Celiac Disease

Living with Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a life-long medical condition. Following a gluten-free diet will improve your symptoms and may reverse some of the complications of celiac disease. Living gluten-free for life is imperative if you have the disease.

Gluten can be found in foods, medications, and lipsticks. If you have celiac disease, you need to learn how to carefully read labels to avoid accidentally ingesting gluten so that you protect your small intestines and reduce the risk malnutrition and other illnesses.

• Managing Your Symptoms
  Learn how to control and manage symptoms.
• Treatment Options
  Do I need to take any special medications? Will I need an operation?
• Celiac Disease is not an Allergy
  There are over 330,000 Canadians living with Celiac disease. This session helps viewers understand the medical differences between food intolerance, food allergy, and Celiac disease. Our expert reviews each of these conditions, common misconceptions, detection and treatment, and how these conditions impact the individuals who must deal with them on a daily basis.
  
  Presenter: Dr. Connie M. Switzer, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Chair, Professional Advisory Board, Canadian Celiac Association | Watch Video