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<channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information at Celiac.com - Comments for article: Raise Awareness for Celiac Disease]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.celiac.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>scott@celiac.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:10:02 PDT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11132</link><description><![CDATA[Miranda Jade, I think you did a good job with this article, I commend your effort and thank you. I will send a link to it to a friend. However, I am curious as to how you chose to say "it takes an average of four or more years before the correct diagnosis of celiac disease is made". A couple of years ago it was being written that the average was 11 years, and the average age of diagnosis was going up, and was 49. I was diagnosed after a lifetime of suffering, at the age of 55, 5 years ago. My search started at the age of 19, with severe upper abdominal pain, inability to keep food down, fatigue, etc. (I had these problems and asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia as an infant), when I went to a gastroenterologist, who witnessed pyloric spasms, and misdiagnosed me with a "nervous stomach". So, it took me my first 36 years as an adult to get a diagnosis. Dr. Peter H.R. Green was so right to criticize his profession, and particularly his specialty, in 2008, for celiac not even being "on their radar screen."<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Michael at 11:08 am, Mon 16th Apr 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Michael)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:08:26 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11143</link><description><![CDATA[I still get sick even on a gluten free diet.  It progresses for those who don't find out about it as I did not for the same reasons. I was sick for many years and now it does not matter if I don't eat it. I still get sick in other ways.

I think the article was good but not complete for the reason I said here.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Barb at 6:48 pm, Mon 16th Apr 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Barb)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:48:14 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11159</link><description><![CDATA[Take these words to heart. If you suffer from this you know who you are.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by sue at 11:36 am, Tue 17th Apr 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (sue)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:36:09 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11186</link><description><![CDATA[When my doctor said I should eliminate all grains from my diet it didn't sound good.  But after a few short weeks I started to get my energy back.  The difference is remarkable!  No longer have bloating and people have mentioned how much healthier and slimmer I look.  Some people say it's hard to adjust to a gluten diet, but I have had a wonderful time trying out all the new foods and methods of cooking.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by gluten at 10:35 am, Wed 18th Apr 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (gluten)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:35:29 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment12375</link><description><![CDATA[I myself have been going for years with symptoms before finally being diagnosed with celiac disease this year. I am slowly starting to come around, but i am sometimes overwhelmed when it comes to grocery shopping and meal preparing. I still experience some symptoms and am hoping the damage is reversible. I plan to help create awareness of this disease so that people don't have to suffer many years of feeling horrible and sick. I think what you are doing is great: we need dedicated people to help those who have not been diagnosed yet and to guide those who have. I would love to help!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Trina at 4:52 am, Wed 8th Aug 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Trina)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:52:13 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/22871/1/Raise-Awareness-for-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment12375</guid></item></channel></rss>