Celiac Disease

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What is Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease is an autoimmune

disease. It is triggered by gluten and

attacks the villi found in the small

intestine, causing poor absorption

of nutrients.

What is Gluten?

Gluten is a protein found in certain

types of grains and some foods.

What Happens to the Body in

Celiac Disease?

What are the Symptoms?

Diarrhea

Fatigue

Stomach Pain

Bloating

Rashes

Nausea

Weight Loss

Cramps

Irritability

Mouth Sores

Where is Gluten Found?

Wheat

Rye

Barley

What Kind of Foods Have

Wheat, Rye, and Barley?

Breads, Pasta, Crackers

Baked Sweets

Sauces, Dressings, Gravy

Cereals and Couscous

Beer

What Kind of Foods Have

Wheat, Rye, and Barley?

Lunch Meats and Hot Dogs

Breading and Croutons

Soups, Broth, and Bouillon Cubes

Soy Sauce and Some Seasonings

Most Chips and Candy

Oats*

How Do I Know What I Can Eat?

Naturally Gluten-Free Foods

Specialty Products

Ingredient Label

What Ingredients Have Gluten?

Barley

Rye

Triticale

Brewer’s Yeast

Wheat (durum, graham, kamut, semolina,

spelt)

Malt (malt flavoring and malt vinegar)

Oats

MILKY WAY® Bar ingredients: milk

chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, skim milk,

chocolate, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin,

artificial flavor), corn syrup, sugar,

partially hydrogenated soybean oil, skim

milk, less than 2% milkfat, cocoa powder

processed with alkali, lactose, malted

barley, wheat flour, salt, egg whites,

artificial flavor.

ALMOND JOY Bar

IINGREDIENTS

CORN SYRUP; MILK CHOCOLATE ( SUGAR; COCOA BUTTER;

CHOCOLATE; MILK; LACTOSE; MILK FAT; NONFAT MILK; SOY

LECITHIN; PGPR, EMULSIFIER) ; COCONUT; SUGAR; ALMONDS

(ROASTED IN COCOA BUTTER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL) ;

CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED

VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL); WHEY (MILK);

COCOA; SALT; NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR ;

CHOCOLATE; SOY LECITHIN; HYDROLYZED MILK PROTEIN;

SODIUM METABISULFITE, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS; SULFUR

DIOXIDE, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS; CARAMEL COLOR

ALLERGY INFORMATION: MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY

THAT ALSO PROCESSES PEANUTS.