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Celiac Family
Celiac disease can affect first-degree relatives too, so it’s important to discuss screening options with your doctor. Continue reading
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Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month starts tomorrow, and it’s not just about avoiding bread and pasta. It’s a complex reality for those living with it. Continue reading
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Misunderstanding or disrespect?
Living gluten-free in a world filled with gluten-laden foods can be challenging, and it often requires people to make an effort to understand and accommodate our needs. Continue reading
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Celiac Disease Diagnosis is Backwards
To prove you have celiac disease, you often have to do the very thing that is damaging your body: Eat gluten. That sounds backwards, because most of the time when something hurts us, the solution is simple — stop doing… Continue reading
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Celiac Blood Tests: Not Great for Monitoring
When I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I had six blood tests. All of them were positive for celiac disease. My TTG IGA was over 300 when positive was 10. At the time, my non-gastroenterologist said, “You have celiac sprue.… Continue reading
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Follow up post diagnosis
What if any follow up have you had since diagnosis? A study from 2012 showed that between 41% and 88% ad a follow up visit regarding celiac. However, less than 35% of celiac patients were followed up with according to… Continue reading
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Celiac and the Skin
Skin conditions and celiac disease – I read lots and lots of stories about people having reactions when touching products containing gluten. All of the information I’ve read says that gluten molecules are too large to pass through pores in… 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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Nima, Nima, Nima
Gluten Free Watchdog came received complaints from Nima users that Philadelphia Cream Cheese contained gluten. GFW did their testing and determined that the cream cheese indeed contained less than 20ppm of gluten. If you remember, GFW also had the same… Continue reading
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Universal Screening for Celiac disease…..
Is universal screening important in celiac disease? Continue reading