Celiac disease can be difficult to diagnose because it affects people in different ways. There are over 300 known symptoms of celiac disease which may affect every organ in your body, not…
Continue ReadingHaving a child with celiac disease poses unique challenges both for you and your child. The lifestyle changes – and how they are managed – that come with a diagnosis…
Continue ReadingLast Updated: January 13, 2022 Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune disease, which means that you cannot “grow out” of it. 1 in 100 people worldwide have celiac disease. Celiac disease…
Continue ReadingTo cure celiac disease we must fundamentally shift how celiac disease research is conceptualized and conducted. Why? Because the current research paradigm for celiac disease, one that has existed for four decades, has not delivered a cure. Not only has it not delivered a cure, celiac disease research has produced only a single approved treatment for the disease – the gluten-free diet.
Continue ReadingIt wasn’t that long ago that the gluten-free diet became popular or even recognizable to the general public. There were very few options available, and even fewer that were appetizing.…
Continue ReadingResearchers have confirmed physical evidence of immune system activation and intestinal damage when wheat is consumed by some individuals without celiac disease and wheat allergy. For decades, but more so in…
Continue ReadingThere is no question that the popularity of “going gluten-free” has risen sharply in recent years. The question is, does a gluten-free diet (GFD) pose a true benefit to those…
Continue ReadingIn her recent article in the University of Chicago’s Celiac Disease Center newsletter, “Impact,” Dr. Carol Semrad seeks to clarify the important steps needed to accurately diagnose celiac disease. Traditionally,…
Continue ReadingDo you know an adolescent with celiac disease? The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center is currently conducting a research study for teenagers with celiac disease and their parents, to…
Continue ReadingCeliac Disease Foundation is proud to have Dr. Shayna Coburn, PhD, as the featured speaker at the CDF Arizona Chapter Medical Night on September 21, 2016. Dr. Coburn was also a…
Continue ReadingAs we continue our journey toward advancing awareness and understanding of celiac disease, it is crucial that we reflect on health equity and the persistent clinical disparities within our community—so that together we can confront these factors and dismantle barriers hindering access to care and support. Health equity represents the...