Celiac Disease

Celiac disease more than a food allergy
No bread. No pasta. No cereal.

No candy. No beer. No gravy.

For a patient with celiac disease, the list of foods to avoid can seem overwhelming.

“Celiac disease is an auto-immune disease that is commonly misconstrued for a food allergy, a wheat allergy,” Kelley Dow, a registered dietitian with Self Regional Healthcare, said.

The Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign, part of the National Institutes of Health, estimates up to 1 percent of all Americans suffer from celiac disease, although many have never been diagnosed.

Dow said one problem with the disease is its diagnosis: symptoms vary from patient to patient. Standard symptoms include stomach cramping, unexplained weight loss or weight gain, diarrhea, bone or joint paint, infertility and fatigue, but the patient may have none of those.
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Raising awareness to Celiac disease in Israel


Celiac disease is a digestive disorder that is gaining global attention as new research shows that it was previously under-diagnosed. On Celiac disease awareness month Tel Aviv restaurants will offer special discounted, gluten-free menus
Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that destroys the villi of the small intestine when a sufferer ingests any form of gluten, which includes wheat, barley, and rye.

It may not be swine flu, but the symptoms of Celiac disease can be varied and intense, and often take many months to correctly diagnose in suffering patients. Symptoms can include bloating, gas, severe diarrhea, headaches, skin rash, and poor weight gain, and can also lead to unexplained depression, infertility and attention deficit disorder....


The link between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease
Susan's son, Jimmy, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a few months ago. Jimmy had been following his diabetes treatment plan to a T. But he was still having health issues - diarrhea and stomach cramps. So Susan took him to the doctor. He was later diagnosed with celiac disease. Susan wonders how her son could be so unlucky to have both diseases. It may be not be as unusual as Susan thinks....

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