See who reacted to this (18846) - UK Celiac Man's Gluten-Free Meal for a 10-Hour Flight on TUI was 'Popcorn and Crisps'

Welcome to Celiac.com!

You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.
Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):
Get Celiac.com Updates:

Support Our Content

eNewsletter

Donate
- All (1)
- Like (1)
- Thanks (0)
- Haha (0)
- Confused (0)
- Sad (0)
- Upvote (0)
1. ShariW
  June 5
Get Celiac.com Updates:

Support Celiac.com:

Join eNewsletter

Donate
About Me

Jefferson Adams is Celiac.com's senior writer and Digital Content Director. He earned his B.A. and M.F.A. at Arizona State University. His articles, essays, poems, stories and book reviews have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and websites, including North American Project, Antioch Review, Caliban, Mississippi Review, Slate, and more. He is the author of more than 2,500 articles on celiac disease. His university coursework includes studies in science, scientific methodology, biology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, logic, and advanced research. He previously devised health and medical content for Colgate, Dove, Pfizer, Sharecare, Walgreens, and more. Jefferson has spoken about celiac disease to the media, including an appearance on the KQED radio show Forum, and is the editor of numerous books, including "Cereal Killers" by Scott Adams and Ron Hoggan, Ed.D.

>VIEW ALL ARTICLES BY JEFFERSON ADAMS
Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):

Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):
Related Articles
Gluten-Free Airline Travel
Celiac.com 05/08/2008 - I am here to help you with your needs as you travel, and to be able to keep the "Gluten Monster" away, so you can enjoy your trip.
When getting ready to fly you have to expect long delays. As a celiac that means you have to try to find food. If you haven’t traveled by plane before you will be in for a big surprise. The restaurants that are in the airports are always busy. This means that it is like going to a restaurant at peak time, and, in my opinion, that is not the best time for celiacs to eat in restaurants. You might want to try the fast food places that are chains if they are in the airport. The usual method is to try to get the manager to help you. Give the manager a fresh plastic fork to retrieve your meat or chicken so they don’t use gloves tha...

Read Full Article...

4 comments

23,103 views
Did Japan's ANA Airlines Really Give a Single Banana as a Gluten-free Meal?
Celiac.com 05/04/2017 - Japan's ANA airline is catching some public relations heat this week after reports that a man flying from Tokyo to Australia received a banana instead of the gluten-free meal that he booked in advance.
London resident, and celiac disease sufferer, Martin Pavelka flew All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo this week, a nine-hour flight.
Numerous media have reported Mr. Pavelka's plights in glaring terms, such as the Independent's alarming headline: Man Given Banana as Gluten-free "Meal"Â on Nine hour Flight, with the equally sensational sidebar: Londoner flying from Tokyo to Sydney was handed a banana as the gluten-free inflight "meal." However, a closer reading shows those claims to be pretty misleading.
The fact is that Mr. Pavelka did receive his specially-...

Read Full Article...

37 comments

28,177 views
Airlines are Finally Stepping Up with Vegan and Gluten-free Options
Celiac.com 10/25/2018 - The surging demand for gluten-free, allergen-free, vegetarian and other food options is changing the way many companies do business. However, food and beverage manufacturers are not the only businesses working to keep up with plant-based and gluten-free demands from consumers. The latest effects of that demand are shaking up food offerings in the airline industry.
Major airlines are among the numerous businesses that are shifting gears to cater to the growing demand for gluten-free, allergen-free, vegan, and other options from customers. Gone are the bagged peanuts of days past. The new kid on the block avoids gluten, and wants ample vegetarian and other options. To meet those changing demands, airlines are hiring celebrity chefs to devise new menus.
...

Read Full Article...

7 comments

5,483 views
Gluten-Free Foods to Take Along When Traveling
Celiac.com 01/04/2019 - The beautiful, sunshine-filled days of summertime are finally here. This means more traveling and generally getting out of the house more to enjoy the glorious warm weather. Whether you’re traveling half-way across the country by car with your family to enjoy a week’s summer vacation, catching a flight for an overnight business trip, or just traveling around town all day on errands, it’s a given that at some point while you’re away from home you’re going to get hungry.
You can now take advantage of a luxury that wasn’t as readily available to you even five years ago and that’s eating out on the run. More and more chain restaurants are catering to the gluten-free diet. But if you’re running kids to swimming lessons and baseball practice, plus you have to s...

Read Full Article...

2 comments

5,452 views
Recent Activity
1. 5 minutes ago - trents replied to Julianne101's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
  1
  
  Seeking proper diagnosis
  
  Welcome to the forum, @Julianne101! Your experience is exceedingly common in the celiac community. First, regardless of how gluten free the food was in the restaurant experience you described actually started out to be, you have no idea what measures were taken in the cooking, preparation and handling to prevent cross contamination. Sounds...
2. 24 minutes ago - Julianne101 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
  1
  
  Seeking proper diagnosis
  
  I'm new to this forum. My sister was diagnosed with Celiac disease 20 years ago right around the time my 2 year-old daughter developed a swollen belly, prolapsed bowell (constipated), intense sweating, etc. So, my sister suggested maybe it might have something to do with gluten. My daughter's gastroenterologist said he didn't want to put her through an...
3. 2 hours ago - Wheatwacked replied to glucel's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
  20
  
  3 month retest
  
  Growing up I wondered why restaurants always put parsley on the plates when no one ate it. ten grams of parsley sprigs have Vitamin K (phylloquinone)164µg. The RDA of vitamin K is 19+ years male: 120 mcg female: 90 mcg. Maybe your doctor would agree instead of the pills? The USDA Food Data Centra is a good source of nutrition. USDA ...
4. 3 hours ago - Scott Adams replied to Debstaats's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
  4
  
  It sounds like celiac
  
  If you are doing great on a gluten-free diet and see no reason to get a formal diagnosis of celiac disease, then it's perfectly fine for you to just stay gluten-free. In the Europe the current protocol for making a celiac disease diagnosis in children is if their tTg-IgA (tissue transglutaminase IgA) levels are 10 times or above the positive level...
5. 3 hours ago - trents replied to Debstaats's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
  4
  
  It sounds like celiac
  
  Well, you have some decisions to make. If you want an endoscopy, you must start the "gluten challenge" and daily eat the gluten equivalent of 4-6 slices of bread for several weeks.