Travis-Hiland
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Wow. My older daughter, who is eating gluten-free these days, came to celebrate Father's Day last Sunday. We cooked our traditional pancake breakfast and she brought with her Walmart's Great Value Gluten-free Pancake and Waffle Mix. It was delicious! So happy to see (and taste) so much flavor improvement over the last 10 years for the gluten-free crowd! ... -
Many posts refer to dealing with the frustration at how uninformed the medical community is to Celiac Disease, gluten-intolerance, and malabsorbtion issues. I thought I would post just one of my experiences with the issue. Nine months ago, my wife was diagnosed with Celiac Sprue. Needless to say, this long overdue diagnosis (12yrs) finally provided the...
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ARCHIVED Celiac Not So Rare Afterall
Travis-Hiland posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I would like to re-affirm any motion carried forward on this forum that Celiac is not so rare afterall. I believe most Celiacs can attest to the lack of understanding and underrecognition of Celiac Sprue in the U.S. medical community. My wife was finally, officially diagnosed nine months ago, after the 12 years of symptoms, the severest of which manifesting... -
As discussed in other posts, Celiac Disease is probably the most underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed conditions in the U.S. Outside the U.S., especially Europe are much more advanced in their understanding and earlier diagnosis of the disease. In fact, physicians outside the U.S. commonaly screen chidlren every five years as a matter practice. They know that...
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I second all those who think this "professional" is a poor excuse for a doctor. I have absolutely no respect for the medical profession in general, but do withhold and then freely give my admiration and love for those select few who practice the fine of art of giving a damn. In fact, the majority of docs I have dealt with were down right insulting in...