Recently diagnosed Mark 1 celiac; how cautious should I be?
Hi! Sorry if this kind of post isn’t allowed or is dumb, I’m just genuinely curious and don’t know where else to go to get advice.
I recently was diagnosed with Marsh 1 celiac disease after being originally diagnosed with vitamin deficient anemia. I’m trying to learn what I can from online groups/forums, and have been trying to be extra cautious about cross contamination, and double checking labels to make sure stuff is gluten free.
At a 4th of July party yesterday, there was a situation where I was concerned about cross contamination but a friend who has a higher level of celiac, advised I didn’t have to worry about it especially since I’m only Marsh 1. Is this an actual thing, like I don’t have to be concerned with cross contamination/just make sure to eat gluten free or should I still be cautious about cross contamination as well?
Like I understand Marsh 1 is the lowest level and not as severe, but getting diagnosed with it feels like there should be at least some caution.
Thank you for any/all advice!
Edit: I’m sorry, I did mean Marsh 1 not Mark 1 😂 IDK why I kept typing that, but I did fix it (except for the title, idk how to fix that)