Article provided by FlyBe. Celiac or coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder in the small intestine, often agitated by consuming gluten protein which is found in wheat, barley, oats and rye. Bread is the obvious food stuff for celiacs to avoid, but when eating out, it is often difficult to know what ingredients have gone into … Read more
I recently heard about vitamin B12 deficiency on a coeliac disease discussion group I’m on. Several of the group’s members disclosed that they get regular vitamin B12 injections, and I wondered how prevalent vitamin B12 deficiency is in coeliacs. I admit I was a little concerned whether my ongoing symptoms and food allergies may be affected by … Read more
Although I managed to control my food allergies by using a food allergy test to identify the problem foods and then avoiding them, that didn’t deal with the root of the problem. So I decided to get a nutritionist on the job. As I go through the process with the nutritionist, I’ve kept notes on the blog, both to … Read more
Before I review the York Test (which is a food intolerance test) here’s quick rundown of what it does. (As a quick summary, my review does reflect the York Test as a good food intolerance test, but I have one particular caveat). I used the York Test because despite a rigorous gluten free diet, I was feeling more … Read more
The food intolerance test that changed me from fatigued and thick-headed to clear-minded and full of energy If you have read my page on food intolerances, you will know the astonishing effects this food intolerance / allergy test had on me, and how carefully I researched it before buying it. Food intolerance tests are notoriously unreliable, … Read more
Food supplements & vitamins I take to help my food allergies and celiac disease As you’ll know if you’ve read my food allergy page, I’m a celiac who suffers from food allergies (or at least I did until I used this food allergy test). As you probably know by now, I’m not a doctor, simply someone … Read more
You might be wondering why you need to keep a food diary if you can simply get a reliable food allergy test to work out what you are allergic to. Well, what a food diary can do is: The benefits of a food diary As any good statistician will tell you, the only way to … Read more
The self-administered treatment I used to cure my food intolerance symptoms Once I had identified the foods I was intolerant of using this food intolerance test, I followed a very careful treatment regime to give myself the best chance of curing my food intolerances. Curing a food intolerance is not something you can go in a … Read more
Rather than a food ‘allergy’, celiac / coeliac disease is a specific type of food intolerance – to gluten – that can lead to increased risk of other food intolerances and allergies due to the damage to the gut. That was something I wasn’t told when diagnosed as celiac more than 15 years ago. However, … Read more
Glutenzyme is a relatively new product being marketed by BioCare, a high-quality UK supplements company from whom I buy quite a few vitamins and food supplements. As the name suggests, Glutenzyme is supposed to digest gluten in the stomach before it reaches the gut where the damage is caused. I should say at this stage that the … Read more
