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Forty Years of Living with Celiac Disease

Erin Smith

As of today, I have officially been living with celiac disease and eating gluten-free for forty years.

YES, you read that correctly… FORTY YEARS.

“But how, you don’t look a day over 29?” I know, right?

But all joking aside, I use July 9, 1981 as my celiac anniversary because I have the medical records to prove it. When my mother sold my childhood home seven years ago, I came across my pediatric medical records which was basically as thick as a phone book. (Remember those?)

My medical records from 1981

As I flipped through my medical records, two entries that stopped me in my tracks.

7/9/81: Dx celiac
7/17/81: Most likely celiac disease, responding well to gluten free diet

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Gluten-Free Globetrotter Amazon Prime Day Deals

Erin Smith

Just in time for Amazon Prime Day, I have relaunched my Gluten-Free Globetrotter store on Amazon.com. In my storefront, I share some of my favorite gluten-free travel foods, gear to help transport your gluten-free food, items to use in a shared kitchen to keep your gluten-free food safer, and even gadgets to prepare food on the go. Anyone living with celiac disease or food allergies knows that you don’t leave home without your back-up kit. Now is the time to build yours!

What is one item you cannot leave home without when traveling gluten-free? Is it missing from my list? Let me know in the comments below!

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Please note, I am part of the Amazon Influencer Program where I might earn affiliate commissions from Amazon for qualifying purchases. This is at no cost to you.

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Are you renting a summer house? Here is my post and checklist about keeping your rental kitchen gluten-free this summer.

Gluten-Free Globetrotter Kitchen Checklist

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LIVE: Gluten-Free Summer Travel Tips

Erin Smith

Join me on Thursday, June 17 at 5:30pm ET when I go LIVE with the Virtual Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Support Group of the Kogan Celiac Center of RWJBarnabas Health. This live webinar is FREE and all are welcome.

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Celiac Awareness Month 2021: Sharing My Story (part 1)

Erin Smith

In honor of Celiac Awareness Month, I thought I would share part of my celiac disease story. (If you follow me on Instagram, you my have read some of this already!)

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Celiac Disease and Food Allergies Under One Roof

Erin Smith
Kyle Dine, founder of Equal Eats

Today is a special guest post from my friend Kyle Dine. Though we’ve never met in person, Kyle and I have become friends from across the globe thanks to social media and Skype. I admire how Kyle took his personal experience living with food allergies and turned it into tools to help others through his business. Kyle is trying to make our food allergy world a better place. One day, I hope Kyle and I can share a gluten-free, peanut-free, tree nut-free, egg-free, seafood-free, and mustard-free meal together somewhere in this world.

Please note, this post contains affiliate links.

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