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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘Have a heart, NHS’: Readers share tough reality of living with coeliac disease

Living with coeliac disease is far from simple – as Independent readers made clear in response to news that children in the North West could soon lose access to gluten-free food on prescription.

Many shared the daily challenges of managing the condition, describing a gluten-free diet as not a lifestyle choice but a medical necessity.

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