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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Striking_Tear_7079 on 2024-09-11 22:27:08+00:00.
Throwaway. This happened earlier today and I’m still feeling under the weather.
I recently found out that I have a gluten sensitivity. I went to the doctor because I was consistently having very bad stomach aches, diarrhea and bloating, and I’d get sudden stomachaches and need to use the bathroom really badly, and it turned out that gluten was the issue. I had a bit of trouble moving to a gluten free diet, but about a week ago I resolved to do it for good. My uni accommodation is also a twenty minute walk from town.
This morning, there was a welcome breakfast for my course at my uni, and by the time I got there I was starving. As it turned out, the only food options available were small pastries that contained gluten, so I just said f it I’ll have one. One became two, two became three, etc. I felt a little unwell following this but oh well, no biggie. Mistake number one.
A few hours later I went to town to buy some groceries, when I felt that unmistakable stomach ache. I hadn’t finished doing my shopping, but I cut it short and ran to the till to pay and leave. I figured I could use a public bathroom nearby but I decided against it as I thought I could make it back and avoid the discomfort of public bathrooms, which was mistake number two.
I tried to get back as quickly as possible, I was running back at some points, but to no avail. Luckily I managed to make it to my bathroom, but unfortunately not the toilet. So close yet so far. I’ll spare you the details, but I’ll just say that the mess was so bad that I threw my clothes away and it took me over an hour to fully clean (thank god I was wearing cheap clothes that I didn’t like that much anyway). At the very least it wasn’t in public.
I learnt my lesson the hard way now. I will never eat gluten again and this experience is a good deterrent from doing so.
TL;DR: I ate pastries containing gluten despite being intolerant to it and regret it later