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Gluten intolerance and coeliac disease
ave you ever eaten gluten? No, not glue - gluten! If you've ever eaten a piece of bread, a slice of pizza, or a bowl of cereal, chances are you have. Gluten (say: gloo-tin) is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley - grains that are in many everyday foods.
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
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im kinda glad i dont have a food alergy, i love my food id hate to have to go through ingredents to make sure i was safe. My sister has a nut alergy and its a pain buying things like deserts that she can eat. Sticky toffee cheesecakes are lovely, but they come with pecans, she either goes without or we get deprived from niceities.
cleas001
ave you ever eaten gluten? No, not glue - gluten! If you've ever eaten a piece of bread, a slice of pizza, or a bowl of cereal, chances are you have. Gluten (say: gloo-tin) is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley - grains that are in many everyday foods.
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
Gluten is there in most food (except rice, oats etc). I don't have this prob but did fear that I did... you would have to say goodbye to most good stuffs- biscuits, cakes etc
i know someone who's lactose intollerant and who cant have gluten!
cleas001
ave you ever eaten gluten? No, not glue - gluten! If you've ever eaten a piece of bread, a slice of pizza, or a bowl of cereal, chances are you have. Gluten (say: gloo-tin) is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley - grains that are in many everyday foods.
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
My brother does. It's actually the gliadin protein in gluten that's the problem.
slstephen
you would have to say goodbye to most good stuffs- biscuits, cakes etc
Not true - you get your pharmacist to order things in like gluten free pizza bases, croisants etc - you get them free on prescription.
Most large supermarkets have really good gluten free ranges now too - there's not much difference in taste - IMHO the pitta breads are better than gluten crammed ones! However, they costeth a loteth...
Fluffy
Not true - you get your pharmacist to order things in like gluten free pizza bases, croisants etc - you get them free on prescription.
Most large supermarkets have really good gluten free ranges now too - there's not much difference in taste - IMHO the pitta breads are better than gluten crammed ones! However, they costeth a loteth...
Most large supermarkets have really good gluten free ranges now too - there's not much difference in taste - IMHO the pitta breads are better than gluten crammed ones! However, they costeth a loteth...
Around a year back, my docs felt that I might be having gluten & lactose intolerance & so asked me to cut down all cakes, biscuits etc and to look for gluten free stuffs... sadly, most of the nice goodies all had gluten... which was when I really felt sorry for myself & those who have this problem. Thankfully, it turned out that I didn't have the coeliac disease.
p.s: We don't have a huge Sainsbury here... so there's not much of a choice.
Fluffy
Not true - you get your pharmacist to order things in like gluten free pizza bases, croisants etc - you get them free on prescription.
Most large supermarkets have really good gluten free ranges now too - there's not much difference in taste - IMHO the pitta breads are better than gluten crammed ones! However, they costeth a loteth...
Most large supermarkets have really good gluten free ranges now too - there's not much difference in taste - IMHO the pitta breads are better than gluten crammed ones! However, they costeth a loteth...
Nope, they're only free on prescription if you get free prescriptions. And a lot of doctors are fussy about prescribing stuff anyway. Croissants do not come prescribable anyway!
I'm a coeliac
Juno
Nope, they're only free on prescription if you get free prescriptions. And a lot of doctors are fussy about prescribing stuff anyway. Croissants do not come prescribable anyway!
I'm a coeliac
I'm a coeliac
My bother has no problem getting croissants on prescription! May be your GP needs to up date his what ever the food version of the BNF is
My brother is 17 and at school so does get his prescriptions free - that said an old work collegue is coeliac and got free prescriptions (not sure why then!)
Fluffy
My bother has no problem getting croissants on prescription! May be your GP needs to up date his what ever the food version of the BNF is
My brother is 17 and at school so does get his prescriptions free - that said an old work collegue is coeliac and got free prescriptions (not sure why then!)
My brother is 17 and at school so does get his prescriptions free - that said an old work collegue is coeliac and got free prescriptions (not sure why then!)
There's a way you can get them on prescription but not actually on prescription, but I find it's cheaper to buy them from the shop. Your brother probably does that.
You can only get prescription stuff free for the normal free reasons, like HC2 form etc
cleas001
ave you ever eaten gluten? No, not glue - gluten! If you've ever eaten a piece of bread, a slice of pizza, or a bowl of cereal, chances are you have. Gluten (say: gloo-tin) is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley - grains that are in many everyday foods.
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
I heard of it, there's been quite a lot about it in the news the last couple of years.
I think most people have probably heard of it (and know how to pronounce it lol)
HistoryStudent
I heard of it, there's been quite a lot about it in the news the last couple of years.
I think most people have probably heard of it (and know how to pronounce it lol)
I think most people have probably heard of it (and know how to pronounce it lol)
You'd be surprised at how many people haven't heard of it, or think that it's something you choose to do, or think that you can eat biscuits or something equally as random, or decide you can't eat something that you can eat (potatoes seem to be favourite for this).
Juno
You'd be surprised at how many people haven't heard of it, or think that it's something you choose to do, or think that you can eat biscuits or something equally as random, or decide you can't eat something that you can eat (potatoes seem to be favourite for this).
oh ok, sorry about that
cleas001
ave you ever eaten gluten? No, not glue - gluten! If you've ever eaten a piece of bread, a slice of pizza, or a bowl of cereal, chances are you have. Gluten (say: gloo-tin) is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley - grains that are in many everyday foods.
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
Most people can eat food containing gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac (say: see-lee-ak) disease. - does ne one else suffer from this annoying condition?
My friend suffers both these and is diabetic so eating out can be a problem, but to be honest it doesn't overly effect his life. He has more problems with the fact he is temporarily in a wheelchair after climbing a very tall lamp-post and "falling" off the top - oops!!
He doesn't get food on prescription and finds supermarket stuff is fine (if not a little expensive!)
lessthanthree
no, thank goodness. I know it's not the best thing to have, sadly ;_;
It's nothing... it's not the best thing but there are worst things to be allergic to...
For example if you have a nut allergy you can very easily go into anaphylactic shock, which causes the swelling of the throat that can cause suffercation and then death!
The worst that i know is phenoketonuria where you are allergic to all proteins and the digestion of proteins directly causes brain damage!
The only problems people have with coeliac disease is due to not following a gluten free diet so it's there own fault really.
Revenged
The only problems people have with coeliac disease is due to not following a gluten free diet so it's there own fault really.
Go into your kitchen, and pick up any packets of anything. And try to check if they contain gluten. I bet you won't be saying that afterwards!
There are so many things that don't seem like they should contain gluten but do (cauliflower cheese anyone?). And there's so many names for gluten containing things that it seems like the manufacturers try to hide it. Then there's places that say things are gluten free when they're not (and this does happen), or possible cross contaminaents that haven't been labelled.
And you could say the same things about nut allergy sufferers, except nuts are usually better labelled and aren't added to practically anything whether necessary or not.
Juno
Go into your kitchen, and pick up any packets of anything. And try to check if they contain gluten. I bet you won't be saying that afterwards!
There are so many things that don't seem like they should contain gluten but do (cauliflower cheese anyone?). And there's so many names for gluten containing things that it seems like the manufacturers try to hide it. Then there's places that say things are gluten free when they're not (and this does happen), or possible cross contaminaents that haven't been labelled.
And you could say the same things about nut allergy sufferers, except nuts are usually better labelled and aren't added to practically anything whether necessary or not.
There are so many things that don't seem like they should contain gluten but do (cauliflower cheese anyone?). And there's so many names for gluten containing things that it seems like the manufacturers try to hide it. Then there's places that say things are gluten free when they're not (and this does happen), or possible cross contaminaents that haven't been labelled.
And you could say the same things about nut allergy sufferers, except nuts are usually better labelled and aren't added to practically anything whether necessary or not.
Listen, i have coeliac disease and i know what has and what hasnt got gluten in, - i'm a bit mysterified why people are thinking that it is so terrible, i find it more irretating people asking about it than actually having it.
'What... you can eat chocolate!!!', 'What... you can't eat biscuits' and my personal favourite...
'What happens when you eat gluten?'
To which i invent symptoms, which juno is incredibly fun and you get to realise just how guilable people are... I managed to convince some one that i turn purple and then manage to reason it by mentioning how gluten enters the blood and binds to haemoglobin, thus you can't carry oxygen and turn purple... arent i cruel!!!
You should know as well as me, that if you stick to a gluten free diet then nothing happens and if you accidentally eat gluten the worst that can happen is that you have diarrhoea, which means 2 diocalms and everything is fine. My point is that that the only people that have serious problems with it are people who have coeliac and dont follow the diet.
What made me laugh is when i went to hear this scientist explain what coeliac disease was to a group of people and then some one asked
'Is it okay for me to have one sandwich everyday and not two'
!To us that may seem very moronic, but if you think about it... because there arent very serious side effects when eating gluten people think that it's fine if they limit their intake... only to find that 30 years down the line they have seriously damaged their intestines
There aren't so many different names for gluten?
Nope... they just name things that contain gluten! There's not many different names for gluten. Yeah, i do feel sorry for people with a nut allergy. Imagine everything saying
'may contain gluten' wouldnt be very helpful isn't it!
The reason for 'may contain nuts' (which incidentally is what it says even on packets of peanuts
) is just so that if you die and decide to sue the company they say they aren't laibel because it says on the back corner of one packet this one statement!Related discussions
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