I’m having a quiet wrestling match in my brain, trying to figure out how Emma could have been glutenized. If you’ve been there, you know you’re filled with questions as to how this could have happened. Or you rationalize other reasons why you might have symptoms. Is it a stomach bug? Nerves, Stress? It’s enough to make you crazy!
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…
70 percent of celiacs have or have had symptoms of bone loss. But can you get it back after a diagnosis of celiac disease and get on the gluten-free diet? It looks promising in some cases– if you ask researchers who recently conducted two studies on bones and celiac.
My brother who has celiac recently began complaining to my sister-in-law that he was “getting something” somehow. He could just feel it. And a mystery ensued. What could have been causing his reaction–without eating an ounce of gluten. Turns out the answer was in the bathroom.
A new survey by The Savvy Celiac finds most people don’t like the proposed 20 ppm gluten standard for foods labeled gluten free. They ask the question, Shouldn’t “free” mean zero? But it may not be that simple.
Welcome to one of the most heated topics on thesavvyceliac.com and in the celiac community in general. If you’re new to celiac disease and the gluten-free diet now is the time to get educated about a proposal that is likely to become a US standard and may affect the way you shop for gluten-free food. If you’re a veteran, you may enjoy a peek into the passion of your fellow celiacs.
New research looks at the cause for canker sores — they could go much deeper than an annoying pain in the mouth. In some cases, it could mean celiac disease.
Are you comfortable with a 20 PPM standard for gluten in our “gluten-free” labeled food? Or do you think it should be 0 PPM? Take a look at the debate and then tell us what you think in a survey!
The ups and downs, the wins and the losses…9 years of managing the gluten-free lifestyle has made me a different mama than I ever thought I would be. I took some time this weekend to think about some of the emotional moments I endured as my baby was sick, diagnosed and recovered from the dangers of untreated celiac disease.
