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to think I should be able to eat pizza

248 replies

letmeeatpizza · 26/03/2015 21:43

Nc. Basically my gp has got very stingy with prescriptions, for years I've been getting pizza bases and crackers for my celiac. But now apparently I can only be given pasta, bread and flour mixes. I know the NHS in Wales has some funding problems but I can't eat normal foods and they are more expensive and I could die if I doNt stick to the diet. I'd be perfectly happy to pay a nominal price of a pound or so a packet so they end up no more expensive than normal stuff but the system isn't in place. So I'm at the mercy of profit driven supermarkets who charge loads because they can.

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DisappointedOne · 27/03/2015 09:38

And you can make gluten free crackers in the microwave with flaxseed and water.

DisappointedOne · 27/03/2015 09:40

cleangreensimple.com/2011/05/flax-crackers/

ThisOneAndThatOne · 27/03/2015 09:41

I thought that this was a spoof thread at first.

Really? pizza bases on prescription?

Is this for real?

DisappointedOne · 27/03/2015 09:44

You'd be amazed at what people will demand on prescription here in Wales. Nothing to do with them being free, of course. Hmm

pigsinmud · 27/03/2015 09:45

I buy gf pitta breads to use as pizza bases. Dh and ds2 love them. £2 for a packet of 4.

FenellaFellorick · 27/03/2015 10:09

It's not a spoof. You can get pizza bases on prescription. And many other gf foods too.
www.coeliac.org.uk/document-library/128-prescribable-products-list/

WayfaringStranger · 27/03/2015 10:16

I do have empathy with the OP and appreciate that having a condition can be expensive but I'm surprised that people can comment they understand the NHS is under strain but want pizza bases to be subsidised. Shock There are lots of digestive conditions and allergies that mean eating is difficult and expensive. You just cannot expect the NHS to pick up the slack for bloody pizza.

GraysAnalogy · 27/03/2015 10:21

A couple of quid a week adds up to more than your glasses, GraysAnatomy

I need my glasses, OP doesn't need pizza. Especially every week.

pigsinmud · 27/03/2015 10:27

Dh and ds2 are not coeliac, but if they eat gluten they spend most of the day with stomach cramps and on the loo. So, we have to buy gf stuff with no prescription. I am not complaining about that and I do not think we should get it free, just saying that the op is in a "lucky" position in that she gets some of it free.

OTheHugeManatee · 27/03/2015 10:37

I'm late to this thread but

HA HA HA HA HA Grin

catsrus · 27/03/2015 10:55

I had no idea that food was available on the nhs Shock. Given the cutbacks being made I would think providing pizza is not a priority and should not be a priority.

MamaLazarou · 27/03/2015 11:24

I think OTheHugeManatee has summed it up pretty succinctly.

WhereYouLeftIt · 27/03/2015 11:40

"I've tried to make pizza bases, takes ages, trashes the kitchen and don't taste as good. If I didn't work full time and have a commute that would be a possibility, but I just don't have the time for that"

"Only in MN world is an essential like bread easy to make. Its a right FAFF and if you work full time with a commute its very difficult."

Seriously, you think nobody else here works full-time and commutes? (That's how you come across.)

How hard do you think it is to make bread? You stick flour, yeast, sugar, salt and water into a breadmaker and flick a switch. Set the timer if you want to be fancy and come home to the smell of fresh bread. Two minutes tops, no trashing of kitchen. Same for pizza bases; get the machine to do the mixing, take out the dough, roll it and stick it in the oven. Absolutely no faff.

You have a condition, one that can be serious if ignored. We get that. But your health is your responsibility and you seem to be saying that working full-time (and let's not forget the commute) means the NHS should totally take care of it, you're too busy. You're not.

IrmaGuard · 27/03/2015 11:45

I think too much faff and working full time actually translates into can't be arsed.

Betrayedbutsurvived · 27/03/2015 11:49

Sorry, But I can't get past pizza bases being professional chef level, that is Feckin hilarious.

Sirzy · 27/03/2015 11:55

I know betrayed, I am wondering if that means I can send 5 year old DS to work in a kitchen?

Mominatrix · 27/03/2015 11:57

Yabvvvvvu, but you know that already as you nc'ed for this thread. [eye roll emoticon].

Betrayedbutsurvived · 27/03/2015 11:59

You should sirzy, you clearly have a child prodigy there.

Sixgeese · 27/03/2015 12:00

I wish that the Government, would fund my life saving medication, but while I get it on prescription, because I live in England I pay for it.

I do understand about the needs of Coeliacs, my dniece and DH's Dniece are both on GF diets (one after a positive blood test) and get some GF food on prescription, but their choices are limited and has to be topped up with supermarket GF food. As soon as they are adults I would assume that they would start buying it all in the supermarket, as it would then be cheaper than paying the prescription charges.

I have never had a problem cooking for them, and yes, I have fed them supermarket GF pizza which wasn't that much different in price to a half decent supermarket nonGF pizza.

seriouslypeedoff · 27/03/2015 12:06

Yabu, I can't eat any dairy products, rice, pasta or shop bought bread. All on advice from doctors. No on can figure out why I am ill after eating these things, I am not a coeliac. So I don't get anything on prescription. Homemade bread doesn't effect me as much as shop bought bread. So I BUY my own flour and make it, if I really want some. I also make pizza bases on occasion. Which is really quick and no need for it to trash the kitchen. I also work ft and have kids. I am sure if you really wanted pizza you would actually do it.

ragged · 27/03/2015 12:11

I went lactose intolerant in all 4 pregnancies for the first 6 months or so. Actually I think I went food intolerant. Could I have got a prescription? If only I knew!!

WayfaringStranger · 27/03/2015 12:13

"A couple of quid a week adds up to more than your glasses, GraysAnatomy"

I know this was aimed at another poster but you clearly don't have complex sight issues that require expensive lenses.

I also have poor salivary production as a result of my immune system not working properly which damages my teeth and means I spend £300+ per year on hygienist treatments. Living with health conditions is expensive!

GraysAnalogy · 27/03/2015 12:22

I didn't want to go into it but I have eye checks every month, one of my eyes was injured and I'll eventually go blind so it's something I have to keep on top of.

It cost me £220 for my glasses last time, and no they weren't designer. My eye sight degenerates very quickly meaning I'll soon need new lenses, I haven't had them for 4 months. Otherwise it's constant headaches, meaning I can't do my job. So I have to buy them. There's no choice. I would endanger myself and others if I didn't anyway because they're so bad. But yeah OP's pizzas are more expensive and she needs them more obvz Hmm

crapschooltrips · 27/03/2015 12:23

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