Articles
- Peanut Allergy Cure?
- Food Allergies: Nothing to Joke About
- Probiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergies
- Household Cleaners Clarification
- Food Allergens in Non-Food Items
- Taking Food Allergies Back to School
- Assessing the Risks of Allergens in Schools
- 504 Plan for Food Allergies
- Debunking Alternative Food Allergy Tests and Therapies
- Testing for Food Allergies
- My Food Allergy Reactions
- Assessing the Real Risk of Airborne Peanut
- Busting Common Food Allergy Myths
- Beware of False Positives
- Will I Ever Outgrow My Food Allergy?
- Have You Outgrown Your Food Allergy?
- The Risks of Eating Out
- Food Allergy Epidemic?
- Food Allergy Blamed for Death at Dinner
- Does Breastfeeding Prevent Food Allergies?
- Choosing a Food Allergy-Friendly Camp
- Check Your Epinephrine Autoinjectors
- Diagnosing and Treating Celiac Disease
Diagnosing and Treating Celiac Disease
The Connecticut Post ran an interesting article called Support group for children with food allergies.
In Food Allergies For Dummies, we touch briefly on celiac disease, pointing out that it's not actually a bona fide, IgE-mediated food allergy, but it still falls in a category of illnesses that often involved the expertise of allergists.
Following is an excerpt from our book:
Celiac disease, also known as gluten sensitive enteropathy, is a form of food sensitivity in which people can't tolerate any form of gluten--a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Symptoms typically include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss (or poor growth in young children).
"Symptoms can be quite severe and appear very early in life or remain low-grade, flying well below your doctor's radar until adulthood. Although celiac disease is not IgE-mediated, your doctor can perform other blood tests to make an accurate diagnosis. In all cases strict avoidance of all gluten is essential and typically requires you to abstain from these foods for the rest of your life."
If you're interested in learning more about celiac disease, check out Danna Korn's Living Gluten Free for Dummies at Amazon.com
