World wide it seems Celiac Disease is being under diagnosed. Despite its relative ease in diagnosis,involving blood tests and a gastro-scope biopsy,it is very commonly overlooked. Doctors often mistakenly believe that it is a rare disorder,even though current statistics show it at 1% of the population (this is for the US and [...]
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Gluten is the sticky substance that makes fresh bread rise and hold its shape,its what gives cake that rich sticky consistency and its what makes pancakes light and fluffy. It is unfortunately also the substance that some of our bodies react to with a vengeance. The thing that causes the reaction in certain people [...] Why does there seem to be such under diagnosis of Celiac Disease? Why does the medical community continuously overlook it? I have had chronic anaemia for almost all of my life,yet because I was a woman,it was almost accepted that this is “normal”. My constant stomach problems as a child called “spastic [...] As soon as I tell people that I cannot eat any gluten in my diet,the most common reaction is one of complete horror,once I have explained to them,that it means,no bread,no pasta,no cakes,no biscuits,no pancakes. Oh but what do you eat?? Well let me tell you because,[...] | Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef
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