Event Alert: Celiac Blood Screening in Chicago. Pre-Register NOW!

photo credit: Examiner via The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center

Greetings again, folks! I just wanted to let everyone know that the University of Chicago is holding a FREE Celiac Disease blood screening. You can pre-register now by going to the University of Chicago's Celiac Disease Center. Pre-registration ends this coming Monday 10/6/2014.

The FREE screening will be held on 10/11/2014 from 9am to 1pm. There will be a Q&A with experts at 10:30am. The screening is FREE, but you MUST pre-register in order to take advantage of this event.

Celiac Disease affects 1 in 100 people here in the United States. Testing for it early can save you years of hell. If someone in your family has Celiac Disease, please get tested for the gene. This disease has been known to be deadly if left undetected. There are also some scary complications to not getting diagnosed early: Osteoporosis, infertility, and many different types of cancers.

If you are in the Chicago area, PLEASE pre-register for this event. It could save you years of hell and it could even save your life.

You can pre-register HERE.

To Eat Gluten Free Oats, or Not To Eat Gluten Free Oats?

When you're diagnosed with Celiac Disease, you are given a list of what food you cannot eat. Wheat, Barley, Rye, and Oats. However, you find that there is such a thing as gluten free oats. You wonder if it is safe for you to chance eating it. You think to yourself: "It's gluten free, so it cannot be too bad, right?" Depending on how sensitive your Celiac is, it may be bad. While a majority of Celiacs may be able to stomach gluten free oats, and granola, there are a small percentage of us that cannot handle GF oats and granola. I fall into the sensitive category. I loved eating oatmeal, before I was diagnosed with Celiac. After I was diagnosed, I was lost. It was not until a month or two after my diagnosis, where I discovered gluten free oats. I picked some up, and started eating it every morning for breakfast. It was not until day 3 of eating GF oats, where I began to feel sick. My stomach was cramping, I was fatigued, I was nauseated. I thought I had been "

Celiac Disease and Dental Defects

You may not have known this, but Celiac Disease affects more than just your small intestine. It can affect just about all areas of your body, including your teeth. It is fairly common for people suffering from Celiac Disease, to have dental problems. Dental problems, due to Celiac Disease can involve anything from tooth discoloration, poor enamel formation, to translucent-looking teeth. Sadly, these problems are permanent, and do not get better once beginning a gluten free diet. However, some Celiacs have gone great lengths to hide these imperfections. Some have had their teeth whitened and have purchased veneers. One thing that interested me in researching this subject, was the fact that, there are a lot of dentists out there that do not know that Celiac Disease can create dental problems. However, there are dentists out there that do know this correlation and have suspected that some patients may have Celiac Disease. The dentist, then, refers them to a GI doctor for further tes

Soon, you could own a scanning device that checks for gluten in food.

Wouldn't it be great if we never had to worry about being 'glutened' when dining out? It would be freaking fantastic, right? With the wonders of technology, this could be a reality. The science and technology gods may be blessing us with a scanning device that could determine whether or not there is gluten in our food. A company in San Francisco, California called 6SensorLabs , is in the process of developing a portable device that has the capability of detecting gluten in food. The company is only one year old, and was founded by a woman who was diagnosed with a gluten allergy in college. She, and her co-founder wanted to create a device so others could have a stress free dining experience while out to eat. As for the size, it will be half the size of an iPhone, but will also be thicker. It will contain a sensor that will quickly detect gluten in food. The company is hoping to have this device available sometime next year. There is no word on how much it will cos

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