As more and more people are being diagnosed with celiac disease and food allergies, the gluten-free foods industry is growing to meet these new dietary needs. A recent report from Packaged Facts estimated that the market for gluten-free products will be worth $4.2 billion in 2012.
Celiac disease sufferers are unable to process gluten – an ingredient found in wheat, barley and rye. When some with celiac disease inadvertently eats gluten, the lining of their small intestine becomes damaged,

Although similar, these two conditions, celiac disease and gluten intolerance are two very different medical issues. Let’s start with a clear definition of each one: Celiac disease is an immune response to gluten. It is therefore a defense mechanism response of the body that identifies gluten as a dangerous substance [...]

Celiac disease is not an easy to diagnose condition as many of its symptoms are shared with other conditions. Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity needs to be diagnosed by observing a number of symptoms, while single manifestations cannot be directly linked to the condition. Therefore, when diagnosing it, the following [...]

Celiac Disease can affect anyone, at any age and unfortunately, to date there is no known cure, however changing your diet to a gluten free diet will control the disease. Celiac Disease can affect both adults and children and is triggered by a reaction in the intestine to the protein [...]

Be on the look out for these two bandits! They frequently team up together, look and act alike, and can rob you of your good health and quality of life…they may even be killers! Not many people who have Crohn’s Disease are aware that they may also have Celiac, yet [...]

Celiac disease is something you may have heard of, and now you’re probably wondering what exactly it is. Well, celiac disease is a lifelong autoimmune intestinal disorder. It affects genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy on. The ingestion of gluten, a protein that can be found in [...]

According to Haematogica up to 50% of adults with Celiac Disease have Iron Deficiency Anemia. Often they may present without any of the common gastrointestinal symptoms, usually associated with Celiac Disease, like diahorrea and malabsorption. They most common symptom is fatigue and then a diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia. The [...]