Is There A Celiac Disease Cure- -Being Free of GlutenBefore You BeginIs there such a thing as a celiac disease cure? Not at this time. There is only control, by getting free of gluten and staying on a gluten free diet. You may have heard that there are vaccine trials underway. They have just begun recently, and we will have to see if they will be successful. Since celiac disease is inherited through genes, or at least the susceptibility is inherited, it is hard to predict how well the vaccine will stop the autoimmune reaction. The trials may take several more years. Until the results are in, we still need to use control by staying on the diet. A celiac disease cure is not available yet. First I want to remind everyone that it is not a good idea to go on a gluten free diet before being tested for celiac disease. The blood test and also the intestinal biopsy will not be accurate unless the person being tested is still consuming gluten regularly. 
The gluten free diet is a challenging diet to master, and to stay on. A diagnosis will help you to remain on the diet, because then you will know if there is actual damage that needs to heal. You will also know if gluten truly is a problem for you. It will make it less likely you will cheat if you actually know whether it is a necessary diet lifestyle for you. I know of two people who both went on the diet. One had been tested as having gluten sensitivity. Although she did cheat once, thinking that one time wouldn't matter, she knew she had the sensitivity. She became ill, could barely get through work for a week or so, and realized that she didn't want to do that again. She has stayed on the diet since. The other person did not have an official diagnosis. She had siblings that had celiac genes, and had been chronically ill for a long time. She also cheated and had a bad stomach reaction. But she went back to eating gluten regularly anyway. She is still chronically ill. The reaction to gluten in the diet was very uncomfortable in both cases. It should have been confirmation that the substance was not well tolerated by the body. Perhaps if the second person had been diagnosed, she would have stayed on the diet. The longer you have been free of gluten, the stronger the reaction will usually be. So be careful, if you do cheat (not recommended)do it with a very small amount to see how badly you react first. Spending days with diarrhea and stomach cramps just isn't worth it to me. The next several pages will give you some guidance on how to approach the diet. Depending on how much damage you have to your intestines, and how long you have had active disease, you may heal quickly or take quite some time. Either way, there are initial stages where you will want to limit foods that aggravate the damage in the intestine. While we don't yet have a celiac disease cure, we do have the diet to help us heal and absorb nutrients from food. You may find that you feel better quickly. Some people find relief from pain and bloating in just a few days. For others, it can take weeks or months. Sometimes you may even feel worse for a little while. The hyperlinks below are to the homepage and the next pages of this section. Please continue on as this is important information before beginning a gluten free diet.
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Are you wondering if I have ever cheated once I went on the diet? Actually, I have not cheated deliberately. I react to very small amounts, so just getting some accidentally is more than enough confirmation for me!
