Hi, my name is Alex.  I'm 16 years old and from Northern New Jersey. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease shortly after I turned three, so I've been living most of my life gluten free. I decided to create Eat Gluten Free with Me as a way to help others with Celiac learn to safely eat and live gluten free. I'm the oldest of three girls and I run track for my high school. I love to hang out with my friends, go shopping, practice sports, ski, go to the beach, and so many other things. This website is a guide to how I am able to do all of these things while being gluten free!

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In the summer before I was diagnosed with Celiac, I had frequent stomach pain and occasional vomiting. At first, the doctors thought I had a stomach bug, but the symptoms persisted. I was given a blood test, which came back with markers for Celiac.  I then had an endoscopy that confirmed the diagnosis.

 

Ever since then I've been living gluten free. Now I want to help others make an easier adjustment to having Celiac Disease. Because I've been gluten free for most of my life, I consider myself somewhat an expert now, but in the beginning it was much more difficult. Because of my age at the time, my parents had to learn what was safe for me to eat, the best brands to buy, and how to avoid cross contamination, which was a huge and overwhelming task. The purpose of this website is to share my experiences and the ways I've learned to handle my diet and still live a normal and happy life -- in the hope of making the adjustment to being gluten free easier and less intimidating for others. 

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In this website I will include a general guide to safely eating gluten free, my guides to my favorite restaurants near me and in every place that I travel to, the best gluten free items to buy at the grocery store, using safe skincare and makeup, and my own recipes for my favorite homemade gluten free foods. I will also share other reference materials and update you on what I've been doing to advocate on behalf of people with Celiac Disease and gluten/wheat allergies.