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Celiac Disease: Eating a Gluten-Free Diet
If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your doctor. You may want to mark areas or make notes in the margins where you have questions.
Many communities have celiac disease support groups that are local branches of national organizations. It can help to join such groups. Other members of the group can help teach you which foods are gluten-free, share recipes and meal ideas, and help you learn what foods to avoid.
If you would like more information on celiac disease, the following resources are available:
Organizations
| Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) | |
| 13251 Ventura Boulevard | |
| Suite 1 | |
| Studio City, CA 91604 | |
| Phone: | (818) 990-2354 |
| Fax: | (818) 990-2379 |
| Web Address: | www.celiac.org |
CDF provides support, information, and assistance to people affected by celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. The Web site has information about diet and lifestyle changes, including a quick-start diet guide and lists of gluten-free resources. There is also a Kid's Korner with information especially for children and teens who have celiac disease and for their parents. | |
| Celiac Sprue Association | |
| P.O. Box 31700 | |
| Omaha, NE 68131-0700 | |
| Phone: | 1-877-CSA-4CSA (1-877-272-4272) toll-free (402) 558-0600 |
| Email: | celiacs@csaceliacs.org |
| Web Address: | www.csaceliacs.org |
This nonprofit, member-based organization has information for people who have celiac disease and for their families, such as ways they can incorporate a gluten-free diet into their daily lives. | |
| Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG) | |
| 31214 124th Avenue SE | |
| Auburn, WA 98092 | |
| Phone: | (253) 833-6655 |
| Fax: | (253) 833-6675 |
| Email: | info@gluten.net |
| Web Address: | www.gluten.net |
This organization provides support, education, awareness, and advocacy to people affected by gluten intolerances. | |
| National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse | |
| 2 Information Way | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-891-5389 |
| Fax: | (703) 738-4929 |
| TDD: | 1-866-569-1162 toll-free |
| Email: | nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov |
This clearinghouse is a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The clearinghouse answers questions; develops, reviews, and sends out publications; and coordinates information resources about digestive diseases. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are reviewed carefully for scientific accuracy, content, and readability. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: June 18, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics Jerry S. Trier, MD - Gastroenterology | |
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