Post by Silly Yak on Jan 26, 2011 9:16:32 GMT
Advice from CUK
Travel
Following a gluten-free diet should not prevent you from travelling in the UK or overseas. With a little advance preparation, you can certainly experience new places and adventures.
Planning your trip
Whether you are self-catering or have catering provided, you should take with you enough of your own bread, biscuits and preferred gluten-free foods to last the duration of your holiday. This can be reassuring that you will have staple products.
Contact your airline, travel company and hotel to let them know in advance and on booking that you need a gluten-free diet. Be prepared to give them information about what this means. You can always sign post them towards Coeliac UK's website.
You may need to take a note from your GP about the need to take prescription food items with you. This may take time to organise so allow plenty of time! Some GPs may make a small charge for this.
The journey
Ensure at check-in at the airport that your request for gluten-free food has been received. Sometimes there can be problems with eating gluten-free meals on planes, so check with the airline that you are flying whether you can take a supply of food with you in the cabin. If you are visiting a country with strict customs regulations it's best to check the policies beforehand.
Longer holidays
Prescriptions issued by doctors in the UK cannot be dispensed abroad. You will need to take as much gluten-free products as you think you will need.
If you are staying abroad for a longer time than the average holiday, i.e.several weeks or months, you might find it helpful to contact the Coeliac Society of the country you are visiting.
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Restaurants
Use translations of key phrases to communicate your dietary needs. If in doubt, stick to naturally gluten-free products such as fish, meats, salads, vegetables, rice and potatoes, as you would when eating out at home.
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www.coeliac.org.uk/glutenfree_li ... efault.asp
Travel
Following a gluten-free diet should not prevent you from travelling in the UK or overseas. With a little advance preparation, you can certainly experience new places and adventures.
Planning your trip
Whether you are self-catering or have catering provided, you should take with you enough of your own bread, biscuits and preferred gluten-free foods to last the duration of your holiday. This can be reassuring that you will have staple products.
Contact your airline, travel company and hotel to let them know in advance and on booking that you need a gluten-free diet. Be prepared to give them information about what this means. You can always sign post them towards Coeliac UK's website.
You may need to take a note from your GP about the need to take prescription food items with you. This may take time to organise so allow plenty of time! Some GPs may make a small charge for this.
The journey
Ensure at check-in at the airport that your request for gluten-free food has been received. Sometimes there can be problems with eating gluten-free meals on planes, so check with the airline that you are flying whether you can take a supply of food with you in the cabin. If you are visiting a country with strict customs regulations it's best to check the policies beforehand.
Longer holidays
Prescriptions issued by doctors in the UK cannot be dispensed abroad. You will need to take as much gluten-free products as you think you will need.
If you are staying abroad for a longer time than the average holiday, i.e.several weeks or months, you might find it helpful to contact the Coeliac Society of the country you are visiting.
…
Restaurants
Use translations of key phrases to communicate your dietary needs. If in doubt, stick to naturally gluten-free products such as fish, meats, salads, vegetables, rice and potatoes, as you would when eating out at home.
…
www.coeliac.org.uk/glutenfree_li ... efault.asp