Other preventive methods can be employed while taking medicines as gluten is used in some medications and people at risk should confirm the same from the pharmacist and stay away from such medicines.

Some food items like corn and rice products are manufactured in places that also produce wheat products. So preventive measures can be taken to check and monitor for contamination with wheat gluten.

Results of some clinical trials have shown the effect of breast feeding in preventing the development of this disease. Children who were fed for shorter period were more prone to the development of celiac disease. So, early infant nutritional regimes can be accordingly reinforced as preventive method for this disease.

Use of probiotics to balance the microbial flora is another prevention method. Intestinal flora allows the proper functioning of the gut immune system and can regulate immune host responses to gluten.

Another prevention method, especially in the case of infants and kids, is that gluten should only be introduced in diet at the right age as inappropriate inclusion raises the risk of developing celiac disease in the future.

A gluten free diet is the best measure to prevent celiac flare up. People at risk should also refrain from most grains, pasta, cereal and processed foods. But, they can still follow a well-balanced gluten-free diet which includes meat, fish, rice, fruits and vegetables, oats etc.

Celiac disease is more common in people suffering from autoimmune liver diseases. So, early screening using the latest diagnostic techniques like capsule endoscopy for such conditions is advisable. Even though the generally prescribed prevention method through a gluten-free diet may not reverse a genetic pre-disposition to celiac disease, but early screening will surely reduce the risk of future complications.