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[quote=Anonymous]Hoping to hear from people with celiac or with loved ones with celiac. My SIL was diagnosed with celiac about 5 years ago. She has a history of eating disorders, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and many health complications. For that reason, her immediate family members questions the validity of the diagnosis, saying that she was tested for celiac in the past, but tested negative. However, I believe her. Maybe she developed it over time. She is extremely gluten-vigilant. She said she had to train her family about cross-contamination, about the dangers of gluten dust, and keeping foods containing gluten separated and sealed. As for that level of vigilance - I think it is related to her anxiety, but at the same time, I can empathize if even small amounts of gluten end up making her feel very ill. We have a family trip coming up where we are all staying together in the same house for a long weekend. We have not been under the same roof since 5 years ago. Our kids have a very gluten-heavy diet. My question is - should I bring up the gluten issue? And if so, what is the best way to bring it up? I don't even know how to begin to address meals and such. Should we as a family/group try to stick to a gluten-free diet for the long weekend? It will be a total of 12 of us. How difficult would this be with typically gluten-loving but very picky children who have bagels for breakfast, rolls with their pasta dinners, and sandwiches for lunch? Would it be rude if we sometimes just went out for meals on our own?[/quote]
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