People who are unfamiliar with celiac disease may think we active celiacs aren’t quite up to the challenge that other athletes are. Football, golf, tennis, running—all of these take major skill and athleticism in their own way. But once someone with undiagnosed celiac gets the correct diagnosis – it’s life changing – even for an athlete. If you doubt me—take a look at some of these examples: College Success This week the Dallas Morning News profiled the second-string quarterback at the University of North Texas. Nathan Tune got on the team as a walk-on three years ago and has been a on the bench ever since. His college coach is proud of him for his patience and sticking it out with UNT, saying he could have given up. “Tune had an excuse to give up football in celiac disease,” the article says. “The disease forced him to give up sandwiches, pasta and fast food last year. He stuck with it, though, and after adapting to the condition, he moved up the depth chart to become UNT’s backup quarterback.” – Dallas Morning News Because of a recent injury to the starting quarterback, Tune was able to start against one of the […]
Catch celiac disease early! It could have a major impact on the well-being of your child.
