Celiac disease: High cost of gluten-free foods called ‘unfair’

Maisy Williams, 23, from Abergavenny, said doing her weekly shop had been costly and time-consuming since she was diagnosed with the condition in 2018, following a period of depression, fatigue and weight loss.

Even though she was able to get a gluten-free food prescription, she said, “Sometimes you still have to go to five different supermarkets because what you want isn’t there.”

“People don’t understand how serious it can be… but also mentally it’s made me more anxious about eating out, I don’t like the attention,” Maisy added.