People living with celiac disease will need to make changes to their diet. Generally, people with celiac disease will need to follow a gluten-free diet.To avoid gluten, you should remove all gluten-containing foods from your diet. The following all contain gluten:
- Grains
- Wheat
- Rye
- Barley
In addition, people might want to avoid oats and quinoa, as these foods are usually processed in facilities that process gluten-containing foods. On a gluten-free diet, you can still enjoy the following:
- Fresh meats and poultry
- Fresh fish
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Potatoes
- Rice.
You can also incorporate gluten-free flours into your diet. These include soy, corn, potato and rice flours.
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Tue, Apr 7, 2009
Celiac Disease