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Finger-Stick Rapid Test Kit for Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance Now Available
- By Scott Adams
- Published 11/8/2005
- Celiac Disease Diagnosis, Testing & Treatment (Gluten-Free Diet)
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Scott Adams
In 1994 I was diagnosed with celiac disease, which led me to create Celiac.com in 1995. I created this site for a single purpose: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives. Celiac.com was the first site on the Internet dedicated solely to celiac disease, and since then it has become an invaluable resource to people worldwide who seek information about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.
In 1998 I created The Gluten-Free Mall, Your Special Diet Superstore! which was also another Internet first—it was the first gluten-free food site to offer a shopping cart-style interface, and the ability for people to order gluten-free products manufactured by many different companies at a single Web site.
I am also co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of Journal of Gluten Sensitivity.
Celiac disease is a gluten intolerance enteropathy caused by a permanent intolerance to gluten and specifically to its protein fragment known as gliadin. The ingestion of this protein in people with genetic predisposition induces a severe compromise to the intestinal mucosa that is historically characterized by one hyperplasia of cryptas with total or subtotal atrophy of the intestinal microvilli.
Though the definitive diagnosis of the celiac disease is based in characteristic histological changes observed in intestinal biopsies, the serological tests, such as the detection of antibodies anti-gliadins, anti-tTG and anti-endomysium, represent methods of analyses cheaper and less invasive to the detection of the disease.
According to John Kernohan, Director of York Nutritional Laboratories, This new rapid test is a great improvement over our original cdSCAN, which we introduced back in 2002. Individuals now have a even quicker, more convenient and reliable means to determine if Celiac Disease or gluten intolerance is the culprit behind their ill-health.
The new and improved cdSCAN is able to analyze a tiny sample of whole blood, serum or plasma for IgA/IgG/IgM antibodies against human Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) and IgA antibodies against gliadin. The kit can be utilized in either the comfort of ones own home or at a doctors office, and the results are available in approximately 10 minutes.
In addition to the approximate 1 million Americans suffering
from classical Celiac Disease, there are an equal number of individuals
with silent or latent Celiac Disease who are unaware of their condition
because they do not have the signs and symptoms typically associated with
celiac disease. These individuals run the risk of developing full-blown celiac disease later in
life and complications
such as bowel cancer, infertility and autoimmune diseases, making proper
and early diagnosis very important.
Information about the cdSCAN is available from York Nutritional Laboratories, Inc. Please contact John Kernohan at (888) 751-3388.
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2 Responses to "Finger-Stick Rapid Test Kit for Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance Now Available"
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14 Oct 2008 9:13:19 PM PDT My daughter was diagnosed with celiac in 2000. For over a year all of sudden she was having many symptoms. Migraines, severe bone cramps, throwing up, rolling on the floor in pain. I went through 3 doctors and finally a naturopath helped me. Within 1 week she was a lot better. We went on a 100% gluten-free diet and she's better. She was 8 then and she is now 16. The color in her skin came back, growth, etc. Also by end of that year when searching, she ended up in the hospital with Scarlett fever and walking pneumonia, even after I took her to the doctor that same week! I came in with my book and symptoms and told him what I thought she had and that I wouldn't leave until we had tests. You must be diligent with your gut feeling. Thanks for your site!
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14 Jan 2013 5:43:35 AM PDT I used a similar test from Nova Detox.
The results where conclusive, I then went to my GP and confirmed the result with a lab test. Since then i have radically altered my diet and lifestyle, so I really urge anyone who is worried to try a home test and if the result is positive, follow it up. |