<p>My daughter will be attending Lehigh this fall and has celiac disease and thus has to eat gluten free. When we've visited it seemed that she would be able to find things to eat, but is there anyone who is in a similiar situation that can share details of how it is to have celiac disease at Lehigh? Is there anything in particular that would be helpful to know?</p>
<p>While I don’t have Celiac Disease, I do have some other food allergies that limit the amount of food available for me in the dining halls. There is a wide variety of food, so that is pretty helpful in always finding something to eat. Additionally, Lehigh recently installed a Gluten-free section of the dining halls, with gluten-free equipment (like a toaster) and some food. I believe every main dish served has a card which lists information helpful for people with allergies (Such as Dairy Free, Vegan, Gluten free, etc.). If your daughter has a doctor’s note with Lehigh it is likely she can get a medical suite for her first year with a kitchen. This could be really helpful for her, as even with the new things in the dining halls it still might be difficult for her to get enough food to stay healthy.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info phillipb22! With a medical suite would she still be housed with other freshman? I suspect she would give up the convenience of having a kitchen if it meant she wouldn’t be able to live with her classmates to make friends as a new person on campus.</p>
<p>Yes, she’d still live in a first-year residence hall. For example, there is a medical suite on the first floor of dravo – while it is a little isolated from other halls (it is the only room in that hallway), she still has a Gryphon with another hall so she could make friends there. There are also rooms in Richards where she’d still have a roommate.</p>
<p>Great, thanks again.</p>