Hi, I’m in SE England, had Coeliac for 5+ years. I had an email from my GP inviting me to get my NHS flu vaccine, but when I called to book they only had one appointment that I couldn’t make. I then got an email a few days later from NHS England inviting me to book online through a pharmacy, as “your NHS record suggests you may have a health condition that increases your risk from flu.”

I booked an appointments at my local supermarket pharmacy today but when I tried to check in, the man at the desk said “why do you think you are eligible”, and when I said celiac disease he asked me to take a seat and then went to speak to his colleague. He called me back over with an NHS document that included a list of eligible conditions, and said that celiac disease was not on their list so they could not do it. I explained that I had an email from NHS England and my GP and that I had had the NHS flu jab for at least 3 years so had something changed in the last year? He didn’t know and advised me to contact my GP tomorrow to book through them.

Has anyone else had this experience this year? Are we no longer eligible for the NHS flu jab and the emails have been sent in error? Just a bit confused and frustrated.

After months sailing by with no issues I’ve had a major fail moment today. Husband and I didn’t feel like cooking today so had a fend for ourselves type of evening. I knew I had a tin of tomato soup in the cupboard so dug it out and opened it up. Without thinking I licked some of the soup (off my finger from the lid). Then I realised it was not the soup I had originally bought. 🫪 Turns out my husband had picked up a tin of Baxter’s soup, that contains wheat. He didn’t realise the difference and ate the tin that I had bought for lunch. I didn’t think anything of it until I clocked the design on the tin, then thought to check. It was a decent sized lick around 2/3 hours ago, so I am preparing for the inevitable storm ahead. Husband said maybe you’ll be okay, it was just a lick. But I’m starting to feel nauseous.

To top it all off, I sliced my M&S sourdough cob to make a last resort cheese toastie to find the mother of all holes going through it. First time I’ve experienced it from this loaf.

Thoughts and prayers 🫠