New research looks into why some communities have more childhood celiac cases than others. There are many theories out there.
This study thinks socioeconomic status may be the reason.
Celiac diagnosis guidelines are aimed to help medical professionals, but a new survey says some guidelines aren’t being followed. Some survey respondents surprisingly said they wouldn’t recommend a gluten-free diet as first treatment for celiac.
Diarrhea is probably the most well-known symptom for celiac disease. But maybe not for long. There are fascinating findings in this new research that spans 15 years of celiac cases.
Just learned you might have celiac? Perhaps your blood test is positive and you need to get an endoscopy and biopsy. Here is what you need to know about the biopsy for celiac disease, from first-hand experience.
3 immediate family members have it, now I am the one getting celiac disease tests. Read along over the next week or so to see what happens during the testing.
Could this new technique someday diagnose celiac disease? One researcher tells us how it could get info on our autoimmune disease.
83% of people with celiac are undiagnosed. New research suggests celiac screening for at-risk patients may be off some doctors’ radar.
The term Celiac Disease Autoimmunity came across my desk this last week. Am I the only one who hadn’t heard of this before? People with it need to eat gluten free so why not just call it celiac disease? So I did a little investigating for clarification.
You get your diagnosis, now you’re gluten free. We answer a reader’s question: Should you get follow-up tests after celiac diagnosis?
Early diagnosis is key to keeping health complications related to celiac disease at bay.
The bottom line here is the earlier you get your diagnosis the better off you’ll be both immediately healthwise (you might not feel so crummy) and hopefully preventing further complications like another autoimmune disorder, osteoporosis, infertility or cancer in the future.
In my family alone, if I am just with my parents and my brother — the nuclear family I grew up with — half of them celiac disease! In my own family 1 in 4 has celiac. I am the carrier, but don’t have celiac. I am
