A gluten-restricted diet, also called gliadin-free diet, eliminates all foods sources of gluten. Gluten is a protein found in grains and contains a specific amino acid peptide sequence. This peptide sequence occurs in the prolamin frcation of wheat (gliadin), rye (secalin), and barley (hordein).
When is it used?
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Gluten-sensitive enteropathies such as celiac disease (celiac sprue) and nontropical sprue.
How adequate is the diet?
A gluten-restricted diet is not nutritionally inadequate; however, when malabsorption is present, appropriate vitamin and/or mineral supplements should be prescribed.
Suggested Meal Plan
Same as the regular diet but use only those foods are permitted.
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