Celiac In The Toronto Sun Today!

[psawyer]

Today's Toronto Sun newspaper has an article about celiac disease in the lifestyle section. It is on the bottom of a page which is dominated by a larger article about nut allergies.

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I don't agree with the final sentence which says, "a biopsy of the small intestine is the only definitive way to diagnose it." It is certainly the traditional and most common way, but no longer the only way.

[Canadian Karen]

Cool! Thanks Peter!

Karen

[Ursa Major]

Even though it is excellent that a major paper had an article on Celiac disease, it will serve to further perpetuate the false picture most people have of celiac disease. It only gives the 'typical' picture of celiac disease, as in having diarrhea, weight loss etc., nowhere does it mention anything about anemia, possible weight gain and other autoimmune diseases as a result of celiac disease.

Celiac disease causes the villi -- the hair-like substances that line the small intestine -- to lie flat, thus preventing the absorption of food's essential nutrients.

Also, this paragraph is just plain wrong, and shows that the author of the article didn't bother to find out the facts, but just quoted the woman he interviewed, who obviously didn't understand that the villi atrophy, as in shrinking, rather than lying flat.