Management of Coeliac Disease The Acronym

Management of Coeliac Disease: The Acronym

• In summary, the following six key elements of the management of celiac disease include long-term follow-up:
• Consultation with a skilled dietitian
• Education about the disease
• Lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet
• Identification and treatment of nutritional deficiencies
• Access to an advocacy group
• Continuous long-term follow-up by a multidisciplinary team

Source: NIH-National Institute of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement on Celiac Disease (U.S.A.). June 28-30, 2004, 2005. Gastroenterology, 128:S1-S9.