Holidays can be a stressful time even without special dietary restrictions – people are dealing with family, travel, expenses, and cooking for guests. Add in a gluten-free diet, or a gluten-free-plus diet and it can make for some challenging moments. When you are the host of a … [Read more...] about A Gluten-Free Pep Talk For the Holidays
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It’s not all in your head. It could be gluten.
"It's all in your head" is the response more than one patient has received from a doctor after hearing about the patient's health problems. I have heard this story from people who write to me looking for answers, and the fact that a doctor could be so dismissive of one's … [Read more...] about It’s not all in your head. It could be gluten.
The emotions of dining out gluten-free
Dining out on a gluten-free diet can be challenging because gluten is present in a lot of foods, but something that doesn’t often get addressed with the topic of dining out is what is happening before the gluten-free diner even walks into a restaurant. I'm talking about … [Read more...] about The emotions of dining out gluten-free
I owe it all to you, Mom – Happy Mother’s Day!
I remember the day I sat at my desk at work and received a phone call from my mom. For months I had been suffering with stomach pain during the day. I sometimes had to take walks around the block to try to relieve my bloated belly, or sneak out to my car after lunch to lie down … [Read more...] about I owe it all to you, Mom – Happy Mother’s Day!
Can your food-allergic child be trusted?
I thought she understood. I thought she would say no. But she ate it, at school, when no grown-ups were around. It was a cupcake, given to her by a friend at recess, and she ate not only the frosting, but half of the bottom. I thought she would have at least told me that she … [Read more...] about Can your food-allergic child be trusted?
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