Deanna Wang

Thanks for your replies. I guess sometimes it's easier to see someone else's situation in simplicity than your own! I'm so confused about all the tests and diets that I've done over the last 10 years that my head goes around in circles whenever I think about it. I have actually started a gluten-free diet and am rapidly establishing that this is NOT EASY...

Well at least your email helped me to realise things could be much worse than they are. My colleagues are all perplexed, but at least they're sympathetic (I think the idea of never eating another pain au chocolat is so painful to them they can't imagine the such a lifestyle being imposed on them). None of them had ever heard of "gluten" before, much less...

Hi, just back from 3 weeks in Peru, including a 1-week hike in the Cordillera Blanca. We actually brought all our hiking food from France with us, so I can't really comment on how easy it is to buy gluten-free hiking food there. However I can say that the Peruvians eat a lot of non-gluten carbs (eg quinoa, amaranth, potato etc.) so it's not too difficult...

Hi, I recently had a weak positive blood test result (anti-gliadine IgG=26, IgA=33) but my biopsy was negative. I know you can get false negative biopsy results, but I would like to know if it's possible to get false positive blood test results. After my first set of blood tests my specialist ordered another round of tests to examine my vitamin levels...

Hi, am a (possibly) newly diagnosed coeliac living in Paris. Would love to hear from others here.. I'm from Australia and am finding it difficult going in France to follow a non-standard diet. In Australia there are heaps of vegetarian restaurants, some vegan restaurants and even some coeliac restaurants. Specific dietary requirements are common, and...