Anyone with celiac disease must follow a gluten-free diet

Posted on the June 29th, 2009 under Health

Gluten Allergy, Celiac disease, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an auto-immune illness of the intestines, which is caused by gluten, a protein found in different cereal grains. So, any person with celiac disease have to keep to a gluten-free diet.

Where is Gluten Found?
The key resource of gluten in the diet include wheat, rye, and barley. Oats may be accepted in very small amounts by certain patients with celiac disease, although those with severe disease in general don’t.
Dairy foods might not be tolerated when persons with celiac disease has active symptoms, since lactose intolerance frequently develops. However, this is because of the lactose sugar in the dairy foods, rather than the proteins, which can cause milk allergy.

What Common Foods are Gluten-Free?
Foods such as soybean flour, tapioca flour, rice, corn, buckwheat and potatoes are usually safe for people with celiac disease. See below for more information regarding a gluten-free diet.

Why Follow a Gluten Free Diet?

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