List of eligible medical conditions

On January 30, 2012, the government updated the list of medical conditions that are eligible for the Special Diet Allowance.

• Celiac Disease
• Chronic wounds or burns
• Conditions causing unintentional weight loss/body wasting:
• ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease)
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Crohn’s Disease
• Cirrhosis (stages 3 and 4)
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Cystic Fibrosis
• HIV/AIDS
• Huntington Disease
• Lupus
• Malignancy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Ostomies [e.g. jejunostomy, ileostomy]
• Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Parkinson Disease
• Short Bowel Syndrome
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Diabetes
• Dysphagia requiring thickening liquids
• Extreme Obesity [BMI > 40]
• Food Allergy – Milk/Dairy
• Food Allergy – Wheat
• Gestational Diabetes
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertension
• Inadequate lactation to sustain breast-feeding or breast-feeding is contraindicated
• Lactose Intolerance
• Osteoporosis
• Renal Failure