Celiac is a illness in which intolerance in your blood causes your body to refuse gluten. This doesn't seem so bad, until you understand what gluten is. Gluten is a protein available in wheat, barley, malt, food starch and most known filler. Many of these food fillers are utilized when making things we eat every day. When you have celiac disease, you cannot eat pasta, bread, certain rice, oatmeal, cake, Etc. Virtually, anything that contains flour. When on a gluten-free diet, some alternatives are rice and corn pasta, gluten-free bread and oatmeal, corn or rice cereal, and most fruits and vegetables. Given the advanced research and studies in our particular times, those who have celiac malady can live a healthy life as long as they …show more content…
Believe it or not, a tiny breadcrumb that falls into a plate of corn pasta can have a huge negative effect!. Many effects of celiac, eating gluten, can cause long term damage, especially if some of these effects are; internal bleeding, stomach and mouth sores, vomiting, short-term paralysis and in serious cases, stomach cancer. If you are in the food manufacturing or food business in general, it is your job to be very prudent.
If you just discovered you have celiac disease and you live in a house with other people who consume a gluten-filled diet, or you are a business owner or a concerned reader, here are some ways cross contamination of gluten can be prevented:
- Have specific pots, pans, utensils, dishes, toaster (Etc), used exclusive for the gluten-free cooking and eating.
- Have separate seasoning (ketchup, mayo, butter) utilized only for the gluten-free eater.
- Have a specific shelf or drawer in your kitchen for gluten free