gluten-free/cf Explanation Translation Into Spanish?

[motherof6girls]

I have seen the cards that can be purchased that are for explaining gluten-free, but we are in need of a brief, accurate explanation of both gluten-free and casein-free needs in Spanish.

My 21 year old daughter is preparing to serve a humanitarian mission to a Spanish-speaking location for 18 months. She had two years of Spanish in high school, but that did not include the vocabulary for these dietary needs. Although she will learn to become fluent in Spanish very quickly by the complete immersion, during that learning curve time, she is needing to make sure she has a quick and accurate way to communicate her dietary needs. Her reaction to accidently ingested gluten and casein is quite severe and her reaction to inhaled wheat flour is almost anaphylactic. People might invite her to eat in their home and she will need an accurate, gracious way to explain her dietary needs.

Thank you so much for any assistance.

Marie Gossling :-)

gosfam@shaw.ca

[Lisa]

I would recommend Triumph Dining Cards. You can read about them at www.triumphdining.com.

They have dining cards in several languages with an explanation about dietary needs when preparing food.

[Lisa16]

Here goes. It is hard if you don't specify exactly what you want to say. I would say something like this.

No puedo comer nada que tenga gluten. El gluten es una proteina que se encuentra en la avena, el trigo, la cebada y el centeno. No puedo comer nada que se elabore con estos ingredientes... ni siquiera puedo estar en contaco con la harina de trigo.

In English:

I can't eat anything that has gluten. Gluten is a protein that is found in oats, wheat, barley and rye. I cannot eat anything which is made from these ingredients... I cannot even be in contact with wheat flour.

Wish her luck for me. She is in for a tough ride, I think.

Also useful-- tengo la enfermedad celiaca. (I have celiac disease.) This is for when they take her to the hospital (god forbid).

[ang1e0251]

Here goes. It is hard if you don't specify exactly what you want to say. I would say something like this.

No puedo comer nada que tenga gluten. El gluten es una proteina que se encuentra en la avena, el trigo, la cebada y el centeno. No puedo comer nada que se elabore con estos ingredientes... ni siquiera puedo estar en contaco con la harina de trigo.

In English:

I can't eat anything that has gluten. Gluten is a protein that is found in oats, wheat, barley and rye. I cannot eat anything which is made from these ingredients... I cannot even be in contact with wheat flour.

Wish her luck for me. She is in for a tough ride, I think.

Also useful-- tengo la enfermedad celiaca. (I have celiac disease.) This is for when they take her to the hospital (god forbid).

I would probably add a little stronger line about medical diet. It could be confusing otherwise as to whether you are dieting for "fun" in which case they may ignore your needs or secretly sabatoge you thinking you are just another spoiled American. Medical doctor's orders are well respected. Translating also has to take into account cultural perceptions which are just tricky IMO.

How about adding this to yours; Mi doctor require que no coma nada relacionado con el gluten.

it says "My doctor requires that I not eat nothing even related to gluten."

Give it a little more authority and that should help her.

[gfpaperdoll]

I would get this all typed up & get it notarized & have her doctor sign in. Not sure if it is still the case, but many years ago, if a document in Mexico was notarized, they thought it was a legal document, the equivalent to being recorded in u s

[foodlens]

I am assuming your daughter is going to a place in central/southern america.

Most of their food (especially in the villages) is made with corn.

My mom is from El Salvador; when my abuela goes back to visit, she hardly has anything with gluten in it because everything is made with corn.

Here is how I would say it, sort of incorporating all that has been said:

Tengo la enfermedad celiaca y necesito estar lejos del gluten, que estaba en la avena, el trigo, la cebada y el centeno. Es necesario que ellos no cocinen con gluten (especialmente la harina de trigo) cuando yo est

[Lisa16]

Thanks Foodlens!

We forgot the dairy! But you had our backs. :-)

And you are right-- we also forgot to say it really depends where she goes.

[foodlens]

Thanks Foodlens!

We forgot the dairy! But you had our backs. :-)

And you are right-- we also forgot to say it really depends where she goes.

Leaving it with a general "when I am here" translates into whether she's in a different household, restaurant or what have you.

Haha, and dairy is sometimes easy to miss when you're dealing with celiac. I'm glad I was of help!