November
2004
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Janet
Foster takes a 260 mile round trip from Wolverhampton to Leeds for
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What
is gluten?
Gluten is the protein found in wheat. Similar proteins which
are toxic to coeliacs are present in rye, barley and oats.
Therefore, wheat, rye, barley and oats are all excluded in
a gluten-free diet.
What is naturally gluten-free?
Many foods are naturally gluten-free as they do not contain
any wheat, rye, barley and oats. For example, all fresh meat,
fish, cheese, eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables are gluten-free.
However, once such foods are processed or used as ingredients
in other foods, great care must be taken to ensure that wheat
or other gluten-containing cereals have not been added in
the manufacture.
Obvious
sources of gluten in the diet.
Wheat
is usually made into flour and any food such as ordinary bread,
biscuits, cakes, pastries, puddings and pies made from flour
will contain gluten.
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How far would you travel for your favourite food? Janet Foster from
Wednesfield in Wolverhampton, has to drive to the north of England
for a little of what she fancies.
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| Janet
tucking into her fish and chips |
Janet
loves a plate of fish and chips but can't just pop down to her local
chippie in Wolverhampton. Janet explains why, "I have coeliac
disease, which is a gluten intolerance and gluten is found in wheat,
rye, oats and barley. If I eat any of these products I become very
ill."
Coeliac disease is a life-long inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal
tract. In a Coeliac, gluten damages the lining of the small intestine
which greatly reduces the ability of the gut to absorb adequate nutrients
from food.
130 miles and three hours later, in Leeds, and Janet can enjoy a rare
indulgence at a takeaway and restaurant where they'll make fish and
chips containing no gluten especially for coeliacs. "Oh, it's
a rare treat and very enjoyable. Tasty, every mouthful" says
Janet.
Janet's weekly supermarket shop can take hours. There are now many
special products for coeliacs but every ingredient label has to be
checked carefully.
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must be checked carefully by Janet |
Janet
tells us more: "Well, this is a package of red cabbage cooked
in red wine, apple and cranberries. But, I've noticed on the back
of the packet an allergy label that says it has milk and wheat so
it wouldn't be suitable for a gluten free diet."
One person in 80 has coeliac disease. Janet wants food retailers to
be more aware of the condition.
And....if you run a local chippie and can help, you could save Janet
Foster a fortune in petrol.
It's a long way to go for fish and chips. Midlands Today would love
to hear from you if you make an extraordinary journey for your favourite
food.
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