Following a gluten free diet can be difficult. For people who are diagnosed with Coeliac Disease it is not uncommon to have never heard of the disease, let alone know how to manage the condition. But what happens to patients who are not diagnosed with Coeliac Disease but follow a gluten free diet for other reasons.

The new issue of DS Discover Magazine speaks to three women who all tested negatively to Coeliac Disease* but felt their symptoms improved from following a gluten free diet. They talk about what it’s like to have never been formally diagnosed and how the problems they face are similar to Coeliac sufferers.

Also included in this editiopn of DS Discover Magazine DS-gluten free focus on Coeliac UK’s gluten free challenge. 16th – 22nd May marks Coeliac Awareness Week 2011, and this years theme is all about raising awareness by encouraging people to follow a gluten free diet. One of the suggestions is to host a gluten free dinner party for friends and family, which is why inside this issue of Discover, DS-gluten free have developed a range of gluten free recipes perfect for a dinner party. As well as interviews, gluten free news and dinner party recipes Kate Jeffs, author of "A Girl’s Guide to Gluten Free Baking" takes a break from the blog to investigate the gluten free offering in Wagamama’s, Wetherspoons and Las Iguanas. You can also enter our competition to win a gluten free meal for two at one of the restaurants.

Download your very own copy of DS Discover Magazine.

*Whilst the blood tests to screen for coeliac antibodies have a high sensitivity and specificity they are not 100% accurate. Therefore, in cases where these blood tests come back negative but individuals continue to experience symptoms which could be attributed to coeliac disease it would be advisable for them to have a biopsy to check. It is thought that approximately 10% of individuals with coeliac disease may be antibody negative



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