-
Celiac.com
Celiac disease and gluten-free lifestyle news and support since 1995. The first Web site dedicated to helping celiacs.
Like many people with celiac disease (it's an autoimmune disease and not a wheat allergy or the same as gluten sensitivity, gluten intolerance, or sensitivity to gluten), I spent a lot of years and money and endured many tests and misdiagnoses before doctors finally discovered that I needed to avoid gluten (including all gluten containing ingredients). Gluten is a protein found in gluten containing grains that include wheat, rye, and barley, and is often hidden in processed foods. To treat my celiac disease I had to go on a gluten-free diet for life, which meant that I had to learn to read food labels, and I ate mostly naturally gluten-free foods like meats, fruits, nuts, vegetables, gluten-free breads, and foods that were labeled gluten-free or made using gluten-free grains. My symptoms, which included weight loss, abdominal pain (especially in my middle-right section while sleeping), bloating, and long-term diarrhea, slowly disappeared....[READ MORE].
Latest Celiac Disease News:
-
Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-m):
-
Popular Now
-
Frequent Belching continues despite being 10 mo. Gluten free
By MJ Crowley, in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
- 8 replies
- 274 views
-
Micronutrients test, neuropathy, gluten enzymes. Please help.
By Gloria L, in Coping with Celiac Disease
- 5 replies
- 182 views
-
- 4 replies
- 265 views
-
gluten challenge and uk blood tests to request
By Gemak, in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
- 5 replies
- 284 views
-
- 19 replies
- 547 views
-