Define Nutritional Management of Celiac Disease?
A gluten-free diet is the major therapy for celiac disease patients, particularly children, and may be needed for lifelong adherence, Gluten-free diet, as we learnt earlier, is a diet including food and drink, which does not contain gluten. In other words, a die1 in which food having gliadin or related prolamin fraction has to be excluded e, g. wheat, rye and barley. Usage of oats is still under consideration. Various common natural gluten-free flows and cereals to be used in celiac disease are rice, maize, chick pea flour (Channa atta), black gram flour (besan), corn flour, potato flour, bajra, singhara ka atta, kuttu ka atta, soya bean flour. Other food sources that are safe in celiac disease include meats (poultry, fish, meat), milk, fruits and vegetables, butter, oil etc. Very few commercial gluten - free products are available in our country. It is indeed very important to monitor the child on gluten- free diet. A well-balanced diet with emphasis 01.1 intakes of the following nutrients is recommended.