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What is Gluten Free Diet?

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. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 9%
Mild
0 0%
None
10 91%

Most commonly reported side effects

can cause elavated blood sugars (lots of carbs)
1 9%
Weight gain
1 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Gluten Free Diet (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
4 57% Did not seem to work: 57%
Other
2 29% Other: 29%
Doctor's advice
1 14% Doctor's advice: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped using Gluten Free Diet

Currently Using Gluten Free Diet

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
2
9
12
11

Stopped Using Gluten Free Diet

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
3
1
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 82%
Usually
2 18%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 27%
Somewhat
1 9%
A little
6 55%
Not at all
1 9%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 9%
$50-99
1 9%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 9%

Report created on November 24, 2009.