What Happens After Celiac Disease is Diagnosed and Treated?

The body quickly returns to health, in most cases, after initiating a strict gluten-free diet.

The earlier gluten is removed from the diet, the less likely it is that health complications will develop.

Damage from gluten is cumulative. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are imperative for the best health outcome.

To achieve optimal health, life-long commitment to a strict gluten-free lifestyle is the only treatment currently known. There currently is no “cure” for the condition.

Referring to the words ‘celiac disease,’ celiac research Joseph A. Murray, MD encouraged the diagnosed and treated celiacs attending CSA’s 31st annual conference to “drop the disease. You’re a celiac. You’re healed.”