Free Gluten-Free Care Packages for those Newly Diagnosed with Celiac Disease!
The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center was founded in 2000 and has been dedicated to the research, awareness and education of celiac disease. Founder, Stefano Guandalini, a world-renowned pediatric gastroenterologist and Celiac Disease expert, was determined to confirm that the disease is not as rare as once thought and to spread awareness to the [...]
Why Some People Don’t Want an Official Celiac Diagnosis
With all the controversy swirling around the health care reform bill, here is something else to be considered in the mix. Shortly after my celiac diagnosis, our health insurance provider at the time (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) sent us a letter asking if we had supplemental health insurance. We called the insurance company as this was a strange request they’d never [...]
How a Celiac Diagnosis Changed my Life for the Better!
Some of you might know me from Examiner.com. That website was a great place to get my online writing feet wet – no doubt! Though I’ve dabbled in the gluten-free blogging world for a couple of years, I never took it too seriously. Yet, somehow I ended up turning my passion for helping others learn [...]
Celiac Disease Named in Top 5 Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerances
According to a recent published report on Health News, it looks like the wheat allergy/gluten intolerance / Celiac Disease were named 4th on a list of the top 5 food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances. The article examines all types of food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances, then ranks them according to how common they are. For [...]
Recurrent Mouth Ulcers Could Suggest Celiac Disease
Here is an interesting press release we received regarding recurring mouth ulcers and how they could suggest Celiac Disease as the source: A minority of patients with recurrent mouth sores (aphthous stomatitis) have gluten-sensitive enteropathy, making evaluation for celiac disease appropriate in this population, according to a new study in BMC Gastroenterology. Gluten-sensitive enteropathy, or [...]
Prometheus Releases MyCeliacID, a Saliva-based Celiac Disease Genetic Test
Here is an interesting press release was received and got permission to pass along to our readers regarding a new test which uses your saliva to test for the Celiac gene. Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, yesterday announced the launch of MyCeliacID, the first do it yourself, saliva-based genetic test dedicated to [...]
im taeler im 17 and i have celiac disease, i've know for about a year, and am researching more about ...
I found Heartland pasta at my local WalMart and bought the fusilli. I cooked it up and combined it ...
Dr. Osborne,
Thank you for sharing that. That makes a lot of sense and explains why I can tolerate it ...
Thanks Shirley! If I go to the event, I hope to enter something with pumpkin it it...just haven't worked out ...
