Gluten Intolerance School Renovated!

This week I finally announce the complete renovation of the Gluten Intolerance School, with all the features you need to master your gluten-free lifestyle. Scroll down to view a sample of our upcoming interactive quizzes.

Those of you with me for at least a few weeks know that we recently moved from our old website address to our new home at GlutenIntoleranceSchool.com.

This week we roll out the complete redesign with several new features. I really hope you find the overall look and feel of the site more warm and inviting. Tour some of new features or take the sample quiz below:

Watch Expert Videos
Browse the Gluten Intolerance School’s Shop
Peruse Our Gluten-Free Recipes
Visit Our New Lessons Area

Or try this short example quiz. All quizzes are strictly confidential and nobody will see your answers (not even me):

Sample Gluten Intolerance Quiz

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This is a very short, three-question quiz so you can see how our quizzes will appear and function. Over the next week, we will roll out full-length quizzes for several of our lessons. I will publish a new blog post when those quizzes are available. Have fun!

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Question 1

If you you take a blood test for celiac disease and your test is negative, which of the following conditions can you still have?

A	Gluten Ataxia Hint: You're partially right...
B	Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity Hint: You're partially right...
C	Wheat Allergy Hint: You're partially right...
D	Dermatitis Herpetiformis Hint: You're partially right...
E	All of these!

Question 1 Explanation:

The antibody test for Celiac Disease is only used to diagnose celiac disease itself. All these other conditions can exist even when celiac disease is not present.

Question 2

What should you do if you take a genetic test and discover you have the celiac genes, HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8?

A	Celiac disease is incredibly rare, even for people with the celiac genes, so just play it safe by eating less gluten. Hint: There is no "play it safe" when it comes to gluten.
B	Before you stop eating gluten, see your doctor, show him or her your positive test for the celiac genes, and request the appropriate celiac disease tests (blood panel and depending on your doctor's advice, an intestinal biopsy).
C	Immediately stop eating gluten as this genetic test proves you have celiac disease.

Question 2 Explanation:

About 35% to 40% of all people have one or both of these genes and about 1% of all people have celiac disease, so having these genes does not mean you have celiac disease. In fact, a majority of people with these genes do not have celiac disease.

However, because having them does significantly increase your risk, you should discuss the matter with your doctor, or preferably a gastroenterologist experienced with diagnosing and treating celiac disease.

Question 3

Why do doctors often want you to continue or resume eating gluten before you are tested for celiac disease?

A	Because if you do not consume gluten for a significant period before you are tested for celiac disease, the biomarkers the tests use to identify celiac disease will not be present.
B	Because you should only stop eating gluten if you have verified that you have the so-called "celiac" genes.
C	Because they believe celiac disease is really rare and doctors want you to obtain the important nutrients obtained from gluten-containing foods.

Question 3 Explanation:

This is a challenging and sometimes controversial aspect of testing for celiac disease. If you believe gluten is hurting you, you desperately want to stop eating it. But if you stop eating it for too long before you are officially tested for celiac disease, you may not receive an accurate test and diagnosis.

Doctors want an accurate and complete diagnosis because celiac disease is a very serious disease. Knowing for certain that you have it will provide a more complete and accurate medical profile for all doctors and surgeons you see for the rest of your life.

In addition, doctors need to know if they should look for other causes of your ailments if they determine with confidence that gluten is not the cause of your problems. While I've read some compelling arguments against this stance, please appreciate that this is currently the technically accurate stance according to most medical professionals.

One last point: If you know for certain you have a life-threatening disease, you may be more motivated to be strict and vigilant in living a gluten-free life. Too often, people who self-diagnose aren't vigilant enough about removing gluten from their diet.

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