Malabsorption sucks
Five years after being diagnosed with fructose malabsorption, I don’t think it about it on a nearly hourly basis. I really don’t think about it too often in general anymore, we read labels all the time, but I don’t actively think of myself as having a disease or condition anymore. Especially when I’m not sick very often I forget there are consequences. I was diagnosed when the research was still so very new and given almost no information. I try to keep up with information when I think about it (usually after a round of being sick). Lately I’ve had a few more health problems and went to the doctor, I turned out to be B-12 deficient. This is the direct result of my malabsorption and it felt like a big reminder that just because I’m not sick doesn’t mean I’m healthy. It sucks to have to take extra vitamins. I eat a wide variety of healthy foods and theoretically I shouldn’t need them. But, because of the malabsorption I take a multivitamin and iron and now have to add B-12. It is sometimes very frustrating. Also, the newest research indicates that I should be avoiding wheat (just wheat not gluten) and that makes me sad.
