Gluten Free Life

Gluten free life - a heart drawn in the sand

Everything related to a gluten-free diet seems very daunting at first and can stay this way for a few years if there’s not enough support available. After receiving my Coeliac Disease diagnosis, I quickly realised how little attention I paid about this disease or any other allergies before. Or how important it is to completely cut out any traces of gluten from my life after being the diagnosis. There’s a lot of help, advice and support available through Coeliac UK, if you’re struggling.

But let me visualise my gluten-free journey with the help of the comic below.

TO BE CONTINUED….

Below you’ll find some blog posts that I think are relevant and important to talk to about regarding a lifelong gluten-free diet.

Gluten-free porridge: an ultimate guide

Oat porridge has been a staple morning starter across cultures worldwide with variations in how it’s prepared or served. But a small number of people with Coeliac Disease are sensitive to avenin in oats. And for the fact that oats are naturally gluten free but the gluten-free version comes with a higher price tag because of extra tests and that the production and packaging lines needs to be kept separate from anything else containing gluten, I’ve been looking for other solutions for a while. Here’s a comprehensive guide to four alternatives to gluten-free oats alongside a price comparison.

Coeliac Awareness Week 2023

It is Coeliac Awareness Week from 15-21 May in the UK so I am doing my part in sharing awareness by talking about my lifelong symptoms before the diagnosis in the hopes of offering a solution to people who may be going through something similar.

Prescription for gluten free products

If you want to know more about my road to a repeat prescription for gluten free products through NHS.

My story

If you are keen to know more about the author of this website, feel free to read my story about becoming gluten-free here.