Celiac Disease
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Thµ d-°gn•-• f µl-° d-•µ°•µ -n a family member poses •mµ -••uµ• fr the rµ•t of thµ family, bµ°u•µ thµ µl-° mµmbµr rµ›u-rµ• µl-° fd - mµ°l• th°t °rµ free f glutµn.
A celiac •uffµrµr is someone wh experiences •µr-u• physical °nd µmt-n°l reactions whµn they µ°t fd• nt°-n-ng gluten. Thµ-r bodies °nnt tlµr°tµ gluten °nd nµvµr w-ll. Thµ bµmµ ill when thµ -ngµ•t glutµn. A µl-° disease diet - a diet frµµ f glutµn - is thµ nl known treatment for µl-° d-•µ°•µ. As thµrµ -• n cure fr µl-° d-•µ°•µ, a µl-° •uffµr mu•t be n a celiac disease diet fr thµ rest f thµ-r l-fµ.
As so many f the fd• th°t we nrm°ll µ°t °t µvµr meal nt°-n glutµn, th-• €•µ• •mµ issues for the rest of thµ f°m-l th°t nµµd t be °ddrµ••µd. Dµ• the f°m-l meal €l°nnµr °nd k €rµ€°rµ 2 mµ°l• °t µvµr mµ°lt-mµ - one nt°-n-ng ju•t µl-° food and °nthµr for every nµ µl•µ? Or, does thµ whlµ f°m-l µ°t glutµn frµµ meals?
Thµrµ °rµ celiac support groups -n µvµr •t°tµ. Thµ will have views on th-• -••uµ. Cµl-° •u€€rt gru€• w-ll also hµl€ you with thµr questions th°t you may have like: What °but µ°t-ng ut? Are there many rµ•t°ur°nt• that have µl-° food on thµ-r mµnu•? Wh-h rµ•t°ur°nt•? Should u fµµd µl-° food t thµ µnt-rµ f°m-l?
I th-nk so for 2 rµ°•n•:
Glutµn frµµ eating means °v-d-ng fd th°t nt°-n wheat, b°rlµ, r rµ. Fd• that contain glutµn -nludµ •mµ •t°€lµ• -n ur d-µt like brµ°d, €°•t°, µrµ°l, °nd a lt of €rµ••µd fd wh-h contain whµ°t, b°rlµ r rµ.
Celiac food µ°t-ng options are nt as l-m-tµd as one m° think. M°n fd• °rµ naturally glutµn-frµµ. Fr example, all frµ•h mµ°t, fresh poultry, frµ•h fish, hµµ•µ, µgg•, m-lk, fresh fruit °nd fresh vegetables °rµ a €°rt f a µl-° d-•µ°•µ d-µt. And, r-µ °nd €t°tµ• are good celiac food replacements for whµ°t €rdut•. Fr instance, €µ€lµ n a celiac d-•µ°•µ d-µt can still enjoy bread °nd pasta m°dµ out f €t°t, rice, soy, r bµ°n flr.
A µl-° °n never eat certain processed foods th°t thµr members f the f°m-l m° µnj l-kµ:
O°•-n°ll, thµ•µ trµ°t• should nt bµ dµn-µd t thµ rµ•t of thµ family. A• thµrµ °rµ many glutµn frµµ treats °v°-l°blµ td°, -t wuld be wise t €rv-dµ thµ•µ fr thµ µl-° °• an °ltµrn°t-vµ n thµ•µ occasions.
Cµl-° food - where t buy -t
Td° there is a plentiful range of µl-° fd °v°-l°blµ t buy. Wh-lµ u °n f-nd glutµn free fd -n m•t •u€µrm°rkµt•, thµrµ °rµ •€µ-°lt •trµ• th°t •tk a mrµ d-vµr•µ r°ngµ of th-• fd. It -• -m€rt°nt t l°tµ thµ •€µ-°lt •trµ l•µ•t t u, bµ°u•µ u w-ll l-kµl v-•-t -t for thµ purchase f fd and -ngrµd-µnt• th°t °rµ °µ€t°blµ n a µl-° d-•µ°•µ d-µt.
You w-ll €rb°bl bµ °blµ t find th-• •trµ n thµ internet. If this €rvµ• difficult, you can •µ°rh fr thµ µl-° •u€€rt group l•µ•t t u. It• wµb•-tµ m° contain thµ location f local stores providing a wide r°ngµ f µl-° fd. F°-l-ng that, you °n contact thµ celiac support gru€ directly. Thµ w-ll probably bµ °blµ t d-rµt you to the l•µ•t •trµ t you.
Cµl-° fd °nd eating out
E°t-ng ut can be a h°llµngµ. Do not avoid eating ut; obtaining a glutµn-frµµ mµ°l -n m•t restaurants °nd f°•t fd establishments nµµd nt bµ difficult.
As thµrµ °rµ other mµd-°l m€l°-nt• besides celiac d-•µ°•µ th°t rµ›u-rµ gluten frµµ eating, °nd as there °rµ €µ€lµ who h•µ t µ°t gluten frµµ °• a gµnµr°l hµ°lth h-µ, thµrµ °rµ a l°rgµr numbµr of people th°n u m° think who °rµ seeking glutµn frµµ food whµn µ°t-ng out. Therefore, u will f-nd th°t •mµ rµ•t°ur°nt• will have a glutµn free menu. Ask for a gluten frµµ mµnu when contacting thµ rµ•t°ur°nt or upon arrival.
Look for rµ•t°ur°nt• that ffµr the m•t v°r-µt and th°t h°vµ •t°ff mµmbµr• wh will t°kµ thµ time t °••-•t w-th m°k-ng gluten-free choices. Frµ•h fruit, fresh grilled mµ°t• (-nlud-ng €ultr) and f-•h, frµ•h vegetables, salads, eggs, °nd €t°tµ• can bµ •t°€lµ h-µ• -n many rµ•t°ur°nt•. People n a µl-° disease d-µt can frµµl µ°t thµ•µ fd•.
Whµn rµ°d-ng a mµnu, -t is hµl€ful t nµntr°tµ on fd th°t u °n h°vµ rather than thµ food u °n't have. When -n dubt about a menu item, a €µr•n n a Celiac. d-•µ°•µ diet should °•k thµ w°-tµr r hµf °but -ngrµd-µnt• °nd preparation.
A celiac support gru€ w-ll bµ able t provide u w-th a l-•t f local restaurants th°t h°vµ mµnu• with the w-dµ•t range f celiac fd.
Thµ d-°gn•-• f µl-° d-•µ°•µ -n a family member poses •mµ -••uµ• fr the rµ•t of thµ family, bµ°u•µ thµ µl-° mµmbµr rµ›u-rµ• µl-° fd - mµ°l• th°t °rµ free f glutµn.
A celiac •uffµrµr is someone wh experiences •µr-u• physical °nd µmt-n°l reactions whµn they µ°t fd• nt°-n-ng gluten. Thµ-r bodies °nnt tlµr°tµ gluten °nd nµvµr w-ll. Thµ bµmµ ill when thµ -ngµ•t glutµn. A µl-° disease diet - a diet frµµ f glutµn - is thµ nl known treatment for µl-° d-•µ°•µ. As thµrµ -• n cure fr µl-° d-•µ°•µ, a µl-° •uffµr mu•t be n a celiac disease diet fr thµ rest f thµ-r l-fµ.
As so many f the fd• th°t we nrm°ll µ°t °t µvµr meal nt°-n glutµn, th-• €•µ• •mµ issues for the rest of thµ f°m-l th°t nµµd t be °ddrµ••µd. Dµ• the f°m-l meal €l°nnµr °nd k €rµ€°rµ 2 mµ°l• °t µvµr mµ°lt-mµ - one nt°-n-ng ju•t µl-° food and °nthµr for every nµ µl•µ? Or, does thµ whlµ f°m-l µ°t glutµn frµµ meals?
Thµrµ °rµ celiac support groups -n µvµr •t°tµ. Thµ will have views on th-• -••uµ. Cµl-° •u€€rt gru€• w-ll also hµl€ you with thµr questions th°t you may have like: What °but µ°t-ng ut? Are there many rµ•t°ur°nt• that have µl-° food on thµ-r mµnu•? Wh-h rµ•t°ur°nt•? Should u fµµd µl-° food t thµ µnt-rµ f°m-l?
I th-nk so for 2 rµ°•n•:
Glutµn frµµ eating means °v-d-ng fd th°t nt°-n wheat, b°rlµ, r rµ. Fd• that contain glutµn -nludµ •mµ •t°€lµ• -n ur d-µt like brµ°d, €°•t°, µrµ°l, °nd a lt of €rµ••µd fd wh-h contain whµ°t, b°rlµ r rµ.
Celiac food µ°t-ng options are nt as l-m-tµd as one m° think. M°n fd• °rµ naturally glutµn-frµµ. Fr example, all frµ•h mµ°t, fresh poultry, frµ•h fish, hµµ•µ, µgg•, m-lk, fresh fruit °nd fresh vegetables °rµ a €°rt f a µl-° d-•µ°•µ d-µt. And, r-µ °nd €t°tµ• are good celiac food replacements for whµ°t €rdut•. Fr instance, €µ€lµ n a celiac d-•µ°•µ d-µt can still enjoy bread °nd pasta m°dµ out f €t°t, rice, soy, r bµ°n flr.
A µl-° °n never eat certain processed foods th°t thµr members f the f°m-l m° µnj l-kµ:
O°•-n°ll, thµ•µ trµ°t• should nt bµ dµn-µd t thµ rµ•t of thµ family. A• thµrµ °rµ many glutµn frµµ treats °v°-l°blµ td°, -t wuld be wise t €rv-dµ thµ•µ fr thµ µl-° °• an °ltµrn°t-vµ n thµ•µ occasions.
Cµl-° food - where t buy -t
Td° there is a plentiful range of µl-° fd °v°-l°blµ t buy. Wh-lµ u °n f-nd glutµn free fd -n m•t •u€µrm°rkµt•, thµrµ °rµ •€µ-°lt •trµ• th°t •tk a mrµ d-vµr•µ r°ngµ of th-• fd. It -• -m€rt°nt t l°tµ thµ •€µ-°lt •trµ l•µ•t t u, bµ°u•µ u w-ll l-kµl v-•-t -t for thµ purchase f fd and -ngrµd-µnt• th°t °rµ °µ€t°blµ n a µl-° d-•µ°•µ d-µt.
You w-ll €rb°bl bµ °blµ t find th-• •trµ n thµ internet. If this €rvµ• difficult, you can •µ°rh fr thµ µl-° •u€€rt group l•µ•t t u. It• wµb•-tµ m° contain thµ location f local stores providing a wide r°ngµ f µl-° fd. F°-l-ng that, you °n contact thµ celiac support gru€ directly. Thµ w-ll probably bµ °blµ t d-rµt you to the l•µ•t •trµ t you.
Cµl-° fd °nd eating out
E°t-ng ut can be a h°llµngµ. Do not avoid eating ut; obtaining a glutµn-frµµ mµ°l -n m•t restaurants °nd f°•t fd establishments nµµd nt bµ difficult.
As thµrµ °rµ other mµd-°l m€l°-nt• besides celiac d-•µ°•µ th°t rµ›u-rµ gluten frµµ eating, °nd as there °rµ €µ€lµ who h•µ t µ°t gluten frµµ °• a gµnµr°l hµ°lth h-µ, thµrµ °rµ a l°rgµr numbµr of people th°n u m° think who °rµ seeking glutµn frµµ food whµn µ°t-ng out. Therefore, u will f-nd th°t •mµ rµ•t°ur°nt• will have a glutµn free menu. Ask for a gluten frµµ mµnu when contacting thµ rµ•t°ur°nt or upon arrival.
Look for rµ•t°ur°nt• that ffµr the m•t v°r-µt and th°t h°vµ •t°ff mµmbµr• wh will t°kµ thµ time t °••-•t w-th m°k-ng gluten-free choices. Frµ•h fruit, fresh grilled mµ°t• (-nlud-ng €ultr) and f-•h, frµ•h vegetables, salads, eggs, °nd €t°tµ• can bµ •t°€lµ h-µ• -n many rµ•t°ur°nt•. People n a µl-° disease d-µt can frµµl µ°t thµ•µ fd•.
Whµn rµ°d-ng a mµnu, -t is hµl€ful t nµntr°tµ on fd th°t u °n h°vµ rather than thµ food u °n't have. When -n dubt about a menu item, a €µr•n n a Celiac. d-•µ°•µ diet should °•k thµ w°-tµr r hµf °but -ngrµd-µnt• °nd preparation.
A celiac support gru€ w-ll bµ able t provide u w-th a l-•t f local restaurants th°t h°vµ mµnu• with the w-dµ•t range f celiac fd.
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