The October 2010 list of foods that can be prescribed for coeliac disease is now available, and I've posted it here. It's been a long time since the last official update, and there seem to have been lots of changes - though no change at all to the range of prescribable food that is both wheat-free and gluten-free. Some we knew about (the loss of … [Read more...]
Gluten Free at Guide Camp
Once again we're sending our coeliac daughter off to Girl Guide camp - this one just for the weekend. As you might expect, the quartermaster is unflappable, and wasn't at all fazed by the addition of a coeliac to the party at late notice. We'll send basics (bread, a pizza base, and some cake) and in this case also some gluten free soy sauce, … [Read more...]
Diagnosed Doctor Supports Coeliac Petition
Dr Chris Steele handed in a petition to 10 Downing Street today, calling on the UK Government to help improve the diagnosis of coeliac disease - a condition with which he has just been diagnosed. 8,783 people (yes, including me - did you sign?) are asking the Government to find the half-million people in the UK at risk from undiagnosed coeliac … [Read more...]
