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4 Tips You Need for Traveling with Celiac's Disease in Greece Easy to Follow Guide

  • Writer: Erin Kay
    Erin Kay
  • 3 days ago
  • 3 min read

One of my biggest fears while traveling in Greece was my severe food allergies celiac's disease. I was diagnosed with this earlier this year.


✅️I have created a guide to help ease your fears while traveling with celiac's disease.


Sources: Celiac.org


[Image Description Picture 1: A pink image with light green and black with texts that reads Scared to Travel with Celiac's Disease i was you're not alone with a beautiful picture of fish and grilled mushrooms with no gluten just olive oil and lemons.

Picture 2: A light green image with black texts that reads this year I was diagnosed with celiac's disease through a blood test... with a red square with a statistic that reads 80% of individuals with celiac's disease go undiagnosed with a picture of Erin Founder of Claiming Disability in the hospital with an n95 galaxy mask with texts that reads Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition where the immune system reacts to gluten, sometimes causing damage to the small intestine. Gluten is a protein found in foods containing wheat, barley or rye.If you have celiac disease, eating gluten triggers an immune response to the gluten protein in your small intestine. Over time, this reaction can damage your small intestine's lining and prevent it from absorbing nutrients. This condition is called malabsorption with celiac's.org and erin.claiming_disability Picture 3: A light blue image that reads some common celiac's disease symptoms are chronic diaherra chronic fatigue bloating vomiting and constipation in different colored clouds with celiac.org in green and erin.claiming_disability Picture 4: A light purple image with texts that reads This year I also went to Greece as a Disabled Person with Celiac's Disease...I was born with Cerebral Palsy and I use a walker and wheelchair full time. I was worried about finding safe, accessible food to eat. With a picture of Erin by the Aegean Sea on the beach in her electric wheelchair erin.claiming_disability Picture 5: A blue image with black texts that reads I was shocked. I found safe accessible food everywhere in Greece..Fresh fruit /Fresh fish/ (not cooked in gluten)/Coffee with non dairy alternatives (sometimes with celiac's disease you can also struggle with lactose intolerance according to celiac.org) with pictures of Erin Founder of Claiming Disability at the Farmers Market in Greece with fresh fruit with Sabine holding oranges in Corinth next to Almond milk Café Fredo with erin.claiming_disability Picture 6: A yellow Image with black texts that reads Here's some things to help while traveling with celiac's disease with a picture of a box of Culturelle a digestive probiotic *I take one a day even when not traveling in case I ingest gluten *luckily in Greece I wasn't glutened! From celiac's.org and erin.claiming_disability. Picture 7:A light blue image that reads Here's some things to help while traveling with celiac's disease a picture of several n95 masks If you're super sensitive to gluten, an kn95 mask can help with gluten allergies, peanut and seafood allergies on the plane. It also helps prevent sickness from celiac.org in green and erin.claiming_disability Picture 8: A salmon colored image with black texts that reads Here's some things to help while traveling with celiac's disease with a picture of Schar brand Table crackers with black texts that reads These crackers are great for the airport you're allowed crackers in your carry on from celiac.org in green and erin.claiming_disability Picture 9: A pink image that reads Do you have more things to add to help manage celiac's disease while traveling?Let me know in the comments with a picture of a celiac's intestine and erin.claiming_disability]



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