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Celiac On The Today Show

NicoleAJ

By NicoleAJ
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She does call it an allergy and say it can be diagnosed with a blood test, which could be slightly misleading, but anyone who's heard about it for the first time can go and get the info they need.

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She does call it an allergy and say it can be diagnosed with a blood test, which could be slightly misleading, but anyone who's heard about it for the first time can go and get the info they need.

I saw it this morning and took note of the use of the word "allergy", but happy to see it mentioned. I also went to the store today and noticed a freezer full of new gluten free products....what's happening in the world??? :rolleyes:

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Well, I know "allergy" is not correct, but "auto-immune disease" doesn't make as tidy a sound bite. I mean, it's like eating out and getting the bill and it says "allergy alert." Technically not correct but better than nothing so long as they got my order right. Plus there are a LOT of people that I've met who give me the blank stare when I say auto-immune but know exactly what I mean about needing to avoid gluten when I say 'allergy'. It might be more appropriate to call it auto-immune when trying to educate the public. I guess it's all about sound bites and what we're willing to settle for in exchange for public awareness. And just think, if the FDA treated it like an allergy, we'd get full gluten disclosure on every package. Wouldn't that be sumthin?

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Thank you for posting that ,I truly appreciate the link. I learned from it and you never know who you may help by posting.

I have the tingling in my arms and I possible have a B-12 deficiancy. I take b-12 vitamins but, I guess that is not enough. Maybe the sublingual?

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