Who makes the best biscuits

Hi 

My favourite, and the main reson for putting on weight are the Tesco Range of free From products. Especially the Shortbread & Lemon cakes

I started to notice a difference by about 3 months, especially the Dermatitis clearing up. I had the 'so this is what normal feels like' moment and don't want to go back

HUGS!!!

We have different brands for the most parts since I'm in the States. But, just tried Walker's GF Shortbread and that was good...dry like shortbread is, of course. We've enjoyed Schar wafers (my son with CD can't have nuts, so we get the lemon ones, but also hazelnut),  Oh, my - I just googled Schar biscuits UK and saw we have none in common!!  But, you could try what interests you from their line...my CD son and my gluten-eating son both like the cookies we've had from them, although my husband doesn't care for coconut which they bake into their chocolate chip cookies.

Oh, it will probably take quite a while to really feel the difference...feel yourself again. Months...took my son 4-6 months and he was diagnosed at age 6. Some take years, but I don't think that's common - the villi are constantly regenerating and with the cleanest eating possible you won't damage them, so they should be replaced (and other gut damage restored) in a few months' time.  Brain fog and neurological symptoms may show improvement even sooner, and less pain quickly too, even if some remains for months...Everyone is different, but that's to be expected.

Good luck to you - this is quite a journey!  Journeys are better for me with snacks, so I hope you find good ones soon!  We've gone GF at home (minus what my husband and I may sneak when our boys are asleep), and I've found that baking fills in some gaps...lots of blogs and websites out there to help with all kinds of recipes, if you're interested!

You might find that joining Coeliac UK is helpful in that they have a directory of products.  I find that Tesco and Sainsbury's have good ranges of gluten-free products, although I tend to buy mostly from Sainsbury's.  It is more useful to look at the range on-line because there are many items not found in the stores, I guess there is only so much shelf space they are prepared to commit to free-from products!  Holland & Barrett also stock some interesting gluten-free biscuits.

As to the time needed to notice a difference, I can't really help.  I was diagnosed as suffering from CD during the same endoscopy session that found my bowel cancer.  It was and continues to be, difficult to determine which symptom belongs to which problem!  One thing I have found is that by keeping to a gluten-free diet I have actually become more sensitive to the stuff.  In the 'old days' I didn't really have too much of a problem.  If I eat even a small amount now, retribution is swift and dramatic.  It certainly concentrates the mind on studying the ingredients of what one is about to consume!

There's plenty of good stuff out there, it's just a case of finding it.  As you say, it's surprising where wheat products are found, I was taken aback to find that liquorice alsorts included gluten.  I have yet to try the Coeliac UK app for smart 'phones.  This, it is claimed, allows one to scan the bar code of a product to find out if it is OK.

As for the cancer;  I had the op last year followed by chemo.  It all seems to be going OK at the moment.  It's now a case of keeping fingers, and a few other things, crossed.

Hi , if you go online and contact "the wheat free bakery" at Broxburn West Lothian Scotland,   they do a fab range of products.  They do Tiger bread,bagels , sub rolls, carrot cake vanilla cupcakes, in season they do the most yummy strawberry tarts, doughnuts, millionaires shortbread, pineapple cakes, too many to mention,  I can thoroughly recommend them Enjoy !

I think you should still be eating gluten, if you have stopped your blood tests will come back negative as the gluten will have gone out of your system. I know this from personal experience,  my bloods came back neg twice.  my endoscopy showed inflamation, but  aparently the damage can be further down in your gut (where the endoscopy doesn't go) I was diagnosed with the DH form of coeliac.  The symptoms are so varied. your doc was wrong to tell you to go gluten free before testing you. there are soooooo many people in the medical profession who haven't got a clue about it !!! good luck