UChicago Celiac Center Family Network- Serology and Importance of Regular Follow-up
Join UChicago Celiac Disease Center to discuss serology and the importance of regular follow-up.
Continue ReadingJoin UChicago Celiac Disease Center to discuss serology and the importance of regular follow-up.
Continue ReadingMany people who suspect they have celiac disease choose to start a gluten-free diet right away, without a formal diagnosis. Here's why you shouldn't.
Continue ReadingThe Celiac Disease Foundation was proud to be a sponsor of the MedAboutData Hackathon in Haifa, Israel. During the hackathon, the ‘CeliACT’ team presented an innovative product that can assist in early detection of celiac disease.
Continue ReadingPrevious studies have found celiac disease to be associated with several conditions affecting pregnancy and female reproductive outcomes. In a new population-based study, researchers sought to determine how celiac disease affects pregnancy outcomes, both before and after celiac disease diagnosis. Using data from Danish national registries, researchers compared pregnancy outcomes in women with celiac disease…
Continue ReadingConsidering the rising number of cases of celiac disease, and its extremely detrimental effects on childhood development, leading to malabsorption and failure to thrive, it is becoming more necessary to find a means to properly diagnose young children.
Continue ReadingThose who have the standard clinical symptoms of celiac disease, such as sensitivity to gluten, irritability, abdominal pain, or a positive blood test, may undergo an endoscopy to confirm their diagnosis. During the procedure, doctors take samples of tissue (a biopsy) from the small intestine to see if there is damage or flattening of villi. Under a microscope, a…
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