food is medicine

August 1, 2020

Infectious disease increases TTG IGA in non-celiac children

Today’s topic is about how infectious diseases in children can cause temporary false positives on the TTG IGA and EMA IGA. Because of this the emphasis on proper testing and making sure a complete diagnostic work up is really important,… Continue reading

July 29, 2020

Case study, part 2

Yesterday, I talked about a case study where a guy with celiac disease taking tofacitinib for a different reason while consuming gluten showed complete clinical remission. Today we are going to talk about why this not be quite as promising… Continue reading

July 28, 2020

Case Study in Celiac remission – Part 1

According to the case study published today, a man with celiac disease, alopecia, and rheumatoid arthritis was prescribed off label Tofacitinib to control the alopecia. He had always been less than strict on his gluten free diet and after starting… Continue reading

July 25, 2020

You asked – I researched….

Yesterday, I had writer’s block, so I asked people what they wanted to learn about. Here is the follow up on the remainder of those questions.”A new study regarding increased death rates in those with celiac disease just came out… Continue reading

July 23, 2020

My life and vacation

I talk about my life a lot. Sometimes probably more than you might like, but I cannot always do the science. Sometimes I’m not in the mood to do the heavy research required to write. Other times it is because… Continue reading

July 20, 2020

Roommates

A nice person asked me yesterday for advice in living with roommates and a refresher on cross contamination protocols. Roommates pose an interesting problem for those with celiac disease because you cannot control their behavior. You can request certain things… Continue reading