Understanding Your Gluten Free Attendee
I live a gluten free life, yet as a meeting professional I was not going to admit that I needed special meals at events. I did not want to stand out as being different or make another planner have to pay or do more. After all, my issue was that my body was sensitive to gluten, but not allergic. My symptoms made me think that I was in the early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis until I eliminated gluten from my diet. I have spent the better part of the last five years trying to stay away from gluten, which is difficult when the meeting world is full of gluten.
I live a gluten free life, yet as a meeting professional I was not going to admit that I needed special meals at events. I did not want to stand out as being different or make another planner have to pay or do more. After all, my issue was that my body was sensitive to gluten, but not allergic. My symptoms made me think that I was in the early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis until I eliminated gluten from my diet. I have spent the better part of the last five years trying to stay away from gluten, which is difficult when the meeting world is full of gluten.