u/lumpy-potatoes

I, a trans man, found out during a hysterectomy I had remnants of wolffian ducts which is not uncommon. However I was also born with mild clitoromegalism at not quite .5 inches and my doctor's growing up told my parents we would keep an eye on it in case things didn't develop as normal but I did get periods without issue and tho I still had a large clitoris it didn't get any bigger till I started testosterone in my 20s. I have never been diagnosed with a DSD condition or labelled intersex but I feel like it could fit but it feels so odd to use the label because my experience is so mild. Am I looking for permission? Maybe? I also know a lot of trans people want the intersex label as well and worry I am just seeking it out and assigning typical experiences as intersex for an explanation for my trans experiences.

Day before yesterday went to a friend's dinner, friend didn't do a thorough job cleaning, I paid the price. He feels awful but cooking a nice meal is something he struggles with but he also likes baking bread. He feels bad, I don't blame him, just going forward won't be eating there.

Anyway, day of, barely made it home before destroying my toilet. You all get it. For me my symptoms tend to go from violent immediate evacuation of my bowels before everything slows right down and nothing moves at all. Yesterday I just rested in bed, feeling ill. Today I feel better in some regards but it's like I'm filled with gas and bricks because I basically am. My hands are swollen, my feet are swollen, my pelvis is aching, my hips are aching, and I can't sit for even a few minutes without my lower back screaming. Basically all my joints ache. I am doing little walks out of the bedroom to keep things moving. I wake up to stabbing pains in my sphincter, I have shin splint like feelings. Everything is pain right now.

Just wanted to rant with others. I use to barely get any of these symptoms to this degree (had others come and go over the years) before I realized I had celiac. Have been gluten free for over six months with very very minor cross contact issues and this has been the worse. It definitely has all gotten worse.

Another rant aspect, friends just assume I get the shits and gassy... I wish that was the only problem I got. That would be annoying but this is painful as hell.

Friend of mine said the following statement in title while we were at a mutual friends house for dinner. I ended up getting sick at this dinner because I tried desperately to lighten up about the situation and ate food where baking had taken place and nothing was cleaned properly. (I thought the table was a little dusty that a gluten free chip bowl was been, the dust was actually flour because the host had baked the day prior, I definitely touched the counter before grabbing chips to eat and that was just one point of cross contact happening).

This friend then brought up article after article about the warning signs of orthorexia and how I fit every single one of those signs. I tried to explain but my friend was not having it and considered my explaining to be a sign of how bad "my orthorexic problem" was. She also brought up a study from an Italian university about how if celiacs eat a little gluten from time to time they actually live longer vs. those who going 100% gluten free even compared to the regular population.

Anyone else accused of being orthorexic?