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- What is coeliac disease?
- Symptoms of coeliac disease
- Causes of coeliac disease
- Prevention of coeliac disease
- Risk factors for coeliac disease
- Complications of coeliac disease
- When to see a doctor about coeliac disease
- Diagnosis of coeliac disease
- Conventional treatment of coeliac disease
- Alternative/complementary treatment of coeliac disease
- Living with coeliac disease
- Caring for someone with coeliac disease
Conventional treatment of coeliac disease
Conventional treatment is based on removing all gluten from the diet and using alternative means of cereals. This usually involves consultation with a dietician who can help to formulate a healthy eating plan without any gluten (no wheat, oats or rye).
The gluten-free diet needs to be followed for life. A registered dietician is the best source for helping to develop a gluten-free diet and assist with implementation.
Gluten-free living requires strict adherence to the special diet and can be difficult at first as it requires a lot of planning, research and guidance.
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Some people may have recurrent outbreaks of symptoms and this is usually treated by:
- Corticosteroids - medications such as Prednisone are used to reduce the inflammation in the small intestine if a gluten-free diet is not working well
If coeliac disease is still causing problems (even when following a gluten-free diet and taking the corticosteroids), it could be due to lymphoma (tumour of the white blood cells in the small intestine) and this needs to be treated appropriated (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy).
Proper diagnosis is required by a medical doctor who can order appropriate tests to determine severity of symptoms and progression of this disease.
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