Newly diagnosed?
Coeliac disease: start here.
A coeliac diagnosis changes how you shop, cook, eat out and plan everyday life, whether it’s for you or your child. Our Beginner’s Guide brings the practical answers together in one place, in plain English.
Paperback and Kindle editions coming soon to Amazon.
- Instant PDF download
- 13 chapters
- 13 checklists + 5 templates
- Reviewed against NHS and NICE guidance
Inside the guide
Everything you need for the first few months
Written for the questions that come up straight after diagnosis, from what coeliac disease actually is to how to brief your child’s school.
- What is coeliac disease?
- Recognising the symptoms
- Diagnosis and testing
- Understanding gluten
- Living gluten-free
- Avoiding cross-contamination
- Reading food labels
- Eating out safely
- School, nursery and childcare
- Parties, playdates and social events
- Travel and holidays
- Shopping and kitchen setup
- Frequently asked questions
Plus ready-to-use templates: a chef communication script, a school care plan, a host briefing script, an emergency exposure plan and a travel checklist.
A safe kitchen at home
The everyday ways gluten reaches gluten-free food, and the simple fixes.
Real-life situations
Practical help, not just theory
Eating out
What to ask, what to say, and a chef card you can hand straight to the kitchen.
School and nursery
Care plans, staff briefings, lunchboxes, cooking and craft activities.
Labels and shopping
A step-by-step label check, plus what “may contain” really means.
Who it’s for
- Newly diagnosed adults
- Parents of coeliac children
- Partners
- Grandparents
- Carers
- Anyone cooking for someone with coeliac disease
Free to download
18 free printable checklists and templates
Every checklist and template from the guide, ready to print and share with family, school and carers. No sign-up needed.
About us
From a UK coeliac family
Coeliac Central was started by a family living with coeliac disease. When the diagnosis came, we spent hours piecing information together from dozens of places. These guides are what we wish we’d had on day one: clear, practical and checked against current UK guidance.
The Beginner’s Guide is the first title in the Coeliac Central series, with more guides on the way.