Doctors frequently fail to diagnose a very common condition known as Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. The average delay in diagnosis is 11 years in adults. There are several reasons for this delay. Celiac disease was once considered to be rare and affect only young children. This is what most doctors practicing today were taught [...]
If you suffer from symptoms of abdominal or stomach pain, excess bloating, gas, diarrhea, fatigue, bone or joint pain, skin rashes, headaches, difficulty concentrating or irritability you may have gluten sensitivity. It the most common genetic condition and one that is frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Gluten proteins in wheat, barley, and rye is the cause. [...]
Canker Sores (mouth ulcers) are painful ulcerations within the mouth; they can appear in a group or on their own. They are linked to stress, hypersensitivity to the common mouth bacterium ? haemolytic streptococcus, inflammatory bowel disease, the herpes simplex virus, coeliac disease and immune problems. The appearance of canker sores (mouth ulcers) is a [...]
Before I became a celiac I took very little notice of food labeling. If I fancied the product then I bought and ate it. Things are very different now, as I have become an inveterate label reader.
Now I can hear you thinking ?What a shopping bore? In fact the opposite is true. Shopping [...]
Celiac Disease is a digestive disorder found in patients who are susceptible, with the resulting damage to the small intestine by an interference with the absorption of nutrients. The main culprit with Celiac Disease is a protein called Gluten.
These proteins are found in all forms of main stream and non-mainstream wheat products.
Such [...]
HOW TO GAIN WEIGHT WITH CELIAC DISEASE
For most celiacs one they are on a totally gluten free diet they will naturally regain their normal weight.
Weight is part of a simple equation. The model I share in ?Eat Well - Live Well with celiac disease describes it as a see saw in the park.
If [...]
It is very easy to focus on the difficulties of keeping to a gluten free diet, particularly when eating out. However you can also discover that being on a special diet can have huge advantages. I was on a recent business trip staying away from home, working as a facilitator/ trainer. Delegates [...]
