Can people with Celiac Disease work? What kind of work can they perform?

See how people with experience in Celiac Disease give their opinion about whether people with Celiac Disease can work and what kind of jobs are more appropriated for people with Celiac Disease

Posted May 8, 2017 by JJHK 1050

They can work, as long as a restroom is available. I wouldn't personally do a commuter job.

Posted May 9, 2017 by Sara 600

Celiac disease does not involve any major limitations regarding work or occupation phenomena. Of course, loosening in environments that can be contaminated, such as kitchens, laboratories, and grocery stores, pose a real risk.

Posted May 9, 2017 by Marecello 400

Yes, they can do every work :)

Posted May 27, 2017 by Lucy Baudysova 2440

Persons with celiac disease who adhere to a strict gluten free diet have no restrictions with regards to schooling, work, and activities of daily living.

Posted May 31, 2017 by FlorenceK 2545

People with coeliac disease can do any kind of work.

Posted Sep 4, 2017 by Emyr 2500

I wouldn't be too sure about working around food but there are celiac chefs out there. Some may be weak from years of going undiagnosed and may have developed osteoporosis or similar conditions so hard physical labour might be best avoided for them. Apart from that I think celiacs can do pretty much any job. I don't know what percentage celiacs work in various fields to be honest.

Posted Sep 11, 2017 by Eamon 2500

I would not recommend working in an environment where wheat flour or similar flours are airborne

Posted Sep 12, 2017 by JJinPA 2070

Of course, yes! As normal as anybody else.

Posted Sep 16, 2017 by Leo Borne 450

You can work anywhere you want with Celiac Disease. I would really suggest not to work in a bakery or restaurants that serve gluten, wheat, barley, and malt.

Posted Nov 11, 2017 by Stephanie 2690

they cannot work in bakery

Posted Jan 28, 2019 by Iveta 4700

Yes, people with celiac can work. I would advise avoiding working a job that requires handling a lot of food products that contain gluten.

Posted Jun 21, 2019 by mcbphd1 2500

I have celiac and have work lots of jobs. I always start the job when I'm feeling good and well rested. I quickly show I am capable of completing most tasks with little help. Where the jobs become difficult is when I do get inadvertantly glutened and sick, even if it didnt happen at work, I need a few days to get through the reaction, without prior notice. Most employers don't want to keep an employee who gets sick a few times a month. When they need me come in while sick, it's awful. I not only feel awful and need to rest and heal, but I get looks and comments about my skin rashes and swollen belly(like people asking when my baby is due.) Sometimes I get sacartic jokes thrown my way, it isnt fun. By the time the jobs 90 days review comes, I'm doing the job correctly, but have already been sick a few times so attendance is poor, and now have trauma from the coworkers making fun of me, and am "Not a good fit" for the job anymore. It's really not easy working with people who are too ignortant to understand this disease. I have hoped that spreading awareness would change this, but it has not changed anything with the employers in my area. They want someone who can be healthy and hard working every day of the year, gluten exposure happens at random and is very serious requiring time off, it just doesn't work to do more than temp jobs or contract work. Because exposure will happen at some point, even outside work, it can make you lose your job. I keep trying to work despite severe celiac disease, but I have pretty much worked everywhere in my town at this point, so independant contracting now to get by.

Posted Mar 12, 2022 by Wemakeitsafe 100

There are many fields/areas of work that someone with Celiac Disease can obtain. However, as many others above have pointed out, places of work that involve direct contact with gluten-containing products are not the best idea. Also, as one other person here pointed out, if and when a Celiac reaction/attack happens, you want to be working for an employer that allows accommodation for time off (and or hospitalization, if needed) to heal from this; in some cases, that is a few days. There is one field that may be quite difficult to work in and that is daycares, at least, here in Ontario, Canada, as they do not allow for outside food - cannot bring your own food - to the centers. So, if they do not provide Celiac safe food options, then you probably won't be able to get access to safe GF foods, unless you go offsite to eat.

Posted Aug 28, 2023 by E 100

A pessoa pode trabalhar e viver normalmente, desempenhando todos os papéis sociais e familiares. É importante frisar que a pessoa que esteja em dieta isenta de glúten, pois o contato com o glúten afetará a saúde e funções sociais e familiares

Posted May 28, 2025 by Fernanda de Oliveira 3020

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Once established, the gluten-free diet, celiac patients can lead a work activity normal, like any other person. If symptoms persist with a gluten-free diet would have to seek other causes to part of the celiac disease.

Celiacs can perform all kinds of jobs.

Posted Feb 23, 2017 by Ana 1111

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Of course they can work, they have hands and feet, have the strength, head with brains... I do Not see inconvenient to work... what A diabetic work?
Perhaps in a bakery with flour normal, but there are also celiacs who work in that position.
All that have jobs... are not less than the others...

Posted Feb 23, 2017 by Merche 1187

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Yes, in any type of work.

Posted Mar 29, 2017 by Renato 1260

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Yes!
People with celiac disease can yes work. However, in the areas of power should take a little more care.

Posted Mar 30, 2017 by nessarrpp 1050

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Yes, but jobs that are adapted to allow compliance with the gluten-free diet, and physical fatigue-related deficiencies.

Posted May 26, 2017 by Mathilde 1170

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People can work normally. Must have attention to places that feeds on account of cross-contamination. It is not a good idea to work in a bakery I will always be in contact and not feel well.

Posted May 29, 2017 by Claudecir 1140

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People celiac do not have any type of problem to work, or limitation in terms of professions. If the lack of knowledge of celiac disease has not fact that you will develop others (such as lupus, crohn's disease, and far worse things) you can work out what you want, or you can...

Posted Aug 30, 2017 by Vanesa 1500

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Of course we can work, to be celiac disease is not synonymous with inability.
Once you are diagnosed and you have the gluten-free diet you life is normal

Posted Aug 30, 2017 by Vanessa 500

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People with celiac disease can work as a person who is not in any work but if it is very important to perform a job where they avoid being in direct contact with the gluten as this can cause by error any cross contamination and cause serious damage to the patient celiac.

Posted Aug 30, 2017 by Liliana Rascon Estrada 900

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They can work in any type of work, unless in places where it produces products with gluten for example bakeries ( to do so would take a lot of collection as use tapaboca among other things)

Posted Sep 4, 2017 by Mónica 1900

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Of course they can work, on any site, unless taster dishes

Posted Sep 7, 2017 by Elena 1600

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All the finctions without exception

Posted Sep 14, 2017 by Karima 5050

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Can work normally in any function

Posted Sep 18, 2017 by Adriele 1000

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Can work at all, least in sites in which they may have contamination with gluten, as for example: bars with snacks with gluten, restaurants, bakeries, anyway.

Posted Oct 3, 2017 by Cristina 1000

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Of course. All of them except the ones that involve flour

Posted Oct 3, 2017 by Claudia 1100

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May, in jobs that do not offer risk of contamination, such as bakeries, coffee shops and restaurants.

Posted Oct 23, 2017 by Giulia 2550

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Which you want to work q do not have contact with gluten, barley, rye and malt

Posted Oct 24, 2017 by Daniela 400

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In my view they should not work in an environment where there is the presence of gluten such as industries and/or cosmetics for account of cross-contamination

Posted Oct 30, 2017 by Andreia l C cernach 1000

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The only limitation that could take a person celiac who follows a gluten-free diet and is healthy , would be working on the development of products with wheat flour as it is very exposed to the contamination.

Posted Nov 2, 2017 by danay 2850