Educating all of us regarding this new world I have entered called Celiac Disease…

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Video: Celiac Disease on The View

Video: Managing Celiac Disease

A little chuckle…

Saw the doc again yesterday…(a little chuckle coming…) I went to see my gastroenterologist. We used to work together about 12 years ago. It is still hard being on the receiving end rather than the giving end…. I used to do endoscopies all of the time when the docs needed the help for OR nurses [...]

Costliness of this disease…

My opinion of course. I believe the costliness comes into play when you at first do not know what you are looking for; your true diagnosis. You and your doc have tried numerous tests, and you still aren’t feeling better. I believe after diagnosis of one member of the family…I’m sorry you were the one [...]

Some Signs and Symptoms:

Celiac Disease presents with as many as 300 different symptoms, many of them subtle and seemingly unrelated.  Yet a significant percentage of people with Celiac Disease have no symptoms at all.  People without symptoms are at the same risk for the complications associated with Celiac Disease.  Recurring abdominal bloating and pain Chronic diarrhea/constipation Vomiting Liver and [...]

Educating yourself….

Before diagnosis or After diagnosis, you are an absolute fool to think that educating yourself and your family members is the  wrong approach.  Not telling them to get checked themselves is an even bigger no no! That is completely selfish. I see things happening to my family members that actually really could be linked to [...]

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