My Experience of Coeliac Disease

As a sufferer of coeliac disease it is a major downfall on my everyday life. I am 20; and was diagnosed when i was 16; though alot of these 4 years i will admit i have not stuck to a gluten free diet as it affects most things. I find it hard to go out for a meal as i have to spend half an hour talking to the staff and finding something i can eat. It affects my nights out as certain alcoholic drinks contain gluten. It affects going shopping even as i hvae to spend time reading the back of packets and boxes to see if i am allowed it! In a way i am happy i was diagnosed at a young age because it gives me the opportunity to change my lifestyle and prevent major ...  Read the complete review

Somewhere in my past, in a time I cannot identify, my brain served noticed and initiated a divorce from my bowel. Before I was informed of this fact, 100% damage had been attained. There was no discussion, no grounds for the petition, and no possibility of appeal. It was irrevocable and I would have to learn to live with it or suffer the consequences. How did I reach this state of imperfection? well let me explain. Symptoms ~ at age 20 I was always hungry, friends would joke I could eat a ‘tatty more than a pig’, yet I struggled to stay at 7 stone. In fact, a couple of missed meals saw me slipping to 6 stone something, I looked like a ‘shilling ...  Read the complete review

I am mum and wife to two coeliacs who have recently been diagnosed with this. Before i'll tell you our story i'll try to give you an idea of what celiac disease is. It is a permanent intolerance to one protein, gluten, contained in some cereals like wheat, rye, barley, and possibly oats. When people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine. Celiac disease is a genetic disease, meaning that it runs in families. Thats' why family members--particularly first-degree relatives--of people who have been diagnosed may need to be tested for the disease. The only treatment for ...  Read the complete review

Weight loss…Cold sweats…..Diarrhoea…Anaemia…Re-current mouth ulcers…Acute tiredness….Muscle wastage..These are just some of the symptoms of Coeliac Disease. Cause. Gluten intolerance. Gluten is a protein found in wheat and some other cereals, such as rye, and barley, and for most of us is completely harmless. However in coeliac disease it damages the small intestine, and prevents the body absorbing food. (To date the medical profession do not know why some people are affected by this allergy..) This condition can strike at any age..(Though it is unusual for teenagers to be affected.).Babies can show ...  Read the complete review

I'm 17 nearly 18 years old. I was diagnosed as a Coeliac when i wasn't even a year old so i don't remember the experience (it would be weird if i did) but i've been told about it by my family. Glad i don't remember it really as i hate biopsy's and things like that. I first remember actually not being allowed to eat certain foods when i started primary school as mum kept saying to me over and over that i wasn't allowed to swap my food with anyone else at dinner time. As i got a little older i started to understand why. I didn't think anything of it as i had been brought up not to eat certain foods. I guess the first problem ...  Read the complete review