Five Things You Wish Your Friends Understood about CSID
Living with Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID) – a rare disorder that affects a person’s ability to digest sucrose – can be challenging, especially when your…
Category: Lifestyle
Don’t Make Your Sweetheart Sick – Valentine’s Gifts for Those Sensitive to Sugar
From pastel conversation hearts to boxes of chocolates, sugar reigns on Valentine’s Day. In fact, U.S. consumers are expected to spend $20 billion this year…
Bathroom Horror Stories from People with Food Sensitivities
Has eating out at a restaurant or going to a friend’s house become a stressful event? Imagine needing to know where the closest bathroom is…
Sucrose Intolerance Goes to College: Lessons Learned Last Semester
A patient’s story about attending college with a rare disease, CSID. Here are the lessons she learned living with sucrose intolerance at college.
Explaining Sucrose Intolerance to My Child’s Teacher
My son Jarrod is in first grade and has sucrose intolerance. I was devastated when I heard about what happened at school yesterday. Upset and…
How to Pack the Perfect Picnic
Summer is officially here with longer days, blossoming flowers, and warmer weather. One way to soak up the fresh air is by spending some time…
4 Ways to Navigate a Birthday Party with Sucrose Intolerance
If dealing with sucrose intolerance is completely new, you may not know how to politely breach the topic with the party hostess. Here are some ideas for navigating birthday parties, while still maintaining your child’s dietary restrictions.
The Sibling Issue: Emotions That May Arise When a Child in Your Family Has Sucrose Intolerance
Siblings of a child diagnosed with Genetic Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (GSID) may experience negative emotions. Here are some of the emotions that may arise and suggestions for ways that parents might tackle them.
Food Isn’t Making You Fat
By: Emma Brown Two months ago I threw my bathroom scale out the window. Granted, I live in a one-story house and it landed safely…
Story from a GSID Parent
I want to let you all in on a little secret: I do not, DO NOT have my act together. Not even a little bit.…
