January was very exciting for me – I visited family in Australia!

I had an amazing time, my hosts were wonderful and worked hard to provide me with the full Australian experience.  As a celiac, I was very interested in the gluten free foods available in Australia – Wow! was I blown away by the multitude of options, the variety and the quality. In this episode of the podcast, Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com turns the tables and interviews me about my trip, how I ate and if I brought any goodies home with me.

Ellen has relationship with the company that produces Corn Thins for the worldwide market and they are located in Australia. Ellen was kind enough to set up a conversation for me with her contact at Corn Thins to discuss gluten free food production in Australia. You get to listen as Ellen and I find out some unexpected good news about what it means to call a product gluten free in Australia.

I don’t take many photos of my everyday life, but I do photograph food, and while in Australia I took some pictures that you have to see to understand and believe. Follow along with the podcast and refer to the photos on my blog at acanadianceliacblog.com.

PS – I threw in the photos of feeding kangaroos and cuddling a baby wombat.

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Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com

This podcast is part of the 50^th Anniversary celebrations of the first meeting of the Canadian Celiac Association. I was able to chat with many people at the event, some I’ve known a long time and some, I was just meeting that day. We begin the podcast with a conversation with Julie Greene of the CCA who walks us through the very recent name change for the organization. Here’s the link to the CCA webpage for the 50^th Anniversary.

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Join us as we celebrate being 50 years young! We’re celebrating the CCA all year long with special events, education and more! Join us!

Sue’s Websites and Social Media –

Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com

Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com

Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com

Celiac Kid Stuff – https://www.celiackidstuff.com

Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com

Instagram – @suesgfbaking

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL

Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com

Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com

Time to catch up with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com. Ellen and I talk about a study that looks at celiac children with persistent symptoms after one year of being established on the gluten free diet. As well Ellen introduces a study in the form of online surveys to be taken by 8 – 16 year old celiac patients, in an effort to improve recommendations for celiac youth. Oats have been in the news lately and Ellen and I look at a study recognizing that some celiacs are not able to tolerate even pure oats. More investigation needs to be done on the cause of a reaction to pure oats, but this study hopefully is the first step to solving this issue. Ellen was able to bring us the story of a family suffering through the war in Ukraine with a sick child suspected of having celiac disease. The family is now in Boston, with the help of The National Celiac Association in Massachusetts. This prompted Ellen to mention a company she’s worked with called TOTAL PREPARE that makes freeze dried meals which can be used in case of an emergency, when camping, or when you’re struggling otherwise for basic necessities, as are parts of Ukraine currently. Ellen directs us to the company’s gluten free webpage –  https://totalprepare.ca/shop/food/?swoof=1&pa_dietary-needs=gluten-free&really_curr_tax=770-product_cat&utm_source=cs&utm_medium=cs&utm_campaign=celiac_scene&utm_id=csgf

Ellen and I recapped my recent series of podcasts about asymptomatic celiacs, including my opinion on what I learned from the conversations.

Ellen was happy to tell us that the Noodlebox restaurant chain from BC has now opened a location in Ontario, west of Toronto. As well she was able to share some of the lengths that MeeT Vegan & Vegetarian restaurants go to in order to offer gluten free on their menu.

Selena DeVries, RD is offering her course “Gluten Free Eating Out Masterclass” free of charge. Sign up to receive the recording at –

https://event.webinarjam.com/go/replay/15/07304f5cyoa0za2

Why GI Symptoms Persist in Some Children with Celiac Disease
Family Flees Ukraine to Get Medical Care for Celiac Son
New ACG Guidelines Suggest that Oats Can Cause an Immune Response in Some Celiacs
University of Surrey (England) Recruiting 8-16 Year Old with Celiac Disease for Study

Jill’s Asymptomatic Journey with Celiac Disease
Two Families Share Their Difficult Road to Diagnosis
Implications of Being an Asymptomatic Celiac

A Warm Victoria Welcome to MeeT Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurant
Noodlebox Opens 30th Restaurant – Stoney Creek, Ontario

Sue’s Websites and Social Media –

Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com

Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com

Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com

Celiac Kid Stuff – https://www.celiackidstuff.com

Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com

Instagram – @suesgfbaking

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL

Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com

Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com

During the month of January, I’ve presented stories of individuals who consider themselves asymptomatic with Celiac Disease. I also made a commitment to share my thoughts at the end of this series. You can listen to all of these episodes on most podcast apps, on my blog www.acanadianceliacblog.com or on my podcast website acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com.

Episode 249 Advocating for the Undiagnosed

Episode 251 Asymptomatic Mariya and Sacha

Episode 252 Asymptomatic Kids and Parents

Episode 253 Jill’s Asymptomatic Journey

Also, Episode 241 DH and Gluten Free in a Foreign Land

If you would like to share your comments with me, please email to acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com.

Sue’s Websites and Social Media –

Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com

Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com

Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com

Celiac Kid Stuff – https://www.celiackidstuff.com

Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com

Instagram – @suesgfbaking

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL

Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com

Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com