Coeliac Nutrition

If you suffer from coeliac disease, it is not unusual to gain weight when you start a gluten-free diet because the body is beginning to fully absorb its food.

The first priority when starting the diet is to familiarise yourself with the foods you can have. Once you are feeling more comfortable, you can address any weight issues that arise.

Some people welcome the weight gain, but others do not. Some find that being unable to eat gluten-containing snacks means that they snack less, and this helps to maintain their weight.

Others may need to become aware of the amount of fats and oils contained in food, the portion size of the food they eat and the amount of exercise that they are doing.

Kim Faulkner-Hogg (BSc, Grad Dip Nutr & Diet)