It’s Celiac Awareness Day. What is Celiac Disease?
- It’s forever. You cannot outgrow celiac disease or have a “cheat” day. It’s a lifelong autoimmune disease that requires a gluten free diet.
- Celiac disease affects more than your digestive health. It can cause fatigue, vitamin deficiencies. infertility, anxiety, foggy headedness, mouth sores, depression, migraines, anemia, low bone density, psoriasis, skin rashes, joint pain and more.
- Celiac disease is not a fad diet and people who have it do not do it for attention. Adherance to a strictly gluten free diet is the ONLY current treatment for celiac disease.
- MYTH-A little gluten won’t really hurt you. Cross contamination matters and as little as one crumb can damage the small intestine of a person with celiac disease.
- Celiac disease runs in families. People with a parent, child, or sibling with celiac disease have a 1 in 10 risk of developing it at any age.
- Removing the bread is NOT enough. Cross contact in the kitchen from shared fryers cooking utensils, counters, and cookware will cause damage to the intestines.
