In New Zealand’s food retail sector, gluten-free food products are increasing in popularity. This is unsurprising, as the diets of approximately 100,000 consumers are affected by coeliac disease. This number includes around 30,000 teenagers and children under the age of 18. Coeliac disease is a permanent condition in which the intestines react to dietary gluten, […]

I will be 73 years of age this year. I became aware that my toilet habits had changed. We are told to take action and consult our Doctor to investigate changes in our bodily habits. I also had tummy cramps and headaches every morning. The tummy issues were uncomfortable, and I hated the headaches, but […]

Nine minutes was all it took the gastroenterologist to confirm (via endoscopy) my diagnosis of coeliac disease. My GP had earlier told us he would eat his hat if I wasn't a coeliac, and fortunately for him, my scrawny 15-year-old body, sky-rocketing antibody levels and lack of villi removed any doubt. Oh no! What am […]