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Why Do I Poop Right After I Eat? Celiac and IBS
If you have celiac disease, diarrhea shortly after eating can feel like proof that you were glutened. But the gastrocolic reflex—and several other conditions—may explain what is actually happening. Continue reading
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TEV-408 for Celiac Disease: Promising, But I Have Questions
TEV-408 met its Phase 2a primary endpoint in celiac disease. That’s good news. But researchers have targeted IL-15 before, and that history raises an important question: what’s different this time? Continue reading
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Understanding Celiac Disease Should Make Life Easier, Not More Fearful
Celiac disease came on vacation with me, but it wasn’t the star of the show. Understanding the disease should help us ask better questions, assess real risk, and spend more time living. Continue reading
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Traveling With Celiac Disease Without Packing the Whole Kitchen
After years of living with celiac disease, I no longer pack half my kitchen when I travel. Here’s what actually makes the cut — pancake mix, soy sauce, foil, dishwasher pellets and one slightly questionable tomato — and why. Continue reading
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When Celiac Disease Becomes a Part of Life
At some point, managing celiac disease stopped feeling like a constant series of decisions. The disease didn’t disappear. Gluten-free thinking simply became part of how my brain works — a meaningful part of my life, but not all that I… Continue reading
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September Celiac News: ZED1227, Gluten Is a Joke & More
September is coming in hot: new ZED1227 research, a documentary called Gluten is a Joke, a new way to work with Fat Celiac, and deeper conversations about risk, treatment burden and living well with celiac disease. Continue reading
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I’d Give Celiac Disease Back in a Heartbeat
I would give celiac disease back in a heartbeat. But if I have to live with it, I can admit it has taught me a few unexpected things about boundaries, belonging, skepticism, uncertainty and what it means to live well… Continue reading
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Celiac Cross-Contact: Understanding Real Risk vs. Theoretical Risk
People with celiac disease have become very good at identifying every way gluten could theoretically reach us. Studies involving kitchen utensils and shared fryers show why the more important question may be how much gluten actually transfers, under what circumstances,… Continue reading
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Celiac Disease Rights and Responsibilities: Where Is the Line?
Celiac disease can come with real legal protections and reasonable accommodations, but those rights are not unlimited. Understanding where accommodation ends and personal responsibility begins can make advocacy more effective and life with celiac disease a little easier. Continue reading
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Why Gluten-Free Bread Costs $8: The Real Reasons
An $8 loaf of gluten-free bread can feel ridiculous. But there are real reasons it costs more, including specialized ingredients, complicated manufacturing, cross-contact controls, certification and a much smaller market. Understanding the price doesn’t make it hurt less, but it… Continue reading
