Every day news is made regarding celiac disease and its only treatment: a gluten free diet. Whether it is information about gluten free foods, recipes, scientific research, school tips, eating out, or the basics about the disease symptoms that come with having celiac, we talk about and report on it here using reliable sources and key experts to create great content.
If you have celiac disease, a non-celiac gluten sensitivity or are eating gluten free for other reasons, our one goal is to empower you with information to live a healthy gluten free life.
WalMart has removed some Great Value products from its gluten-free list. What surprises me the most is that they’ve nixed some of the most basic options they had…rice? Really?
We are now two full days into the TamiFlu, Emma’s on the mend and my fears– are definitely calmed.
24 hours, 3 doses of TamiFlu, several doses of Motrin, many hours of Disney Channel and Nickelodeon…and how’s my daughter doing? About the same – with hints of improvement. Am I sold that this illness is H1N1? I’m still on the fence about that one too.
Yup, it appears to have hit us. My celiac child has what appears to be H1N1 flu. I know many of us in the celiac community have an elevated level of concern when it comes to the so-called swine flu because it seems to hit people with autoimmune disorders and chronic conditions harder than the general population. So I’ve decided to chronicle the next few days to see if that helps anyone get through their own H1N1, celiac, and TamiFlu crisis.
There are a handful of women’s issues that doctors will tell you can be related to celiac disease: it can be triggered by pregnancy, delivery, menopause, and undiagnosed celiac can cause infertility and osteoporosis. What you don’t see often is any research on the relationship of celiac disease to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS. This blog will hopefully give you some good information on why they could be connected.
91,000 pounds of chili are recalled because of a big ol’ gluten-free labeling error…
I know I’m a day late, but this segment was great Wednesday morning. It was a short cooking segment. But I thought it was tightly packed with information on the gluten-free diet and celiac disease.
I am an optimistic person when it comes to restaurants adding gluten-free items. I like to think that they’re going above and beyond to ensure they’re making perfectly gluten-free food. But last night I had an experience that proved me wrong.
New research shows further evidence that untreated celiac disease wreaks havoc on the body and you may not even realize it; especially in children. This is the latest in three studies released just this month on the relationship between untreated celiac and bone health.
From a new gluten-free pizza availability in the Twin Cities, to a college class project that’s making gluten-free news…these and more are some quick news items that I wanted to let you know about… Red’s Savoy Pizza The north metro of the Twin Cities has another option now for gluten-free pizza. Red’s Savoy Pizza in Hugo and Coon Rapids has a 10″ gluten-free option. Both are located conveniently off major roads. So even if you’re not a north metro person and you’re just traveling through, the Hugo location is just off I-35E and the Coon Rapids location is just off Highway 10. Stomach discomfort? Don’t Rule out Celiac Celiac.com recently reported a study that said “…upwards of 4% of people with generalized gastrointestinal complaints show elevated celiac disease antibodies when screened.” The study is published in the September issue of Journal of Gastrointestinal Liver Diseases. Researchers performed celiac blood tests on more than 600 patients who had vague stomach discomfort. Of those, about 4% had celiac disease. Celiac.com summarized the study by saying, “Generalized gastrointestinal complaints are a common indication of atypical celiac disease. This study points to high rates of celiac disease antibodies among patients with generalized gastrointestinal symptoms […]
