Outside the house
Patients often share the difficulties their child faces complying with this diet at school, college, while eating out, on holidays or even during business lunches. But since small and infrequent ingestion of gluten is also harmful, we need to ensure that we comply with the diet under all circumstances, even when outside the house.
Here are few tips and suggestions which can help you and your child deal with some such situations.
Gluten free at school
Parents and school administration have to work together to ensure that the child complies to the diet happily. Read more
Dining out
Lack of awareness amongst food professionals, many unexpected uses of gluten in restaurant dishes and high chance of cross contamination in busy restaurant kitchens pose a challenge to a gluten free diner. Read more
Travel and holidays
Lack of awareness amongst food professionals, many unexpected uses of gluten in restaurant dishes and high chance of cross contamination in busy restaurant kitchens pose a challenge to a gluten free diner. This becomes a bigger challenge while travelling when one has to maintain the diet for a few days outside the house. Read more
For special occasions
Our interactions with our patients tell us that it is on such occasions when parents give in and children do not comply with their diet.
- One needs to plan in advance, identify the child’s favorite dishes, carry them and be ready to not only say No to the child but also make some compromises oneself while eating in front of the child.
- It is unrealistic to expect others to be aware of the need to follow this diet strictly. You should be ready to refuse for any gluten laden product politely.
- Your consistent compliance will help the child and others understand about the importance of compliance and may over time even encourage others to help you with gluten free dishes for your child.
