The Celiac Disease Management Package includes the most current, Canadian information (2025) on diagnosis and treatment.
The two teaching sessions provide comprehensive teaching to
(1) individuals newly diagnosed with Celiac disease (IgA-mediated gluten intolerance)
(2) those previously diagnosed who continue to experience symptoms or who have been unable to achieve a normal IgA-tTG lab result.
Both teaching sessions provide detailed, multipage handouts to serve as references.
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Teaching provided with the Celiac Disease Management Package
Effective management focuses on clinical education to prevent accidental exposure to gluten. We cover essential strategies for maintaining a strictly gluten-free lifestyle, including safely sharing a kitchen with others and navigating restaurants or social gatherings. Detailed teachings include:
1. Newly Diagnosed with Celiac Disease
The first teaching covers the following topics and provides a 14-page referenced handout.
- What is Celiac Disease?
- How Common is it?
- Common Coexisting Conditions: other autoimmune disorders to watch for
- Time from Symptom Onset to Diagnosis: realizing it wasn’t only you that didn’t find out for a long time
- Symptoms of Untreated Celiac Disease: common symptoms, drawbacks of not having symptoms, skin symptoms
- Gluten Reaction (“being glutened”): how soon after can you react, how long might you feel sick?
- Diagnosis (screening, biopsy, and inadequacies): Is a blood test enough? What about based on symptoms?
- Sources of Quality Information About a Gluten-free Diet
- Nutrient Deficiencies in Celiac Disease
- Nutrition Complications in Celiac Disease
- What to Eat (getting started building a meal): A structured, three-step approach to beginning a gluten-free diet without feeling overwhelmed.
2. Safely Eating with Celiac Disease
The second teaching covers the following topics and provides a 10-page handout, as well as a few infographics from the Canadian Celiac Association that are very helpful for those newly diagnosed.
- Defining “Gluten-Free”: what it is and, as importantly, what it is not
- Gluten-Free Shopping: Practical strategies for accurately navigating grocery labels and selections.
- Gluten Free Medications and Supplements: Identifying gluten in medications and finding safe, gluten-free alternatives.
- Avoiding Cross-Contamination in Food Preparation: at home, at social events, at restaurants
- How to Ensure Your Kitchen is Gluten-free
- Tips for Social Gatherings
- Dining Out in Restaurants – a complete planning guide
- Planning Ahead: what to do and why, who to speak to, what to ask to avoid cross-contamination, and specific questions about dishes you are considering ordering
- When you Arrive: speaking to the Kitchen Manager, your server(s)
- Recommended Restaurants in the Greater Vancouver Area
- Celiac Medical Expenses for Tax Deductions: how to qualify, key considerations, how to calculate incremental cost, how to set up a spreadsheet
- Recommend Resources: book, cookbooks, and Canadian associations
Celiac Disease Diagnosis?
Do you need to learn to safely enjoy eating out at restaurants with friends or to maintain a gluten-free kitchen?
I can help you implement a strategy to avoid exposure to gluten, reduce symptoms, and normalize your lab results.
