Treatment: Gluten Free Diet

A gluten-free diet is an eating regimen that eliminates all foods and ingredients containing gluten or gluten derivatives. Gluten is a protein found in many foods that contain starches like wheat, barley and rye. A gluten-free diet is often prescribed to manage celiac disease. Celiac disease is a condition in which the intestines become inflamed as a result of digesting gluten. Symptoms often include severe abdominal cramping and pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and malnourishment because the intestines cannot absorb the necessary nutrients as a result of damage to the intestines. A gluten-free diet can manage these symptoms and prevent damage to the intestines.