Celiacs, of all people, know what it feels like when the tummy hurts: aching, twisting, icky pain.Soylent, especially if you do a bland mix with certified GF ingredients, is extremely comforting. Sure, you don't get the mouth-feel of crunching through something yummy and you don't get flavor, but if you've ever had a Celiac-level tummy pain, then you know those things are bleeping irrelevant.
All that matters is being able to find food that you can keep down, plus it helps if the food doesn't try to kill you.
See that pic? Wonder why I have my laptop covering my tummy?
That's me sleeping on the floor of an airport. I travel for work and I've found a super cool trick for relieving tummy pain. Use an older laptop that overheats, not a lot because then it can fry itself and take your data along with it, but warm enough that it can act as a heating pad.
No one at the airport has ever noticed my trick. It's pretty common to sleep on the floor in nearly all of the international airports I've passed through. I see suits, skirts, all sorts of people resting on the floor. The weird part is not the sleeping on the floor. The weird part is trying to calm your tummy in a Macgiver way when you're in pain and have no respite for the next 14 hrs.
Best reason to do Soylent? Because it's calming, safe, and doesn't kill you.
And for any Celiacs who are now thinking of taking a bag of your mix on your next airplane flight, think it through. TSA / Customs / anybody looking at your luggage is likely to pause when they see a bag of white powder. Especially a big bag. Oops.
Instead, buy a pre-made mix (does anybody make Soylent in an official looking container yet?) or put it in a baby drink mix container. I haven't tried taking Soylent with me on a flight or ship yet, but sooner or later I'll have to.
Viva la Soylent for Celiacs who want to declare a ceasefire in their guts!
