Eating Gluten-Free Can Relieve Symptoms of Celiac Disease
May is Celiac Awareness Month and a great time for me to share some information on the best treatment for celiac disease. There is no pharmaceutical treatment or cure for celiac disease, but there are ways to manage the symptoms and repair intestinal damage. Possible treatment in the form of a preventative vaccine is in trials now. However, the best treatment is a lifelong commitment to eating a strict gluten-free diet plan, supplemented with vitamins and minerals. Not all people who react negatively to gluten actually have celiac disease. But, the symptoms of gluten sensitivity are similar to those of celiac disease. I suffered from complications of gluten intolerance for almost 20 years. Although I improved my diet to include more fresh foods and a lot less processed foods, I still consumed gluten. It was only when I realized the enormous negative effects that gluten had on my body, did I began to follow a strict gluten-free diet plan. The road here was hard, to say the least, but no