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a digitally-drawn comic. PANEL 1: a drawing of my fursona. caption: "hi, happy disability pride month! i want to talk about celiac disease." PANEL 2: a drawing of my fursona in the doctor's office, looking confused. caption, "in 2019, my doc found celiac in my bloodwork. an endoscopy in 2020 confirmed it." doctor: "you have celiac disease." caption: "he said, don't eat bread, you'll be fine! sounds easy enough..." PANEL 3: a drawing of my fursona, exasperated and sighing. caption: "but i was confused! i had no dietary issues, or classic symptoms of celiac disease. bread doesn't even make me sick. so i started to research." fursona: "turns out, 'don't eat bread' is just the start."
continued comic. PANEL 1: a cartoon of anthropomorphized cilia (part of your intestine), leaning away from a gluten particle. caption: "celiac is not an allergy. it's an autoimmune disorder. when my guts are exposed to gluten, they activate an immune response..." cilia: "uhhh hey mods?" PANEL 2: a hand labeled "immune system" pepper-sprays the cilia. caption: "which, in turn, destroys my intestines." PANEL 3: a figure clutching their stomach in pain. caption: "this reaction occurs when exposed to ANY AMOUNT of gluten. a crumb of a crumb can cause weeks or months of the following: vomiting, nausea, diarrhea; severe pain; alopecia/hair loss; brain fog; rash; depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts (yes, really!); flare-ups of other conditions."
continued comic. PANEL 1: my fursona looking pleasant, then intense. caption: "but it's not that hard to avoid, right? just don't eat bread! haha. WRONG" PANEL 2: drawings of packaged oats, pain medication, whiskey, nuts, etc. caption: "gluten is in everything. it's used to ferment food and drink, as a binder in makeup and medication, in flavor and color... even non-glutenous foods, like nuts, oats, spices, and quinoa, are often cross-contaminated in manufacturing." PANEL 3: my fursona hands someone a dollar. caption: "gluten-free substitutes for bread products are hard to find. they're usually smaller, drier, and less tasty. they're always more expensive. when the store actually stocks them, that is. and don't get me started on labeling!"
PANEL 1: my fursona looking sheepish. caption: "wait, but i thought you had no symptoms? i don't! but gluten exposure still puts me at risk of bowel cancer and other autoimmune disorders later in life. also, i could develop symptoms at any time, with no warning!" PANEL 2: my fursona away from a crowd. caption: "for me, the most disabling aspect of celiac is social. food is no longer a spontaneous joy. i cook virtually everything i eat myself. i can't grab a premade sandwich, or fast food. i can only eat at about 2% of restaurants. i can never enjoy a friend's home cooking. traveling is always a hungry nightmare." PANEL 3: my fursona rushing in. caption: "luckily, i'm used to it by now! i hope you learned something about celiac from this comic. it's suspected that as many as 1/100 people have celiac and are never diagnosed. i'm lucky that i was and that i found education outside my doctor. so remember! IF YOU MAKE JOKES ABOUT GLUTEN FREE SNOWFLAKES I CAN LEGALLY KILL YOU"
made with @nex3's grid generator

a little comic about celiac disease for #DisabilityPrideMonth <3 my diagnosis has changed my life a lot. it makes me feel nuts sometimes but it's worth it for my health. anyway, wear a mask out there

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