School bus with kids As the school year kicks off, gluten-free parents know that packing pencils and notebooks is just the beginning. Sending a child with celiac disease into the classroom requires a little extra planning, but with the right system, it becomes second nature. Here are a few of the things we do each year to help make back-to-school season a smooth one for our gluten-free family: 1. Stock Up on Safe Gluten-Free Snacks What are your child's favorite gluten-free s

Stir Fry from Mahon's Hotel Irvinestown, Northern Ireland I recently spent two weeks traveling around both Northern and Southern Ireland. I have been there several times as I have friends and family that live there. However, I have only traveled there one other time with Celiac. I have a few thoughts I wanted to share about the differences between the U.S. and Ireland when it comes to gluten-free. Labeling-Food labels in Ireland do not always specifically say if a product

“A worried mother does better research than the FBI.” My youngest child had stomach issues from the time I introduced barley cereal into her diet. When I spoke to her doctor they suggested I go back to rice cereal. As I continued to introduce new foods she continued to have stomach issues. My husband and I brought her to a specialist when she was about two. He suggested that we give her MiraLAX daily. We did this for a while but it didn’t seem to solve her stomach aches. No