Top Tips When Traveling with Celiac Disease

Travel Gluten Free Podcast

Season 09 Episode 08

Top Tips for Traveling Gluten Free

What do you need to know when you’re a gluten free traveler? While there are many details you need to plan for your trip, here are a few new ones that I haven’t talked about on previous episodes of the Travel Gluten-free Podcast. Today, I’ll give you great gluten free travel advice to travel safely, no matter where your gluten free adventure ends up taking you in the world!

Traveling with Your Medicine Bag

When flying gluten-free, you want to know about this not-well-known piece of information. If you have a disability, and any auto-immune disease is considered a disability, you have the right to carry one extra bag for medical supplies. In addition to the two bags you can carry on, you get one extra. Here’s the link to the TSA article, which explains in detail what you can bring and what they allow on the airplane when you travel with a medical bag. 

Don’t have a medical bag? Get the PracMedic Travel Medicine Bag. I just picked one up from Amazon, and I’m very excited to travel with this handy medical bag. I’ve been able to stuff lots of supplements and all my prescriptions, along with my spray hand sanitizer, into this convenient bag that has a shoulder strap for easy carrying through the airport. 

And if you need a clear, quart-sized travel case for your toiletries because the TSA agent took yours the last time you went through security (like the rude agent who I encountered at the St. Louis airport), then grab this amazing deal from CBGE! Three TSA-approved quart-sized toiletry bags for men or women for under $11.

Call to Verify Your Fridge, Microwave, and Freezer at Your Hotel or Air

Never assume that your hotel room is going to come standard with a microwave, fridge, and freezer! I’ve been to hotels that were very nice and had none of these accommodations. Always call ahead - ideally before you book your stay - to find out if they have these much-needed vacation items or if they can provide them to you upon your arrival. 

Cover Your Cooking Surfaces

Don’t believe it when you hear that gluten can cook off of surfaces! This is simply not true. You need to assume that all surfaces have gluten on them, because, well, that’s the world we live in! To protect yourself, you’ll want to purchase reusable toaster sleeves to protect your food. Looking to protect your food from someone else’s gluten laden stuff? Grab these compostable sandwich bags that are reusable and biodegradable.

Podcast Resources

Journey safely with The Guide to Traveling Gluten Free which walks you through planning your next gluten-free travel adventure!

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