Aila's Coeliac Story

**Contains info on Aila's recent negative experience – listen first before letting your child listen to ensure it won't upset them.**

#coeliacisreal

This week I speak with my daughter Aila.  Aila is an 11yr old coeliac and has decided to turn a recent bad experience of eating out into a positive campaign for change!

Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition and the only medical treatment is a strict gluten free diet. With over 50,000 confirmed coeliacs living in Ireland and over 400,000 people with some form of gluten intolerance surely it is time for restaurants to consider their approach to food preparation in a more inclusive way.  Coeliac's are the decision makers of the group.  Everyone asks the coeliac where they can eat, so for every family occasion, party or gathering it is the coeliac in the group who will decided where the booking is made.  As a business woman myself, I see this as a missed opportunity for restaurants and cafes all over Ireland.

Lets make change!

• If you are a restaurant or cafe please have a listen and visit The Coeliac Society of Ireland website to learn how to become a Coeliac friendly establishment.
• Listeners, please tag all of your local restaurants and cafes on my instagram post  to help Ireland be a more welcoming and safe place to eat for our coeliac friends and family!
• Use the hashtag #coeliacisreal to support this campaign on social media!

Support this Podcast

Simply following and reviewing this podcast can make a huge difference!  If you enjoyed this episode ‘Aila's Coeliac Story’  I would be so grateful if you could follow or subscribe to the show!

I aim to support parents and appreciate every one of you who take the time from your day to learn something new along with me!  We have episodes where I explain medical conditions and offer lots of tips and advice from my perspective as a Pharmacist mum.  We also chat with experts about a whole range of medical and parenting challenges. Of course I can’t forget our little voices episodes where I chat with kids and hear things from their point of view!  I’m also extremely grateful to everyone who contributes to a real lives episode – I learn so much from these and am privileged to be able to share your story which will help people who find them in a similar situation in life.

You can check out all of my previous episodes by clicking right here!