New Article On Celiac Disease

[teebs in WV]

I just got the below link from google alerts. I can't figure out the source of the article. I think we need to bombard this publication with letters. There are errors that are ridiculous, such as:

"in the US is 1 in 250"

"a simple blood test can determine if you have Celiac Disease" (oh, if it were ALWAYS a simple blood test!)

"there is another treatment......immunosupressive drugs or steroids can be used to treat Celiac"

This article really makes me mad. The person who wrote this obviously didn't do much research.

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[Guest nini]

"The disease usually affects Caucasians"

no, Celiac does not discriminate. In fact the highest per capita incidents of Celiac is in North Africa

[Guest stef 4 dogs]

I just got the below link from google alerts. I can't figure out the source of the article. I think we need to bombard this publication with letters. There are errors that are ridiculous, such as:

"in the US is 1 in 250"

"a simple blood test can determine if you have Celiac Disease" (oh, if it were ALWAYS a simple blood test!)

"there is another treatment......immunosupressive drugs or steroids can be used to treat Celiac"

This article really makes me mad. The person who wrote this obviously didn't do much research.

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Hi Guys!

Anybody know what the stats really are? I mean I heard 1 on 300 and then I heard 1 in 1500 have this disease. Anything I've seen is pretty diverse.

stef 4 dogs

[Mango04]

There were some inaccuracies.

But I do like that they said this:

"Doctors need to be Aware of the Condition"

and this:

"...one bite of pizza or a teaspoon of flour can ignite a response from the immune system. This can also cause damage to the small intestine and ultimately other organs."

Hi Guys!

Anybody know what the stats really are? I mean I heard 1 on 300 and then I heard 1 in 1500 have this disease. Anything I've seen is pretty diverse.

stef 4 dogs

Here's a good stat sheet:

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[happygirl]

According to a study by Dr. Fassano at the University of Maryland in Baltimore (www.celiaccenter.org)

1 in 133 for not at risk groups

1 in 22 for 1st degree relatives

1 in 39 in 2nd degree relatives

1 in 56 of symptomatic patients

the direct link to the abstract is: Open Original Shared Link