#CeliacDisease
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Science Wednesday: What Actually Happens When Someone With Celiac Eats Gluten?
When gluten fragments evade digestion and cross intestinal barriers, they become targets for the immune system in celiac disease sufferers. TG2 enzymes modify these fragments, and genetic markers like HLA-DQ2 and DQ8 trigger an inflammatory response, turning harmless food into… Continue reading
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Navigating the Grocery Store – The Celiac Way
Simplify your gluten-free shopping with this easy system: start by seeking Certified Gluten-Free labels, then evaluate trusted brands or smaller companies you know. Pay close attention to ingredient lists for hidden risks like barley and soy sauce, and steer clear… Continue reading
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It shouldn’t be this hard…
I wanted to make a Gluten Free Sloppy Joe casserole. The recipe called for Manwich. Manwich is not labeled gluten free but scanning the ingredients there is nothing that set of alarm bells. So, of course, the questioning and internet… Continue reading
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People say the craziest things about being gluten free!
What is some of the best and worst advice given to you when you tell people you have gluten issues? Here’s what happened to me…. A friend and I were watching our children at their sporting event. The friend suggested… Continue reading
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IBD and Celiac…
I am always jealous of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease people, why…. I have a friend with Crohn’s. While she was in the diagnostic process, we talked a little about her symptoms. She told me about blood in her stool. She… Continue reading
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The Wanderer Road Trip
The Wanderer Road Trip involves travel over the course of a few days or weeks where the travel is the most important part of the trip. It may mean staying in a particular location for a day or two and… Continue reading
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Road Trip Ideas
A couple of days I asked what you guys wanted to hear about. Since we are coming up on summer many people asked about road trip planning. In my mind there are three types of road tips – the wanderer,… Continue reading
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Clinical Trial Effect….
The only treatment currently available for celiac disease is a gluten free diet. For most celiac drugs in clinical trials today, the trial participants are supposed to maintain their gluten free diet. Often these patients feel better during the clinical… Continue reading
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Celiac and Race
Celiac patients are often thought of as thin, white, rich, women. Not only is that stereotype changing, but it is also changing how people of different races are diagnosed with celiac disease. More specifically, a study in of celiac disease… Continue reading
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Choices
I provide information about celiac disease. You read the information, evaluate it, and decide if it is something you want to add to your life or not. My posts are designed to provide you information about celiac disease, especially when… Continue reading
