Celiac.com 03/06/2020 - Celiac disease has an incidence of about 1% in the general population. It is an automimmune disease triggered by a proline-rich protein, gliadin, when it enters the small intestine and leaks into the wall of the small intestine (therefore the name leaky gut). Humans cannot break down proline-rich proteins. In healthy persons, gliadin passes through the gastrointestinal tract and is excreted in stool and urine without consequences. Celiac patients, build antibodies in the small intestine and these antibodies travel through the blood stream in all areas of the body. In some patients, there are no apparent symptoms or they can be very mild, while in others the symptoms are quite severe and are even associated with an increased risk of a certain type of intestinal cancer....

Celiac.com 06/07/2021 - Numerous adults with celiac disease experience social anxiety, which detracts from their quality of life, eating patterns and ability to socialize and date.
In a recent survey, most people with celiac disease said that it had a major or moderate negative impact on their dating life. The survey included questions on celiac disease-specific dating attitudes, behaviors and preferences, a social anxiety questionnaire, a celiac disease-specific quality of life instrument and a celiac disease food attitudes and behaviors scale.
Anne R. Lee, EdD, RDN, LD, Jessica Lebovitz, RD, CDN, CNSC, both from the celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, led a team that send an email survey to nearly 14,000 affiliates of the institution. They...

Celiac.com 07/09/2021 - In this age of "Sex & the City," more and more women are taking a headstrong, Samantha Jonesian approach to dating.  I used to be one of them.  I remember once shoving a guy I barely knew into a bedroom at a house party and slamming the door shut behind us.  But all that changed a year and a half ago when I was diagnosed with celiac disease.  
What's a Samantha Jones to do?  Whisper into someone's ear, "uh, listen, I'd love to shove you into that bedroom and kiss you but the list of things to which I'm severely allergic is so extensive that in order not to risk damaging my health I'll need you to first proceed to the bathroom and brush your teeth." As well as the toothbrush obstacle, other dating dilemmas plague us celiacs.  Most restaurants offer few d...

Celiac.com 07/19/2022 - The challenges of having celiac disease are numerous. A number of studies and articles have documented the many challenges faced by people with celiac disease in eating out, going to college, and more.
Many people with celiac disease complain about difficulties in dating, or in finding suitable long term partners. Now, a new study is helping to shed some light on the nature of those challenges. To better understand the difficulties of navigating the social and dating landscape for people with celiac disease, a team of researchers recently set out to investigate dating-related behaviors in adults with celiac disease.
The research team included Jessica Lebovits; Anne R. Lee; Edward J. Ciaccio; Randi L. Wolf; Rebecca H. Davies; Chloe Cerino; Benjamin L...