{"id":35722,"date":"2015-05-20T09:41:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T01:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=35722"},"modified":"2024-06-09T09:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T01:49:04","slug":"celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition &#038; Eating habits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35722\" class=\"elementor elementor-35722\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ff33e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6ff33e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d5301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25d5301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><br \/>Celiac disease is a lifelong inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the small intestine. It is a heredity disease where T-cell-mediated immune response towards gluten is ingested by genetically predisposed people.<br \/><br \/>When people with celiac disease digest gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley), their body will start to attack the small intestine because of its immune response.<br \/><br \/>It leads to damage on the villi that line the small intestine that promotes nutrient absorption and eventually leads to malabsorption of nutrients. Celiac disease can develop at any age after people start eating foods or medicines that contain gluten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1461cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1461cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abfd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8abfd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic01\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Signs and symptoms:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e09954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e09954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Frequent, foul-smelling stools that are pale and foamy<\/li><li>Diarrhoea<\/li><li>Irritability and distended abdomen<\/li><li>Easy fatigue<\/li><li>Pallor and anaemia<\/li><li>Weight loss<\/li><li>Vomiting<\/li><\/ul><p>Celiac disease can lead to serious health complications if left untreated including dermatitis herpetiformis, osteoporosis, short stature and other autoimmune disorders.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79a46c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d79a46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b76d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48b76d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic02\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e29b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e29b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The only treatment is lifelong adherence to a strict gluten-free diet. Gluten is a general name for the proteins found in wheat, rye and barley. Gluten acts as glue to hold food together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073e20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"073e20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e8a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09e8a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic03\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gluten-Free Diet:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f383c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f383c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20150501-gluten-free-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35762\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665dc33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"665dc33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bf26a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5bf26a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The only treatment is lifelong adherence to a strict gluten-free diet. Gluten is a general name for the proteins found in wheat, rye and barley. Gluten acts as glue to hold food together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4348b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4348b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c96291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c96291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20150501-gluten-free-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35763\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4948e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c4948e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0abe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f0abe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foods that often not tolerated: cream soups, ice cream, malted, oatmeal, cereals, cakes, cookies, breads, baked goods, wheat starch, spaghetti, macaroni and other pasta.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55fc56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f55fc56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e02af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6e02af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20150501-gluten-free-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35764\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd2705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2fd2705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b97ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7b97ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check food labels for thickening agents, flour thickeners, sauces, salad dressings, roux, food colouring, drugs and medications, vitamins and supplements. A product can be labelled as gluten-free if it does not contain wheat, rye, barley or their crossbred hybrids OR if it contains a gluten-containing grain or an ingredient derived from a gluten-containing grain that has been processed to less than 20 part per million (ppm) of gluten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebebdce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ebebdce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fb2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9fb2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20150501-gluten-free-4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35765\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcf447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2dcf447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7124394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7124394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choose naturally gluten-free grains and flours: corn, rice, tapioca, arrowroot, cassava, soy, potato, beans, sorghum, quinoa, millet and buckwheat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acabc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"acabc5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0157d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0157d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20150501-gluten-free-5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35766\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace2040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ace2040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4cd40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab4cd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"linebox-2col-sm85\">Choose gluten-free products: gluten-free breads, gluten-free sauce etc.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f449b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09f449b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fb171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11fb171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20150501-gluten-free-6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35767\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8564a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a8564a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280720e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280720e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"linebox-2col-sm85\">Prevent cross-contamination with foods containing gluten during preparation. Separate utensils and equipment for both gluten-free and gluten containing foods is suggested. Wheat flour can stay airborne for many hours and may contaminate exposed preparation surfaces and uncovered gluten-free products.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eab9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8eab9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476659c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"476659c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic04\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When symptoms exists:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162b49b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162b49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start with low fibre diet because of flattening of the mucosa villi. Fibre intake can increase gradually as tolerated.<br \/><br \/>Dairy products should be avoided because risks of secondary lactase deficiency. Dairy products may reintroduced gradually after 3-6 months on diet treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212378e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"212378e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f771e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f771e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic05\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dietary Supplement:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6356089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6356089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>MCT (medium-chain triglycerides)<\/li><li>Water soluble vitamin (A, D, E and K) and B-complex vitamins<\/li><li>Iron&gt;\/li&gt;<\/li><li>Calcium<\/li><\/ol><p>Reference from:<\/p><ol><li>MOH, 2012<\/li><li>Celiac Organization, US<\/li><\/ol><p>Photocredit:<\/p><ol><li>\u00adwomenshealthmag.com \u00ad<\/li><li>safereating.co.uk \u00ad<\/li><li>sgihealth.com \u00ad<\/li><li>crpud.net \u00ad<\/li><li>nownhow.com<\/li><li>therootofhealth.com \u00ad<\/li><li>rosannadavisonnutrition.com<\/li><li>glutenfreeeasily.com \u00ad<\/li><li>udisglutenfree.co.uk<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celiac disease is a lifelong inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the small intestine. It is a heredity disease where T-cell-mediated immune response towards gluten is ingested by genetically predisposed people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35731,"template":"","topic":[95],"language":[137],"class_list":["post-35722","health-article","type-health-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-general","language-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition &amp; Eating habits - Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition &amp; Eating habits - Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Celiac disease is a lifelong inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the small intestine. It is a heredity disease where T-cell-mediated immune response towards gluten is ingested by genetically predisposed people.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-09T01:49:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/\",\"name\":\"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition & Eating habits - Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-05-20T01:41:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-09T01:49:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg\",\"width\":1100,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Health Articles\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition &#038; Eating habits\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/\",\"name\":\"Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia\",\"description\":\"Surpassing two decades of providing private healthcare in Malaysia, we continue to bring reliable &amp; affordable medical services through our 13 hospitals.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition & Eating habits - Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition & Eating habits - Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia","og_description":"Celiac disease is a lifelong inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the small intestine. It is a heredity disease where T-cell-mediated immune response towards gluten is ingested by genetically predisposed people.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/","og_site_name":"Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia","article_modified_time":"2024-06-09T01:49:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1100,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/","url":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/","name":"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition & Eating habits - Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg","datePublished":"2015-05-20T01:41:19+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-09T01:49:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/health-articles-celiac-disease-gluten-free-diet-01.jpg","width":1100,"height":300},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/celiac-disease-and-gluten-free-nutrition-eating-habits\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Health Articles","item":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition &#038; Eating habits"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/","name":"Columbia Asia Hospital I Private Hospital in Malaysia","description":"Surpassing two decades of providing private healthcare in Malaysia, we continue to bring reliable &amp; affordable medical services through our 13 hospitals.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/health-article\/35722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/health-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/health-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/health-article\/35722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35770,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/health-article\/35722\/revisions\/35770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=35722"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=35722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}