Re:Save My Life: an update
by aaronbrethorst on Wednesday June 09, 2010 @01:29PM
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There was a good program on celiac disease on Seattle's NPR affiliate this morning: http://kuow.org/program.php?current=WK1
Re:Save My Life: an update
by savemylife on Wednesday June 09, 2010 @05:02PM
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Just listened to it; great link, thanks.
There are several iPhone apps that tell you what has gluten in it (just be careful some of them aren't accurate); there are replacement flours that work just as well as real flour so you can bake bread, cookies, etc. They sell gluten-free pasta, gluten-free beer and your local Whole Foods should have a big gluten free section in it. Even the big-brand grocery stores are starting to have gluten free sections. You can also order a lot of stuff online.
The Celiac Disease Foundation ( http://celiac.org/ ) is also a great resource, you can call them up and talk to them - they are extremely knowledgeable and friendly. There's also local celiac support groups, if you want you can probably find one in your area.
Also, just a thing to know: a lot of restaurants will have foods that are gluten-free. But they prepare the food in the same place as the rest of the food that has gluten which leads to contamination and you end up getting gluten in your food.