Celiac Disease Gluten-free

Published on Jun 13 2010, in the categories: celiac disease

In terms of adopting a celiac disease gluten-free regime, the symptoms disappear in a few days. The intestinal mucus examination showed a villus recovery, requiring several months to complete. Disease surveillance is done through periodic biopsies of the intestinal mucus. Adolescent, symptoms gradually attenuates, there is the possibility of complete remission. The child begins to gain weight in a few weeks.  At approximately 10% of patients with Celiac disease occurs in a type of cancer: at esophagus, pharynx, or intestine.  Other diseases present cancer patients with Celiac disease are lymphomas. Lymphoma is tumor that develops in lymphoid tissue and especially in lymph nodes.



Treatment for Celiac persons:
Important. Persons suspected of Celiac disease must consult a doctor before taking a Celiac disease gluten-free diet. Several diseases have symptoms similar to those of Celiac disease. In addition, the adoption of a gluten-free diets can lead to falsification of laboratory results.  There is no cure for Celiac disease. Instead, adopting the life of a gluten-free regime allows complete disappearance of symptoms, treatment gaps and prevent potential complications. In most cases, intestinal mucous tissues recover. This healing occurs in a few months at a young adult patient while the recovery period may last 2-3 years. In exceptional cases, symptoms may persist even a few months after adopting a gluten-free diet.



-Gluten-free regime for Celiac persons:  Gluten-free regime would effectively prohibit many commonly consumed foods: wheat bread and pasta. But gluten is found not only in grain but is hiding in many foods of commerce that use gluten as an ingredient. Because an infinitesimal amount of gluten can damage the intestine, causing recurrence of symptoms, greater vigilance is needed in choosing products.

-Products that contain gluten:  Cereal products: wheat, semolina, couscous, barley, oats, rye and hybrid varieties. It looks like pure rye is tolerated but the risk of contamination with other grains is increased.. Buckwheat sometimes must be avoided. These grains are found in many forms (flour, meal, flakes) in bakery products, confectionery, on pasta, cereal bars, biscuits, dough, etc..

Commercial products: gluten is found in yogurt with fruit, ice cream, hot chocolate, soup cubes, some types of cheese, canned meat, sausages, tomato sauce, peanut butter, etc. Gluten serves as a  food binder and hides under several names in the lists of product ingredients: malt, starches (wheat, barley, rye, etc.), hydrolyzed vegetable protein and textured vegetable protein.  Gluten is found in some drinks: beer, gin, whiskey. Even some cosmetics (lipstick) may contain traces of gluten.<



In the kitchen, you should give special attention to not contaminate food without gluten. Contamination can occur when gluten-free products are prepared in an unwashed container in which there were foods containing gluten. It happens that gluten-free products are contaminated during production, processing or packing. In this respect, products labeled "gluten-free" are safer.  Celiac diet people should be rich in fresh foods, as little processed:

-Fruit and vegetable;
-Meat, fish
-Soya bean and
-Some cereals: rice, millet, quinoa
-Some kinds of flour: rice, maize, potato, chickpea, soybean

Most dairy products are consumed, but people with lactose intolerance can avoid them for several months.
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