The Dilemma of the Gluten-Free Diet

People with celiac disease can still consume enough of the protein to trigger health problems

It’s not unusual after eating that the symptoms set in for Lee Graham: severe stomach pain and worse.

“It’s always sort of a game of Russian roulette when you go out to eat,” says Ms. Graham, executive director of the National Celiac Association, a Needham, Mass.-based nonprofit that advocates for people with celiac disease.

What’s frustrating...