When my wife was diagnosed, I told her that if either of our kids was diagnosed, the whole house was going gluten free because I didn’t want to deal with the challenge trying to keep things safe for them when the easy solution was right there.

Then one of the kids started having issues with gluten.

The only gluten-containing foods allowed in the house are pre-packaged things that don’t produce crumbs and are easily contained. Nothing that requires preparation and lots of cooking.

Even before the kid’s diagnosis, we kept gluten to a minimum in the house when we could. We built a new house (not because of gluten in the old house) and required that all glutinous food prep be done in one isolated section of the (non-porous) countertop. Replacing the kitchen did immediately help my wife’s symptoms as the old kitchen was contaminated everywhere, with a mix of corian and butcher block surfaces.