Distance and sporadic stock supply in stores

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Posted by jackieK on 16/2/2011, 15:36:17, in reply to "GF Perscriptions"
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I find it very difficult to get bread, rolls in supermarkets for various reasons.
My nearest supermarket that stocks GF foods is 24 miles away and even they do not stock many items that are suitable. I have to be gluten free, egg free and dairy free. Most supermarket bread rolls and flour mixes contains eggs or dairy. I do buy flour when I can and do alll my own baking. I wouldn't expect to receive biscuits, crackers, pizza bases or any other non essential items on prescription. I do feel that bread or rolls are essential, especially for packed lunches. Making bread or rolls from GF flour and no dairy or eggs is not something I have had any success with.

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Posted by Jill on 16/2/2011, 13:29:42, in reply to "GF Prescriptions"

the only things i get on prescription are Juvela fresh bread as it is not available on prescription and the flour also which i cant find in the shops. I think both of these are essential items and the gluten free options in supermarkets etc are significantly more expensive than the non gluten free ones. I would not dream of ordering cake mixes, biscuits etc or even things like pizza bases which i can either buy ready made at a cost or make myself with the flour

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Posted by Kicking Frog on 18/2/2011, 10:53:54, in reply to "Re: Here is the revised prescription list for the South East Coast PCT, covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey"
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Excellent, Lynne.

You could also point out just because GF stuff is in Tesco today there is no guarantee it will be available forever (they are a business, not a charity & they will , quite rightly, drop any item which does not show a profit for them ).

Also what about choice of items, I bet Liz Coleman wouldn't like it if she prefers Hovis but was told she could only have Mother's Pride (or vice versa), why should coeliacs/DHers be treated as pets or farm animals, where those in charge of providing food choose the food?

re nut allergy people and diabetics, she is just muddying the water, you cannot compare those patients with coeliacs.

GFD is our medical treatment, coeliacs are unique in that they have the only condition where the health problem is treated by diet alone and where prescription food is a vital part of supporting coeliacs/DHers to stay GF & avoid serious medical conditions which would be much more expensive to treat than the provision of GF scrips.

By providing the recognised quantities of GF items on prescription SE coast would actually be saving money which would have to be spent on coeliacs with cancer, osteoporosis etc which happen if they don't stick to strict life-long GFD.