Woman with celiac disease shares identification system her cousins ​​created for a party

A CELIAC woman has left people seriously impressed after sharing a short photo of the drastic measures her cousins ​​took to ensure she didn't consume gluten at a gathering.

Celiac disease is a common digestive disease that affects one in 100 people in Britain – and someone who knows something about it is social media user Sue Vlaki.

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The disease caused by gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye) is a lifelong condition that can lead to bloating, nausea and fatigue, and experts say this can only be changed by changing your diet and using special gluten. to consume. -free products.

This means that attending dinner parties or barbecues with your friends and family can often be quite a challenge, with delicious food all around you.

However, to ensure that Celiac Sue doesn't experience uncomfortable bloating and other side effects from accidentally consuming gluten, her cousins ​​took a rather drastic approach.

The foodie was seriously impressed with their creativity and took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share the 'genius' solution.

Instead of creating a special dish for her – or setting aside her plate full of goodies – the family members decided to create a special 'food identification system'.

This included making small prints with a photo of Sue smiling, which were then attached to various toothpicks and placed near the items she could and could not eat.

What the foodie could enjoy included a block of cheese, some juicy fruit and a bowl of nuts, while crackers, for example, were labeled a no-no, with Sue's face crossed out.

“I was diagnosed with celiac disease a few weeks ago and my cousins ​​were fully prepared with a food identification system,” she wrote in the now viral tweet.

Needless to say, fellow social media users were truly amazed at the caring efforts, as the post quickly racked up a whopping 8 million views and even ended up on Instagram.

“10/10 for the effort,” wrote The Archbishop of Banterbury in their post.

Another chimed in: “As someone living with celiac disease, I fully support this.”

A third wrote: 'The fact that loved ones actually took the time to learn about it says it all.

'Too many of us with health problems have families who don't care because it doesn't affect them.

''I absolutely love this post. Simple, conscious, effective.”

''I can't believe I didn't think of this. Simple yet effective,” someone else tagged their friend in the comments.

What are the symptoms of celiac disease?

There are many symptoms for the disease, including mouth ulcers, crippling fatigue, stomach pain, regular diarrhea, weight loss and indigestion.

Children who have it may not grow at the expected rate and may have delayed puberty later, it is reported.

The condition is believed to affect one in 3,300 people and a number of famous faces including Megan Mckenna and Ulrika Jonsson are suffering from it.

However, this number may be higher because many people go undiagnosed – or the symptoms may be misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

What causes it?

Celiac UK describes it as an autoimmune disease caused by an immune system response to the protein gluten.

A patient's immune system responds to the gluten by damaging the lining of the small intestine.

Some people have genes that can cause them to develop celiac disease, although it is unclear why this is so.

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