Options with medication for celiac disease signs:
Most times it requires medical treatment for celiac disease. In children with celiac disease, you may need to supplement the diet with calcium and iron. With the beginning of gluten-free diets, symptoms usually disappear after 2-3 weeks and once the injuries heal intestinal absorption is normal. Medication is necessary only in case of illness or severe complications occur in children who have persistent symptoms despite gluten-free diet. Medication is administered to the symptoms. Some complications, such as stature-weight deficit can not be treated with medication.



Rarely, some children with celiac disease and gluten-free diet need treatment with corticosteroid medication to reduce intestinal inflammation and improve intestinal absorption of food nutrients and vitamins. However, not all doctors recommend the use of corticosteroid therapy in celiac disease.

-Surgery:  No surgical treatment for celiac disease. Other treatments for celiac disease signs:  Psychological counseling is also useful in the treatment of celiac disease. This helps patient to accept disease as a chronic illness that requires a strict diet, for life and can have an impact on personal life or family.



-Prophylaxis:  Although celiac disease can not be prevented, a gluten-free diet can prevent the emergence and evolution of intestinal lesions. For beginning, is also recommended to avoid consumption of dairy products which can trigger symptoms (especially milk), then, after starting gluten-free food, they can be gradually reintroduced (after intestinal lesions heal). These recommendations are useful in patients with celiac disease who require gluten-free diet:

- Consult a nutritionist who can provide more information about diet for celiac disease. It is also recommended to keep a diary in the first months of diet because is easier to quantify the food permitted or prohibited, and also noting the link between the type of foods consumed and the symptoms which appeared.

- Special attention to foods containing “hidden” gluten (foods that don’t have information of composition). It is mandatory reading labels on products prepared or processed; for example, "hydrolyzed vegetable protein" may mean home gluten grains (wheat).



- Attention to food consumed in the city (restaurants, fast food).

- Measurement of weight in children and establish a balance between calories intake and gained weight.
- Consumption of fruits and vegetables to avoid constipation. They can also be used on fiber preparations and without gluten, and rice bran.

Maintaining a gluten-free diet is quite difficult among adolescents and children with celiac disease (they will not feel different from the rest of the entourage), so in this case recommend the following:

- Contacting a nutrition center that can provide the information necessary to establish a suitable diet for celiac disease.

- Supervision of children's diets at school. Parents should explain the special situation of children to the teachers also they must try to prepare them at home some meals for school to explain why they shouldn’t feel different from other children.

- Transfer of responsibility along with age. It is recommended that children older to choose their own food to consume, such as becoming more independent and also, they are aware of the risks of dietary gluten.

- Providing appropriate psychological support if possible relapses, or problems entourage.  Some people with celiac disease and their families require counseling, which helps them overcome emotional problems related to disease. Also, counseling helps to establish a good communication between parents and children that increase dietary compliance.