#CeliacDisease
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ADA and Celiac
Americans with Disabilities Act and Celiac Disease… this is going to be a multipart series because it is a big issue. Let’s start a the beginning with the Leslie University decision. In 2012 a celiac patient matriculated at Leslie University.… Continue reading
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Why is refractory celiac disease unusual?
Refractory celiac disease or RCD is rarely diagnosed. Today’s study demonstrates why RCD is so rare. The study demonstrates that gluten exposure is often the culprit in ongoing celiac disease symptoms. Continue reading
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More on latent celiac disease…..
Low positive TTG IGA with negative EMA and no damage to the small intestine while on a gluten containing diet is called latent celiac. Note that well controlled celiac is different than latent celiac. Well controlled celiac means the patient… Continue reading
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What would you…..
The question that makes me insane….”What would you eat if you could go back to a gluten filled diet for a day?” To be honest, I don’t even know where I would begin but I would eat all the food.… Continue reading
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Endoscopy results differences in NCGS, Celiac, and Controls
For a long, long time there has been debate about whether NCGS is real. Some say NCGS is just made up and gluten has nothing to do with the symptoms people are having. Others say NCGS is very real and… Continue reading
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Raw chicken and cross contamination
Raw Chicken Analogy for Cross Contamination…. I think I have a good analogy about teaching people to prevent cross contamination while cooking. Think about taking all the same precautions for cooking with gluten that we take with cooking raw chicken.… Continue reading
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Debunking Gluten Cross Contamination Myths
Cross contamination is like to boogey man of living gluten free. We believe that cross contamination is everywhere. We never know when it is going to make us sick. But are we getting as much contamination as we think? This study investigates… Continue reading
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Fall Activities
Hey Celiac Folks…It’s fall or at least in the southeast, false fall, and it is time to talk about some things fall. A follower reached out to me regarding fall type activities and how safe they are for those with… Continue reading
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Latiglutenase Update
Latiglutenase has been around for a long time. Researchers started studying this drug in 2017. A brief history of Latiglutenase – Across several studies it did not demonstrate improvement in serology or intestinal healing. – In sero-positive (celiac blood tests are positive… Continue reading