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What is Gluten Free Diet?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

Most popular types: Burgen Gluten Free Bread

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Gluten is a protein found in wheat. A gluten-free diet is recommended in the treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergy. It is a diet completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals: wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley, rye, oats and triticale.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Celiac disease 564 42
Non-celiac gluten intolerance 221 40
General health 53 18
Fibromyalgia 28 14
Bowel irritability 17 7

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 3
Moderate 5
Mild 12
None 143

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Gluten Free Diet

Side effect Patients Percentage
Hunger 3
Weight gain 2
Weight loss 2
Abdominal bloating 1
Binge eating episodes 1
Calcium deficiency 1

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Why patients stopped taking Gluten Free Diet

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 25
Other 17
Doctor's advice 9
Expense 7
Personal research 3
Course of treatment ended 2
Side effects too severe 1
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Duration

Stopped using Gluten Free Diet

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
1 - 6 months 16
6 months - 1 year 7
1 - 2 years 10
2 - 5 years 5
5 - 10 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 109
Usually 46
Sometimes 6
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 33
Somewhat hard to take 70
A little hard to take 41
Not at all hard to take 19
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 19
$100-199 8
$50-99 14
$25-49 5
< $25 22
Not specified 95

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped using Gluten Free Diet and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Azathioprine (Imuran) 1
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10 patient evaluations for Gluten Free Diet

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Jun 4, 2018 (Started Dec 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for arthritis pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Jan 17, 2016 (Started Sep 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 10, 2014 (Started Dec 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for celiac disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (hunger)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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