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How to survive the first year of living gluten free |

By starlucent 353 days ago from http://www.free-from.com

Do you have to eat gluten free, either because you've been diagnosed as celiac (coeliac) or with dermatitis herpetiformis? This post has 15 tips for getting through the first year of living gluten free.

Life won't be the same again. But you can do it, with forward planning, a bit of preparation and a lot of patience. You know you'l

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Promising new treatments for Celiac Disease!

By FiberBoy 302 days ago from http://www.joyfuldigesting.com

Two clinical trials are underway for new drugs that could make a dramatic difference in the lives of those with Celiac Disease.

Alba Therapeutics is working on a drug to prevent the reaction that occurs in Celiac patients after consuming gluten. It modifies the structure of the intestinal walls to make them unable to absorb

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Watch the gluten intake, Celiacs! | Joyful Digesting

By FiberBoy 297 days ago from http://www.joyfuldigesting.com

As if all of the other symptoms weren’t reason enough to maintain a strict gluten-free diet, a new study claims to find a correlation between Celiac/Coeliac disease and cardiovascular disease.

While it is distressing to hear, the numbers show only a slightly higher risk, so more research is warranted. However, as I understan

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New Genetic Clues for Celiac Disease! | Joyful Digesting

By FiberBoy 287 days ago from http://www.joyfuldigesting.com

It has long been known that Celiac Disease is a gene-borne illness (in other words: it’s inherited). Thankfully, those genes don’t activate in everyone. But wouldn’t it be nice if doctors could let you know your vulnerability to this life-changing illness?

Researchers are well on their way to identifying exactly which genes

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Plain Talk About Poop | Joyful Digesting

By FiberBoy 276 days ago from http://www.joyfuldigesting.com

This is not for the feint of heart, but it’s a situation no one wants to be in: You look down after a bowel movement and see a very unexpected color or substance. When should you worry?

A change in stool color can certainly be alarming. After getting tested for acid reflux disease, I was shocked to see only white in the bowl

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