Olympic gold medallist Brittany Elmslie has made the ultimate food sacrifice as she embarks on her journey to the Rio Games.
Three months after learning she suffered from coeliac disease, the 20-year-old is flying towards her goal despite giving up her secret weapon, Vegemite.
รขโฌลI was devastated when I realised Vegemite wasnรขโฌโขt gluten free,รขโฌย she said.
Coeliac disease occurs when the immune system reacts to gluten, causing problems in the bowel, and Elmslie was diagnosed after she returned from the Commonwealth Games in August.
She called her diagnosis รขโฌลa blessing in disguiseรขโฌโขรขโฌโข after battling to explain feeling consistently flat in training.
รขโฌลWe couldnรขโฌโขt figure out why some afternoons Iรขโฌโขd be completely sapped of energy,รขโฌย she said.
รขโฌลItรขโฌโขs just been a change of lifestyle. Iรขโฌยm completely gluten free now and Iรขโฌโขve got a lot more energy to go faster in training.รขโฌย
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