In the beginning, when you’ve just been diagnosed, it's natural to feel overwhelmed, but after the initial shock, you'll find yourself eating all kinds of healthy, delicious foods. Click on the links below for helpful tools to help you learn about the gluten-free diet.
Grain Guidelines for a Gluten-Free Diet
Here is a list of grains to avoid on a gluten-free diet. If you wish, you can print this table of grain guidelines and take it to the supermarket with you.
The Gluten-Free Shopping List: What You CAN Eat
In addition to carefully avoiding gluten, it's good to focus on the rich assortment of food that IS available to celiac dieters. All the items on this list are available in gluten-free forms.
Avoiding Hidden Gluten
Unfortunately, being gluten-free is not just a matter of avoiding breads, cake and pasta.
- Tips for Gluten-Free Safety at Home
- Watch Out for Cross-Contamination
- Where Gluten Hides in Your Pantry
- Gluten in Medicines
- Do You Need Gluten-Free Lipstick? (Guys: Read This)
- Can You Get Gluten from Kissing?
- Can Gluten Pass through Skin?
Oats and the Gluten-Free Diet
Some of the large celiac disease societies and medical centers are advising that limited amounts of oats are probably safe, and even beneficial for most patients with celiac disease – but you must be very careful about which oats you buy.
Side Effects of the Gluten-Free Diet
Avoiding gluten does not guarantee that a celiac patient’s diet is completely healthy. The gluten-free diet impacts cholesterol levels, vitamin status and weight.
Why Do Some Celiacs Still Eat Gluten?
Here are some reasons celiac patients have given to researchers to explain why they have trouble staying gluten-free. See if any apply to you. Sometimes, recognizing the problem can be the first step toward fixing it.
