Prescription food palaver Tamsin and I saw the dietitian recently. The realisation of how little I really knew about preparing gluten-free food shocked me into starting this blog. It’s so easy to believe you know what’s involved, when in reality … Continue reading →

Separate foods vs good hygiene I’m seeing contamination everywhere now. It’s my biggest headache at this early stage of getting the hang of what’s involved in looking after a coeliac, and I’ve realised that with a capable but not always … Continue reading →

Coeliac testing immediate family I’ve been asked several times now whether there’s any history of coeliac disease in our family, and the simple answer is that I don’t know. DH’s family has the odd member who feels better on a … Continue reading →

Do we really need to see the dietitian? While we were waiting for confirmation, we had a call from the paediatric dietitian who was very keen to see Tamsin before the new term started. She emphasised what a critical age … Continue reading →

Going gluten free at speed We’ve had a very hectic fortnight, and Tamsin’s diagnosis came in the midst of it all. I’d been expecting it (the specialist had described the hysteria-inducing blood test as “a formality”. Gee thanks.) but didn’t … Continue reading →