i work full time but have to support my child from my first marriage. My diet is very expensive. do i qulaify for help with cost of the NHS as i have an allergy to foods with these ingedients in it?
2006-11-30 12:32:11 · 20 answers · asked by cleopatra 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
No it's unfair. A child up to age 16 can get free 'food' if they had biopsy/coeliac tests or consultant recommendations,but you can save something by buying a PPC.
People who have to pay for more than 5 prescription items in 4 months, or 14 items in 12 months, could save money by buying a PPC. Details of the current prescription charge and pre-payment certificate costs are available from leaflet HC12 - Charges and optical voucher values.
Tesco now stocks the best range for any supermarket and the prices have come down greatly esp own brand gluten/wheat free.
See website that has fair prices:
http://www.dietaryneedsdirect.co.uk/cnb/shop/dietaryneedsdirect?op=merchant-welcome-null
2006-12-02 10:20:00 · answer #1 · answered by Isabelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get prescriptions on the NHS, but they are for Boots (the chemist) and their food isn't as good as some others, like tesco's. I was allergic to wheat & gluten for 5 years then one day i was searching the internet for gluten free recipes and kept coming across a product called Glutenzyme plus. To me this was like a miricle, you take one tablet 5-10 mins before eating a normal meal containg wheat which replaces the enzymes that are missing from your stomach that should digest gluten.
The first time i was terrified! i thought i'd have cramps, and feel faint and stuff but nothing happened! it was wonderful!Now i'm going to eat a sausage sandwich for my dinner.....yum!
Good luck and all the best
oh yeah, the cheapest place to buy them is mynutritionshop.co.uk
and they do them for lactose intollerance too.....
2006-12-04 08:02:57 · answer #2 · answered by Penny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in the United States you qualify for a tax break only if your diet costs a certain percentage higher than your previous (normal) diet did. It's generally not worth the paperwork. If you're short on cash, try making only naturally gluten free foods. This would actually be cheaper than glutenous foods. Plain meats, veggies, fruits, rice, potatoes, etc. are all naturally gluten free and very inexpensive. If you must have gluten-free replacement foods, try making your own. It's much cheaper than buying the pre-packaged junk.
2006-12-03 14:06:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister, living in Britain, suffers from Coeliac Disease and gets her gluten free bread free on the National Health.
There may be a 'Post Code' lottery on this one, some areas giving and others not, but you can easily find that out.
Remember too that your GP works to a budget these days and may be unwilling to prescibe it.
If this is the case and you are middle class and choppsy you will get it, if you are working class and a bit tongue-tied in front of doctors then you won't.
Life is not always fair is it?
2006-11-30 20:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by DavidP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Years ago you would have been because Gluten free stuff was only available by special order on prescription. However nowadays its so freely available - supermarkets carry a whole range of gluten free food - even baby foods so I think the answer now is no, you dont qualify xxx
2006-11-30 20:47:12 · answer #5 · answered by starlet108 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Canadians who might be interested in this question: In Canada, if you have to buy special food due to allergies, the cost of that food qualifies as a tax deduction when you submit your income tax forms in April.
2006-12-01 07:48:48 · answer #6 · answered by Monique Attinger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have the same as you, i have anaphylaxis to wheat and many other things,i don't get my bread and crackers free but i get six per prescription, it works out a lot cheaper,especially if you buy a certificate for the year,think its about £95 for the year,but if your getting 6 loafs of bread a week and 6 boxes of crackers a week, it works out the cheapest way.
hope this has helped
2006-12-04 07:48:11 · answer #7 · answered by goodlassie666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, no. I am a food allergy sufferer as well. My list includes wheat, eggs, beans, and milk, just to name a few. You are right, it is extremely expensive. Good luck.
2006-11-30 23:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't have this option at all in the US, but I know that in the UK you can get a prescription for your GF food and they help defer the cost.
It never hurts to ask them.
Nancy
2006-12-01 02:08:03 · answer #9 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I don't know but I would support your cause. Did you know that by placing a certain bacteria in your gut you can overcome your food intolerance's in most cases. I was lactose intolerant but am now cured.
2006-11-30 20:40:26 · answer #10 · answered by BravoWon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋