Four Different Types Of Celiac Disease?
Did you know that celiac researchers now believe there are four different types of celiac disease? I find this a little odd because I know of at least one more serious one — non-responsive celiac disease.
Did you know that celiac researchers now believe there are four different types of celiac disease? I find this a little odd because I know of at least one more serious one — non-responsive celiac disease.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder which impacts the small intestines and can eventually lead to the inability to absorb essential nutrients. Nearly 1 in every 100 people in the United States suffers from symptoms of this condition. The troubling thing is that celiac disease can be life threatening in some instances. Silent celiac disease is particularly troubling because it can exist without any of the common traditional symptoms.
According to Mayo Clinic researchers and the FDA, the common hypertension medication Benicar may cause severe gluten intolerance symptoms in some people. I’ve mentioned this before on this site and to my newsletter subscribers, but since people are starting to file lawsuits, I thought I’d remind readers of this potential hidden cause of their symptoms.
More evidence suggests an autoimmune reaction to gluten may be the underlying cause of an idiopathic condition: chronic urticaria. In a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Volume 16, Issue 5, p428), Italian scientists found a strong correlation between children suffering from celiac disease and chronic urticaria. They also discovered that a strict gluten-free
Delineating whether you are suffering from wheat allergy symptoms or gluten allergy symptoms or celiac disease will be up to your doctor, but this celiac disease symptoms checklist should at least help you understand if celiac disease is a real possibility and then help your doctor better understand why you should be tested. Once you know your condition, you can improve your health and quality of life with the proper treatment.
Despite the growing gluten-free diet craze, many people remain surprisingly uninformed or misinformed when it comes to celiac disease. In this lesson I’ll try to dispel the most common celiac disease myths. Think you know better than to subscribe to these common myths? Jump down to the quiz: Take The Quiz! (I really hope regular
Some people with celiac disease don’t seem to heal on a gluten-free diet. In the past, a good percentage of these individuals may have been diagnosed as having refractory celiac disease. We now know why many of these people weren’t healing. Recent research found that many gluten-free grains were still cross-contaminated with gluten. For these
There are a wide range of possible symptoms associated with gluten intolerance, including neurological symptoms. In this video Dr. Vikki Petersen discusses some of these neurological symptoms. She also talks about how and why these symptoms are overlooked or not associated with gluten intolerance and the impact this has on patients trying to resolve those issues.
This video features GI specialist and celiac disease expert Dr. Fasano. He discusses the role genetics plays in celiac disease as well as other autoimmune diseases. He talks about why so many symptoms can occur, why diagnosis is sometimes delayed and he goes into specifics about celiac disease in children. He also explains why celiac disease is different than a food allergy.
These three short videos featuring Chery Harris from the Kaplan Medical Center provide a general summary of celiac disease, including a brief description, common symptoms and some recommendations. She also discusses the importance of testing before starting a gluten-free diet, but also why people with other autoimmune disorders may want to go gluten-free.