Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
When I started the GF challenge six days ago I’d imagined this day would be the easiest – I would have a laid-back Sunday and do a spectacular GF meal to round-off. Then I’d knock back a couple of Estrella…
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Today was probably the first day where I felt that I wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary: the GF diet had just been a part of my day today like sleeping and breathing and bathing and writing. I just…
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I’ve lost the hesitancy when asking for gluten free; it no longer feels as if it might be a kind of ‘whisper-it’ word. I’m asking everyone: including several newsagents whether they have any GF snack bars (they didn’t know what…
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“Gluten free, gluten free,” repeated the female checkout assistant at my local Co-op, after I’d repeated my request. “What is gluten free?” She turned to her male colleague. “Do we have gluten free bread?” He in turn looked at me…
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I woke up early and felt lively. A good sign? If you were reading yesterday, you’ll remember I almost failed the challenge before I’d started it, but today was free of near misses. Turns out I was also being alarmist…
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I almost messed up within a minute of rolling out bed, bleary-eyed. Having brewed up my morning caffeine, I reached into the fridge for my usual milk-replacement of… Oatly. And then realisation jolted me awake: It’s probably not made from…
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