Coeliacs Information

Information for Coeliacs.

If you or a family member have been diagnosed with coeliac disease then you are entitled to get some gluten free items on prescription.

The amount of gluten free staple food recommended (as units) is based on people with coeliac disease including naturally gluten free staple foods such as potato and rice as well as the gluten free specialist foods.

You can get useful information from:

www.coeliac.og.uk  you can sign up for membership or you can sign up to their digital service which gives you an app that you can scan foods with to check if they contain gluten. There is also lots of free content including recipes on the pages.

https://coeliac.ie you can sign up for membership and they also have lots of free content on their pages.

Different age groups have different recommended number of units of gluten free products available on prescription, we only prescribe basic staple foods and no biscuits or cakes.

Below is a list of prescribable food items, it is recommended to get small amounts at first until you find products that the coeliac patient likes.