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Is it possible to do a foreign exchange trip with celiac?

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My school is offering an exchange trip to France, and I have been dying to go. Is it even possible to stay with a host family and expect to be accommodated? Has anyone ever done an exchange trip with celiac disease? I would love to go it just might be way to difficult.

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Lucy, your best bet would be to request a host home that is gluten free. There is a chance there would be such a family available as hosts. But other than that, you are asking for trouble and if you get sick from being glutened the host home would feel some combination of guilt and insult. And you would be a drag on the party. Welcome to the forum, by the way!

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9 minutes ago, trents said:

Lucy, your best bet would be to request a host home that is gluten free. There is a chance there would be such a family available as hosts. But other than that, you are asking for trouble and if you get sick from being glutened the host home would feel some combination of guilt and insult. And you would be a drag on the party. Welcome to the forum, by the way!

thank you i will do try to do that!

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