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Are Medications Gluten Free?

Are Medications Gluten Free?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Are medications free from gluten? Are they all labeled? The answer is no

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Gluten Intolerance After GI Infections

Gluten Intolerance After GI Infections

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Gluten intolerance developing after infectious gastroenteritis has recently been reported in the medical literature

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Arsenic in Gluten Free Foods

Arsenic in Gluten Free Foods

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

There has been considerable attention given to the idea that rice contains relatively large amounts of arsenic – find out the facts…

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Do Celiacs Have Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease?

Do Celiacs Have Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Study showed patients with celiac disease had almost one-and-a-half to two times the risk of coronary artery disease

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Inflammation – The Link Between Celiac Disease & Headaches

Inflammation – The Link Between Celiac Disease & Headaches

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

People often look to natural therapies for migraine, they try giving up red wine and chocolate. Why not try giving up gluten?

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Diagnosing Celiac In People With IgA Deficiency

Diagnosing Celiac In People With IgA Deficiency

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Blood tests for the diagnosis of celiac disease in people with IgA deficiency are not as accurate as those for people who have normal IgA

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Recognizing Which Children Should Be Screened For Celiac Disease

Recognizing Which Children Should Be Screened For Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

It was believed for a long time that children with celiac disease are always extremely and obviously sick – but sometimes this is not the case

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NCGS – More Than Gluten To Blame?

NCGS – More Than Gluten To Blame?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Fructons (FODMAPs) are found in wheat, as well as many other foods like fruits, vegetables and milk. Removing all sources of fructons from your diet may help those with NCGS

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Update on BL-7010 Clinical Trials

Update on BL-7010 Clinical Trials

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

BL-7010 is a substance that attaches to gliadins, the parts of gluten that are problematic for people with celiac disease

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‘Vaccine’ For Celiac Disease Being Developed

‘Vaccine’ For Celiac Disease Being Developed

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

A new, experimental treatment for celiac disease has finished the very early stages of testing

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A Reduced-Gliadin Wheat Bread Suitable for Celiacs?

A Reduced-Gliadin Wheat Bread Suitable for Celiacs?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Scientists are trying to grow wheat without gliadin, making it theoretically safe for people with celiac disease

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Entanercept Successfully Treats Mouth Ulcers and Celiac Symptoms

Entanercept Successfully Treats Mouth Ulcers and Celiac Symptoms

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

It improved her fatigue and joint pain as well as her stomatitis, suggesting that these symptoms were all related

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New Research on Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity

New Research on Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Like Celiac Disesase, NCGS is a disorder in which gluten cause a variety of intestinal and other physical symptoms, however it does not cause intestinal damage

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Eating Disorders & Celiac Disease

Eating Disorders & Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

There have been small studies suggesting the possibility of a link between eating disorders and untreated celiac disease

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Update on IIB Trial of Larazotide Acetate

Update on IIB Trial of Larazotide Acetate

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Drug trials are now in Phase III of testing, one step closer to becoming an available medication that doctors can prescribe

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Stem Cell Therapy for Celiac Disease

Stem Cell Therapy for Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Regenerative Medicine Solutions is claiming to treat both inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease

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Gluten Sensitivity & Osteoporosis

Gluten Sensitivity & Osteoporosis

ByZora DeGrandpre, MS, ND October 15, 2022

Two of the conditions that may be associated with gluten sensitivity and/or Celiac Disease are osteoporosis and osteopenia

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New Experimental Drug For Celiac Disease: ALV003

New Experimental Drug For Celiac Disease: ALV003

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

The knowledge that 1% of the population may have celiac disease has convinced pharmaceutical companies that it is worth their time and money to try and develop treatments for CD

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People With Celiac Disease Are Less Likely To Develop Type 2 Diabetes

People With Celiac Disease Are Less Likely To Develop Type 2 Diabetes

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

An association between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease has been known for quite some time

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Sweden, A Case Study in Infant Feeding Practices & Celiac Disease

Sweden, A Case Study in Infant Feeding Practices & Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Between 1984 and 1996, four times the average number of children under the age of two years in Sweden were diagnosed with CD – here’s why…

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Promising Research in Enzyme Treatment

Promising Research in Enzyme Treatment

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Research is working towards developing an enzyme to break down gluten, similar to how lactase breaks down lactose

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Swallow This Camera, Diagnosis Disease Painlessly

Swallow This Camera, Diagnosis Disease Painlessly

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

A tiny camera is swallowed, and records thousands of pictures as it passes through the intestinal tract

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Larazotide Acetate (AT-100) For Celiac Disease: Research Continues

Larazotide Acetate (AT-100) For Celiac Disease: Research Continues

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Larazotide acetate has worked to seal the leaky barrier in laboratory testing

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Who Should Be Screened for Celiac Disease?

Who Should Be Screened for Celiac Disease?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

This is a question about screening people with no specific reason for screening

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Larazatide Acetate (AT-1001) for Celiac Disease: Recently Published Results

Larazatide Acetate (AT-1001) for Celiac Disease: Recently Published Results

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Larazotide acetate continues to be the best medication under study at the current time to help people with celiac disease

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Celiac Sprue, Tropical Sprue, Celiac Disease…Are They The Same?

Celiac Sprue, Tropical Sprue, Celiac Disease…Are They The Same?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

The history or origin of certain diseases is sometimes how they get their names

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A No-Known Cause Skin Condition

A No-Known Cause Skin Condition

ByZora DeGrandpre, MS, ND October 15, 2022

Do you have non-itchy, round, raised and reddish circular areas on your body?

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Is There a Trigger for Celiac Disease?

Is There a Trigger for Celiac Disease?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

While there is no one definitive answer, there are a number of possibilities

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Diagnosing Celiac Disease: Where To Do The Biopsy?

Diagnosing Celiac Disease: Where To Do The Biopsy?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Multiple tiny pieces need to be removed and analyzed from this area

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Newer Blood Tests For Detecting Celiac Disease

Newer Blood Tests For Detecting Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Better tests provide quicker diagnosis, and look for specific antibodies

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Celiac Disease in the Middle East And North Africa

Celiac Disease in the Middle East And North Africa

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Reports are now coming in from all over the globe indicating that celiac disease is not confined to people of European ancestry, as once previously thought

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Can Newer Blood Tests Replace Biopsy?

Can Newer Blood Tests Replace Biopsy?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

The new tests look for two kinds of antibodies – IgA and IgG

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Psychiatric Symptoms Associated With Celiac Disease

Psychiatric Symptoms Associated With Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Ataxia, dementia, peripheral neuropathy, and seizures are some of the most common neurologic problems associated with celiac disease

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What Is A Biopsy?

What Is A Biopsy?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Biopsies are the definitive test, the “gold standard” in determining is someone has celiac disease

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Update On The Search For A Gluten Free Cure

Update On The Search For A Gluten Free Cure

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Here are some exciting new areas that researchers are looking at as they work towards a cure

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A Celiac Disease Epidemic?

A Celiac Disease Epidemic?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

In a unique case, doctors recognized the epidemic as it was occurring and were able to start a surveillance system to register patients diagnosed with celiac disease so that the epidemic could be followed and studied

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Mouth Sores and Celiac Disease

Mouth Sores and Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Are you troubled by recurrent, painful mouth sores?

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Treating Celiac Disease With Hookworms

Treating Celiac Disease With Hookworms

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

People with intestinal parasites make more of an immune response to the parasite and less to potential causes of allergy

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Migraines & Celiac Disease

Migraines & Celiac Disease

ByTeresa St.Claire, B.Med.Sci., M.Phil. October 15, 2022

A 2001 study in the journal Neurology found that eliminating gluten from the diet halted migraines for 9 out of 10 patients

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A Pill To Digest Gluten?

A Pill To Digest Gluten?

ByTeresa St.Claire, B.Med.Sci., M.Phil. October 15, 2022

A new supplement has come onto the market that claims to help break down gluten

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How WWII & the “Winter of Starvation” Helped the Discovery of Celiac Disease

How WWII & the “Winter of Starvation” Helped the Discovery of Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

It took a long time for doctors to figure out the connection between what we now call celiac disease and wheat

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What Blood Tests Tell Your Doctor

What Blood Tests Tell Your Doctor

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

One indicator is the amount of antibodies in the blood to human tissue transglutaminase (tTG) – which is a key enzyme in the sequence of events leading to small intestinal damage as a result of gluten intolerance

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Symptoms Of Celiac Disease

Symptoms Of Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Here are some of the classic symptoms associated with celiac disease, as well as some atypical symptoms that you might not have been aware of

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Do Celiac’s Have An Increased Risk For Heart Disease?

Do Celiac’s Have An Increased Risk For Heart Disease?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

It might even seem logical to think that some people with celiac disease would be at lower risk of heart disease, especially those who have lost weight, but that’s not always the case

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How Celiac Disease Affects Your Teeth

How Celiac Disease Affects Your Teeth

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

A very observant dentist might suggest the diagnosis of celiac disease to someone because of what he or she sees in their mouth

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A New Drug For Celiac Disease?

A New Drug For Celiac Disease?

ByTeresa St.Claire, B.Med.Sci., M.Phil. October 15, 2022

Professor Alessio Fasano of Maryland University is leading the way in celiac research, his discoveries are already paving the way to find a cure

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A Newer Test To Follow Celiac Disease

A Newer Test To Follow Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Between a colonoscopy and a biopsy, swallowing this little capsule is less invasive and a lot more comfortable

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Food Sensitivities & Allergies

Food Sensitivities & Allergies

ByZora DeGrandpre, MS, ND October 15, 2022

Learn the difference between the two, and discover some theories as to why they are on the rise in our population

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The Hidden Neurological Effects Of Gluten

The Hidden Neurological Effects Of Gluten

ByZora DeGrandpre, MS, ND October 15, 2022

Recent research has shown that gluten is not just a problem for our digestive systems, all of our body systems can be affected

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If You’re Gluten Insensitive, Watch Out For Other Autoimmune Disorders

If You’re Gluten Insensitive, Watch Out For Other Autoimmune Disorders

ByZora DeGrandpre, MS, ND October 15, 2022

Sjogren’s Syndrome, psoriasis, and osteoporosis are just a few of the disorders that can affect celiacs

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Gluten Sensitivity & Autism Link?

Gluten Sensitivity & Autism Link?

ByTeresa St.Claire, B.Med.Sci., M.Phil. October 15, 2022

Approximately 85% of children diagnosed as autistic also have a range of gastrointestinal disorders and symptoms including diarrhea, constipation, bloating and abdominal pain

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Can Probiotics Improve Celiac Symptoms?

Can Probiotics Improve Celiac Symptoms?

ByTeresa St.Claire, B.Med.Sci., M.Phil. October 15, 2022

Did you know that these bacteria also help stimulate antibody production and synthesize essential nutrients

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I Have Celiac Disease…Should I Be Taking Supplements?

I Have Celiac Disease…Should I Be Taking Supplements?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

If you have had significant symptoms and weight loss from untreated celiac disease, your vitamin deficiencies may be obvious

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Do I Have Celiac Disease, Crohn’s Disease Or Both?

Do I Have Celiac Disease, Crohn’s Disease Or Both?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

It is possible to confuse the symptoms of these diseases, as there is an overlap in symptoms

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The Link Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Gluten Sensitivity

The Link Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Gluten Sensitivity

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

A number of studies have shown that people with IBS may have an improvement in symptoms when they go on a gluten-free diet

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Blood Testing for Celiac Disease

Blood Testing for Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

IgA, IgG, IgM, IgE, tTG and EMA – learn what these are, and what they mean on your blood test results

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Skin Disorders Within The Celiac Spectrum

Skin Disorders Within The Celiac Spectrum

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Dermatitis herpetiformis is a very serious skin disorder that is related to celiac disease

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Unusual Symptoms of Celiac Disease

Unusual Symptoms of Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Some researchers have noted that as many as 36% of adults with celiac disease may have one or more types of neurological problems

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Current Medical Trials on Celiac Disease

Current Medical Trials on Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

As of April 2011, there were more than a dozen active clinical trials studying celiac disease – find out how you can become a part of some of the studies

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The Importance Of The “Sunshine” Vitamin to Gluten Intolerant People

The Importance Of The “Sunshine” Vitamin to Gluten Intolerant People

ByZora DeGrandpre, MS, ND October 15, 2022

Deficiencies in vitamin D are associated with colon and other cancers, autoimmune disease, depression, heart disease, as well as being linked to food sensitivities

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Are All Labs Equal When Doing Celiac Tests?

Are All Labs Equal When Doing Celiac Tests?

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

There is more than one way to perform each test, and more than one company making the kits used to do the tests

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Unravelling The Confusion Behind Gluten Intolerance Testing

Unravelling The Confusion Behind Gluten Intolerance Testing

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Patients do not always need to be eating gluten to take this test, because the test stays positive for three to 12 months after initiation of a gluten-free diet

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Taking You Step By Step Through A Duodenal Biopsy

Taking You Step By Step Through A Duodenal Biopsy

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Do you have a biopsy scheduled? Knowing what to expect might make things a bit easier

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The Tip Of The Iceberg: Celiac Disease

The Tip Of The Iceberg: Celiac Disease

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

There are a number of reasons why celiac disease is being diagnosed more frequently…

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Enzymes…The “Workhorse” Of Your Digestive Process

Enzymes…The “Workhorse” Of Your Digestive Process

ByZora DeGrandpre, MS, ND October 15, 2022

Find out what digestive enzymes are, and how can they help when you have gluten sensitivity or intolerance

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Autoimmune Disorders Celiac’s Are More Likely To Get…

Autoimmune Disorders Celiac’s Are More Likely To Get…

ByDr. Anna Kaplan October 15, 2022

Autoimmune disease’s (like celiac disease) are when the body attacks itself

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Gluten Free Diet Cures Man With Psoriasis

Gluten Free Diet Cures Man With Psoriasis

ByGini Warner, MA October 15, 2022

Real life success story…

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Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease

Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease

ByGini Warner, MA October 15, 2022

About 75% of celiac patients have some degree of bone loss

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Gluten Intolerance – A Misconstrued Label

Gluten Intolerance – A Misconstrued Label

ByGini Warner, MA October 15, 2022

It is possible to be gluten intolerant and not have celiac disease

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