Many people with food sensitivities have learned to manage without talking about their condition at social events. Not asking, not flagging, not making it awkward. It feels like the considerate thing to do but there's a different side to it.

For years, every test came back normal. This is what happened when food turned out to be the reason, and why the diagnosis was only the beginning.

He’d say “the test was negative” every time I suggested cutting gluten. But nothing changed until he finally tried it.