everybody how's it going today we are heading out we have things that we have to do now now that we have found out that Elena is officially celiacs we are about to go do some make some changes so let's go well this is the kind of things that take place with that than every second apparently let me explain it let me figure out what just happened daddy we're gonna get you hold on so this F girl was playing with this she must have gotten this out of the purse and then somehow Adeline saw it or F was playing with it in her but she durst seeing how when you put effort ly in the seat because down put both of the kids in the car how did he not see that flag was my purse in Everly's I was when I got in the car this was up here it wasn't in her it was Everly had this in the house so I put her in her in her see out of you gave this to her someone gave this to her and her seat I saw there's a couple oils out I put the oils back that's all I saw I didn't see anything else put it close to zipped it up apparently this was left in there and is now ruined so there you go that's just another adventure with Adalind $20 you're wearing all over your face $20 you look like a million bucks s so it's worth it right just kidding let's get you cleaned up [Applause] [Music] [Music] so one of the biggest things is your toaster because it doesn't there's literally no way to clean that and clean old crumbs out of it the toasters are expensive even at Walmart here they're like obviously we want one with four slots because we have so many kids but I don't really want to pay 40 or 50 bucks for one so there's one for 16 bucks it's [Music] bluster we have this really nice stainless steel one so I'm kind of like bummed out too you know yeah it is what it is [Music] well this is getting more expensive than I was hoping that's my feelings right now it's not no it's not too bad that's things that we can Walmart I mean how much much cheaper can IKEA be than Walmart y'all tell them in the comments right now I want to see you blast it right now well like why would you say like little plates from 250 days it'll be like happy Walden I don't trust what they're using to make all the stuff anyways hopefully we're getting close to being done with the kitchen we need bait stuff we've got some pans colander other kitchen utensils like pizza cutter and all that stuff so because we will just wipe all the stuff out of the kitchen and just replace it all if you wonder where the other girls are we left them with our neighbors because we this would not happen this would not happen with a halt you know the girls it would be a disaster we died I'd be ready to go right now mm all ready ready to go home but I even more ready to go adds you a patient when it comes to doing like shopping I hate it unless I'm shopping for myself that's true can you at least be kind that's very rude but you really if it's about him he's like gung ho excited well it's cuz I it's never about me it's always about everyone else so that's why yes it is you're enjoying this let's meet in dark where's the milk chocolate sorry this is beautifully now honey you'll get your milk chocolate option anymore y'all done so this is where we're gonna be living for a while every time we go to the grocery store gluten-free sections and stores fire starter kit now just like we're gonna have to make some career moves in order to afford that costs more than our days killer bread and it's like half a load yep making our own might end up tasting better these are good yeah and you being crazy so here's a time where if you are gluten free family help us figure out how we're supposed to afford this what do you do what do you buy do we need to be buying all this in bulk probably yes that's a good question so looks like this is our meal tonight see that brown rice spaghetti gluten free oh look at that I don't want to know how much it's how much is it well it's only four dollars and eight cents for this gluten free animal crackers three something and said okay not too bad okay 388 [Music] all right we're on the way home so I think we got a good amount of stuff that's all I need more but the biggest thing that we it's gonna be groceries because we only got enough like we got some a couple snacks [Music] we really only got like tonight's dinner and maybe tomorrow's breakfast which is fine but clear out like our pantries like we have Japanese bought a bunch of bread on sale we buy this Dave's killer organic bread maybe we can just keep that contained in like one area you know and use it up yeah in that area but now the fun part and thankfully those two'll probably taking up is too light get rid of the other stuff and scrub down the surfaces we have to get rid of like any traces of food with free because if there's some crumbs or something on the counter or in a drawer like in our yeah buddy in our life utensil paddy and there are traces like crumbs and stuff back in transfer the mutant works like a glue so the only way to get it off is like to scrub it with so far some days my beeps cleaner and scrub so that's next on the to-do list [Music] [Music] well here's our first gluten-free meal officially that's a family Elena come here [Music] this is your first official free meal we've got a couple plates that are already empty that means mostly gone she's the one that's hard to please yes she is put the noodles in together like that so they don't stick and no stop and I want to see if it's non-gmo I didn't look at the way I've been working my bell up in here I have like this like from here to there clean that's it and it took me hours clean down there there how to scrub the insides of the cupboards how to scrub the insides of the drawers I'm getting ready this is clean this stuff needs to be washed this stuff needs to be washed and then I still have to go through the pantry I still have to go through these cabinets the pantry the fridge it's a lot ok so we are gonna walk in the office real quick and I were just so it's quite and so I can like keep focus on one thought because to be completely honest my head is like all over the place right now here we're rocking the messy bun because today I'm gonna be trying to tackle the rest of that so if you don't know celiac disease is really serious I knew that it was serious but I didn't understand wholly like the extent of it until Elena was diagnosed and I started reading more it's not just a gluten sensitivity it's not just oh she needs to avoid foods with a gluten in it so so as long as it's something that doesn't contain gluten it's fine it's a little bit more serious than that what happens with celiac is that your body basically it's an autoimmune disorder and so her immune system reacts ooh and it goes like insane so if she consumes any gluten even it so much is washing your hands with the soap that has gluten and then touching her food anything like that it causes her body to have an immune response and her body actually damages its own small intestine over time that kind of damage can lead to all kinds of issues I mean you can die from it basically if you don't get it treated if you don't take care of it that kind of exposure over and over will eat away at your intestines and your stomach and so it's really really important to eliminate gluten 100% but and even like over time let's say her symptoms weren't that bad you can develop issues with infertility you can develop issues with secondary things like diabetes type 1 diabetes you can have osteoporosis like nervous system damage that all kinds of stuff happens when people with celiac disease consume gluten and I'm not talking about just eating a burger with regular bread I'm talking about somebody touched regular bread and then made her a sandwich like I'm talking about I used that plastic spoon to stir you know baking mixes that had gluten and then washed it and then used it to stir this because plastic has scratches in it and you get the gluten in you can't get it back out so that's why we are taking such extreme measures if you people are like is that really necessary I'm like yes because basically any trace of gluten is like a poison and a toxin to my daughter and everything I can do I mean we're already so conscious with all the products that we use so we don't use a new thing artificially scented we don't use harsh chemicals for the girls like we avoid so many of those toxins because I don't want her to struggle with infertility or hormonal issues or anything like that so this is just one more thing to add the list for her especially go on totally gluten-free in our house it's gonna be the easiest thing with five kids like I can't try to keep gluten over here and I'm gluten free over here it's gonna get contain and like I said any little exposure is gonna cause damage to Elena so whoo this is a huge undertaking you guys I mean I have to take all the stuff out of my drawers throw away anything classic anything with a nonstick surface because that can be scratched anything like that I think we've had to replace it all apart my KitchenAid mixer and try to clean it the best I can and then so we've gotten new spoons new utensils new whatever which is a lot we're just gonna start over but I have to go in the drawers and scrub them with soap and water to scrub out any gluten go through all like the baking step get rid of anything that's open like even open sugar next to flour could ruin it so pray for us as we go through this process it is exhausting and a little bit overwhelming to be honest I cried pretty much a lot yesterday John also wasn't here for a few hours who's visiting his dad his dad had surgery and so I was kind of stuck here by myself looking at this mess of like massive workload to tackle and it just overwhelmed me completely going to the grocery store and seeing how expensive gluten-free items are and thinking about feeding a family of eight it just is yeah it's it's overwhelming so pray for us you guys I know we can do it God is with us he's never left and let us down I know he will provide for our needs financially and with you know emotional support and everything else so we're trusting in him and we're trusting that this is a process that's gonna make us stronger as a family and healthier and help us help other people especially through our vlog being able to share this whole journey yeah we're gonna take one day at a time we're gonna share it with you guys we're gonna take you through the steps of converting to a gluten-free household and also expecting a baby on the way and all the things that fall in between so we have a lot going on right now John's not here he's walking June to her friend's house I asked a friend if she could come play so that I can tackle the rest of the kitchen because it's hard to do it kids up adilyn is napping so I'm gonna go do as much as I can but we love you guys so much and we're so thankful to have a community to 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