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The first trip through the grocery store when we went gluten-free was stunning. And not in a good way. It took all of my control to actually read the labels of the available gluten free products and not get sick. Sick from all the highly processed ingredients, not the gluten. Where in the world do [...]

Do we really want to use this?

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Nicola G. Cascella1,2, Debra Kryszak3, Bushra Bhatti3, Patricia Gregory4, Deanna L. Kelly5, Joseph P. Mc Evoy6, Alessio Fasano3 and William W. Eaton4 + Author Affiliations 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 144, Baltimore, MD 21287 3Center for Celiac Research, University of Maryland School of [...]

Prevalence of Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity in the United States Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness Study Population

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World J Gastroenterol. 2011 Aug 28;17(32):3665-71 Authors: Tommasini A, Not T, Ventura A Abstract From the time of Gee’s landmark writings, the recent history of celiac disease (CD) can be divided into many ages, each driven by a diagnostic advance and a deeper knowledge of disease pathogenesis. At the same time, these advances were paralleled [...]

Ages of celiac disease: From changing environment to improved diagnostics.

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When my family first went gluten-free it was thankfully just after Halloween. I’m not sure I could have managed to keep the girls safe with a holiday all about excess sugar and foods. But thankfully there are many people who will share lists of safe candies each year, making the process just a bit easier [...]

Halloween resources for an Allergen safe holiday

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Sometimes, I am truly amazed by the amount of control exerted over medical decisions by insurance companies. Frequently, I have a patient choose to not run tests simply because their insurance won’t cover them. Frequently, I have to explain that without the test, my clinical judgement cannot be well informed. But people have to look [...]

Testing, Testing, is this relationship with my Doctor for real?

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Rev Neurol. 2011 Sep 1;53(5):287-300. [Neurological disorders associated with gluten sensitivity]. [Article in Spanish] Hernandez-Lahoz C, Mauri-Capdevila G, Vega-Villar J, Rodrigo L. Source Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33006 Oviedo, Espana. Abstract Gluten sensitivity is a systemic autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically susceptible individuals on ingesting gluten. It can appear at any age, then [...]

[Neurological disorders associated with gluten sen... [Rev Neurol. 2011] – PubMed result

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Conclusion- Celiac Disease, an autoimmune enteropathy, results from an inappropriate T-cell-mediated adaptive immune response against ingested gliadin. In the past few years, though, it has become apparent that “classic” CD represents the tip of the iceberg of an overall disease burden [4,29]. An emerging problem is the clinical characterization of a group of gluten-reactive patients, [...]

Just in case you missed this one- Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity share some common traits .

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Oral ecosystem alterations in celiac children: A follow-up study. by Mina S, Riga C, Azcurra AI, Brunotto M This is an interesting line of thinking. Since we know that the digestive tract begins with the oral cavity, these researchers are looking in the mouth of children to assess changes in cells indicative of celiac [...]

Oral Changes in Celiac Children- New way to test?

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Sometimes when I get into Medscape, I am pleasantly surprised by the findings. Here is a bit of some current Gastroenterology Continuing Education covering the uses of capsule endoscopy. Can you guess the correct answer? Case 2: A 52-Year-Old Woman With Iron-Deficiency AnemiaA 52-year-old woman presented for evaluation of iron-deficiency anemia that required intravenous iron [...]

Capsule Endoscopy- Another way to diagnose?

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BMC Pediatrics Volume 11 Compliant gluten-free children with celiac disease: an evaluation of psychological distress Mazzone, Luigi Reale, Laura Spina, Massimo Guarnera, Manuela Lionetti, Elena Martorana, Serena Mazzone, Domenico info:doi/10.1186/1471-2431-11-46 BMC Pediatrics 2011, 11:46 2011-05-27 BMC Pediatrics 2011-05-27 11 1 Research article 46 –>Research article Luigi Mazzone , Laura Reale , Massimo Spina , Manuela [...]