Most of us have heard of the “classic” symptoms for children with undiagnosed celiac disease — distended belly, diarrhea, vomiting/stomach pain, failure to thrive/weight loss. But this research makes me wonder if our children’s classic symptoms are only considered “classic” because that’s what doctors are told to look for.
10 months ago in this very space I was talking about Julie Wilbert: her new diagnosis of celiac disease and incorporating that into her studies as a graduate student. Wilbert’s vision has finally come to a conclusion.
Did your child get celiac because you introduced gluten at a time when they had an infection, including gastroenteritis? Researchers in this latest study want to know if the timing of this played a role in the triggering of celiac disease.
A really cool study came out this week that looks at how sending your celiac child to gluten-free camp may do more good than we ever knew! Research by the University of California, San Francisco surveyed 104 children at the beginning of their gluten-free camp experience and then again at the end. The study, published in WebMD, Monday said, “‘All seemed to benefit from camp, no longer feeling different from other kids or feeling frustrated with a restricted diet,’ the researchers write. ‘Improvement was observed in each of the three categories of questions: well-being, self-perception and emotional outlook.’” Most of the benefit happened for children who had been on the gluten-free diet less than 4 years. In part because people who had been dealing with the diet longer already had a more positive perception of the gluten-free lifestyle. “‘A gluten-free camp that provides an environment of unrestricted foods can at least temporarily alleviate stress and anxiety around food and social interactions,’ the researchers write… ‘Celiac camp enables children with [celiac disease] to enjoy the camp experience freely without concern for and preoccupation with the foods that they are eating or the stigma of their underlying disease,’ the researchers conclude.’” I […]
I have a hard time comprehending that anyone could make a safe wheat for celiac. But that’s what the US government is backing – new research that, if accomplished, could be groundbreaking.
New research aims to help parents and doctors find celiac disease in children by getting the answers to 5 questions. The article published in WebMD: 5 Questions Find Hidden Celiac Disease in Kids. I would retitle it: 5 Questions Find Obvious Celiac Disease in Kids.
Celiac disease reveals itself in many unexpected ways: brittle bones, hair loss, poor teeth, even diseased organs, etc. Now new research adds another way it shows itself –neurologically or in their psyche.
Restaurant dining, celiac celebrities and social media/networking were top survey picks..but we’re not to the top pick of the decade yet…that’s what this post is. And there’s a good reason this one is tops…
I’m looking at the top two gluten-free or celiac-related stories of the year. In 2009, the top spot goes to innovation, awareness and commitment to the cause.
A new article is out in a medical journal focusing on the need for celiac awareness in the medical community and how to diagnose it. While the article was published in a journal for physician assistants, it is a quick read for anyone wanting to learn more about celiac diagnosis.
