Treatment

By Nancy Lapid, About.com Guide to Celiac Disease

Presently, the only treatment for celiac disease is a strict, life-long gluten-free diet.

1. The Gluten-Free Diet
2. Protecting Yourself From Gluten
3. Cooking Without Gluten

The Gluten-Free Diet

If you have celiac disease, you need to follow a strict gluten-free diet for the rest of your life. Even microscopic amounts are forbidden. It's natural to feel overwhelmed... but after the initial shock, you'll find yourself eating all kinds of healthy, delicious foods.

• You Need To Be Gluten-Free. Now What?
• Safe And Unsafe Grains
• Which Grains Contain Gluten?
• What You CAN Eat
• Getting Enough Fiber On The Gluten-Free Diet

• Handy Gluten-Free Snack Ideas
• Oats And The Gluten-Free Diet
• Gluten-Free Beers
• Gluten-Free Candies

Protecting Yourself From Gluten

Being gluten-free is not just a matter of avoiding breads, cake and pasta. Gluten lurks in lots of unexpected places.

• Tips For Gluten-Free Safety At Home
• The Importance Of Avoiding Cross-Contamination
• Side Effects Of The Gluten-Free Diet
• Challenges Of The Gluten-Free Diet
• Protect Yourself From Gluten In Medicines

Cooking Without Gluten

Here are tips, guidelines and resources for gluten-free cooking.

• Cooking With Gluten-Free Flours
• Easy, Delicious Recipes
• Crustless Cheese And Spinach Quiche
• Gluten-Free Buckwheat Pancakes
• Gluten-Free Three-Pepper Quesadillas
• Holidays: Valentine's Day Chocolate Cake
• Holidays: Chinese New Year
• Holidays: Saint Patrick's Day

• Holidays: Purim Hamantashen
• Holidays: Passover
• Holidays: Cinco de Mayo
• Holidays: Thanksgiving And Christmas
• Build A Gluten-Free Gingerbread House
• Gluten-Free Recipe Blogs
• Uses For Stale Gluten-Free Bread