#Glutenfree
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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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Types of Celiac
Active vs latent vs silent celiac disease…..There are several different types of celiac disease when on a gluten containing diet. Active celiac disease is where there is villous atrophy, positive blood tests, and often symptoms related to celiac disease. Vomiting,… 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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Top 10 Things I’ve learned having celiac disease, part 2….
3a. Celiac and her two friends – Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Type 1 Diabetes travel together in families due to common genetic roots. For the people that are the first diagnosed in their family, look for others with Hashimoto’s and T1D.… Continue reading
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Silent Celiac
To heartiest of celiac patients – those with silent celiac disease…… Imagine if you ate gluten, even large amounts of gluten, and nothing happened. No consequences or symptoms. No diarrhea, constipation, stomach ache, fatigue, brain fog, or any other consequences… 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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Toilet habits
Poop – this post is going to be all about poop. If you don’t want to read, I suggest you stop now. Final warning…. Here goes…. My digestive system likes to push food through, very, very quickly sometimes. When I… Continue reading