Each day this month, I will be posting something about Celiac Disease.
Day 20:
Have you ever heard of a rotation diet? Individuals with food sensitivities/intolerances/allergies should do their best to avoid eating the same items too often as it can lead to additional sensitivities/intolerances/allergies. For those with celiac disease, the most common items that individuals tend to overdo are corn and soy.
Did you develop additional sensitivities/intolerances/allergies as a result of eating them too often?
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Celiac Disease Awareness Month - May 19, 2014
Each day this month, I will be posting something about Celiac Disease.
Day 19:
There are many items that most individuals wouldn't think contain gluten, but they do. Two of the most common are soy sauce and licorice. Thankfully, there are gluten-free versions of both.
Which items were you surprised contained gluten?
Day 19:
There are many items that most individuals wouldn't think contain gluten, but they do. Two of the most common are soy sauce and licorice. Thankfully, there are gluten-free versions of both.
Which items were you surprised contained gluten?
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Celiac Disease Awareness Month - May 18, 2014
Each day this month, I will be posting something about Celiac Disease.
Day 18:
What is the easiest way to shop gluten-free? Stick to the outside of the grocery store. Typically, that is where you will find naturally gluten-free foods such as fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, and dairy.
I still remember my first shopping trip, and I was near tears every time I was in an aisle because every product had gluten in the ingredients. It didn't occur to me that keeping it simple would have been easier.
Did you stay on the outside of the store when you first started a gluten-free diet?
Day 18:
What is the easiest way to shop gluten-free? Stick to the outside of the grocery store. Typically, that is where you will find naturally gluten-free foods such as fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, and dairy.
I still remember my first shopping trip, and I was near tears every time I was in an aisle because every product had gluten in the ingredients. It didn't occur to me that keeping it simple would have been easier.
Did you stay on the outside of the store when you first started a gluten-free diet?
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Celiac Disease Awareness Month - May 17, 2014
Each day this month, I will be posting something about Celiac Disease.
Day 17:
I've spent the last two days describing the origins of celiac disease. Today is exciting because it includes the first link between celiac disease and wheat.
In the 1950's, Willem Karel Dicke, MD discovered the link between the ingestion of wheat to celiac disease. Dicke and several colleagues were able to confirm the treatment. They also "described the histologic damage to the intestinal mucosa as being directly related to celiac disease."
What do you think it was like to live with celiac disease prior to the 1950's? Do you know anyone who was diagnosed prior to 1950?
*Information obtained from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and the Celiac Sprue Association
Day 17:
I've spent the last two days describing the origins of celiac disease. Today is exciting because it includes the first link between celiac disease and wheat.
In the 1950's, Willem Karel Dicke, MD discovered the link between the ingestion of wheat to celiac disease. Dicke and several colleagues were able to confirm the treatment. They also "described the histologic damage to the intestinal mucosa as being directly related to celiac disease."
What do you think it was like to live with celiac disease prior to the 1950's? Do you know anyone who was diagnosed prior to 1950?
*Information obtained from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and the Celiac Sprue Association
Friday, May 16, 2014
Celiac Disease Awareness Month - May 16, 2014
Each day this month, I will be posting something about Celiac Disease.
Day 16:
Yesterday I described the very first mentions of celiac disease. Today, I would like to recognize Samuel Gee who was the first to link diet as a treatment for celiac disease in 1888. At that time, there was still no link to which foods were causing the condition. Despite that, National Celiac Disease Awareness Day is celebrated on September 13th, which is Gee's birthday.
What do you think of the fact that these fairly simplistic findings were discovered less than 150 years ago?
*Information obtained from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and the Celiac Sprue Association
Day 16:
Yesterday I described the very first mentions of celiac disease. Today, I would like to recognize Samuel Gee who was the first to link diet as a treatment for celiac disease in 1888. At that time, there was still no link to which foods were causing the condition. Despite that, National Celiac Disease Awareness Day is celebrated on September 13th, which is Gee's birthday.
What do you think of the fact that these fairly simplistic findings were discovered less than 150 years ago?
*Information obtained from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and the Celiac Sprue Association
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Celiac Disease Awareness Month - May 15, 2014
Each day this month, I will be posting something about Celiac Disease.
Day 15:
For the next few days, we're going to go back to the beginning of how celiac disease was discovered.
The first mention of celiac disease was in the 2nd century. 18 centuries would pass before a cause was identified. Arataeus of Cappadocia first wrote of a condition he saw in his patients which he referred to as "koiliakos" (Greek) which means "suffering in the bowels" in 250 A.D. Over 1600 years later, his writings were translated from Greek to English, which was when the term "celiac" was first described.
Question of the day: Are you surprised to hear there were discoveries so early? When did you think celiac disease was first discovered?
*Information obtained from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and the Celiac Sprue Association
Day 15:
For the next few days, we're going to go back to the beginning of how celiac disease was discovered.
The first mention of celiac disease was in the 2nd century. 18 centuries would pass before a cause was identified. Arataeus of Cappadocia first wrote of a condition he saw in his patients which he referred to as "koiliakos" (Greek) which means "suffering in the bowels" in 250 A.D. Over 1600 years later, his writings were translated from Greek to English, which was when the term "celiac" was first described.
Question of the day: Are you surprised to hear there were discoveries so early? When did you think celiac disease was first discovered?
*Information obtained from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and the Celiac Sprue Association
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Celiac Disease Awareness Month - May 14, 2014
Each day this month, I will be posting something about Celiac Disease.
Day 14:
So what can you eat if you're on a gluten-free diet? Amazingly, you can eat a lot, but if you're overwhelmed, then I have always recommended keeping it simple.
All fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat are gluten-free. Yep, every single one of them. The easiest way to start a gluten-free diet is to eat items that are naturally gluten-free.
Do you agree that it's easiest to stick to a gluten-free diet when you eat items that are naturally gluten-free?
Day 14:
So what can you eat if you're on a gluten-free diet? Amazingly, you can eat a lot, but if you're overwhelmed, then I have always recommended keeping it simple.
All fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat are gluten-free. Yep, every single one of them. The easiest way to start a gluten-free diet is to eat items that are naturally gluten-free.
Do you agree that it's easiest to stick to a gluten-free diet when you eat items that are naturally gluten-free?
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