Top 7 Tips For Traveling While Diet-Restricted

Limits on diet doesn’t have to mean limits on adventure

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You may be food restricted for many reasons. Perhaps you have an allergy, an autoimmune condition, have to maintain a specialized diet to minimize general gastrointestinal symptoms, or you choose a specialized diet (ex: vegan, vegetarian) due to moral reasons.

I have celiac disease which means I have an autoimmune reaction to gluten. I can’t have any food with wheat, barley, or rye, and I need to be careful that my food doesn’t come into contact with these foods. For example, I can’t have gluten free toast that is toasted in a normal, gluten- filled toaster as the crumbs will make me sick.

Adjusting To a Celiac Disease Diagnosis

Traveling with a restriction like this can be extremely overwhelming. However, the more you do it, the more comfortable you become. I was diagnosed with Celiac in 2020 and since then I have become much more comfortable traveling with the condition.

Here are seven things I’ve learned that have made traveling with dietary restrictions much easier.