How do I explain CD to children?
Do not remove gluten from your child's diet until they have received a diagnosis by a healthcare professional.
For further diagnosis information, Starship Children’s Health and Coeliac New Zealand have created a unique partnership to provide better community support and care for children with coeliac disease. This has included the development of a new regional clinical pathway, for children who live in the Auckland, Waitamata and Counties Manakau District Health Board regions.
View details of the new Clinical Pathway here.
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About Coeliac New Zealand
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Coeliac New Zealand is available throughout your journey. As part of our community, you’ll get support, advice, and assistance. We work with health professionals, manufacturers, and researchers to raise awareness of coeliac disease in NZ.
Together, we can reach a day when every person with coeliac disease gets diagnosed quickly, lives a healthy life, and has the prospect of a cure.
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In the final of our nutrition series – we look at calcium. Every move we make, every step we take, has a connection with calcium – how? In our bones and teeth. 99% of all the calcium in our body is stored in our bones and teeth. Calcium also helps support heart health, nerve functioning […]
Coeliac disease and gluten sensitivity are significant health concerns in New Zealand and Europe. In New Zealand, around 1 in 70 people have coeliac disease, though many remain undiagnosed. Europe has seen similar rates, with up to 1% of the population affected in some countries. The growing demand for gluten-free products reflects the importance of […]