This is it – time to #RunForBoo and for my summer challenge to run 70 miles in July, 80 miles in August, 90 miles in September and 100 miles in October (340 miles) – finishing off by running 10 miles, 2 days before my 46 birthday at the Great South Run (my favourite run, around my favourite place!) This time I’m doing it for Betsy-Boo, raising awareness of Coeliac UK and how it’s not just about being gluten free!!
Running Progress 🏃♀️
I won’t bore you with daily updates but will post #RunningProgress here: #RunForBoo Diary | October 2024 – plus check-out my progress from September here: #RunForBoo | September 2024, August here: #RunForBoo Diary | August 2024 and July here: #RunForBoo Diary | July 2024.
Feel free to follow me on Strava and give me some Kudos plus if you would like to sponsor me and support Coeliac UK you can do so here: AJBell Great South Run Fundraising page: Claris Lamport. Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️😘
My Blog 📖
I’m also writing a blog, so if you want to learn more about coeliac disease you can read how Betsy got diagnosed and why it’s more than just being gluten free by reading my blog posts:
🔗Betsy becomes a coeliac
🔗More than being just #GlutenFree
Living Gluten Free – #ThisGirlCan!
👁️🗨️ Watch this space – another blog post coming soon.
What is Coeliac Disease? 🛈
Coeliac disease is a lifelong autoimmune disease caused by a reaction to gluten – it’s where your immune system attacks your own tissues when you eat gluten, damaging your gut so your body cannot properly take in nutrients. Likely symptoms include diarrhoea, constipation, vomiting, stomach cramps, mouth ulcers, fatigue and anaemia.
It’s caused by an adverse reaction to gluten which is a dietary protein found in wheat, barley and rye and affects at least 1 in every 100 people in the UK – although experts think this may be underestimated because milder cases go undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed as other digestive conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). There’s no cure for coeliac disease but following a gluten-free diet should help control symptoms and prevent the long-term complications of the condition.
Coeliac disease can develop and be diagnosed at any age. It may develop after weaning onto cereals that contain gluten, in old age or any time in between but is most frequently diagnosed in people aged 40-60 years old.
Coeliac UK is a UK charity for people with coeliac disease – it has lots of useful information including more on signs and symptoms to look out for plus a useful tool to check whether you have Coeliac Disease.
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