What triggers celiac disease? How can someone who has eaten gluten their entire life suddenly become ill after ingesting it? Researchers at the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center may be close to finding an answer to these questions. read more
My doctor told me it was indigestion and told me to take antacids. It didn't work. He told me it was gastritis and prescribed an acid reducer. It didn't work. He told me it was all in my head. I went to another doctor. It took until 15 years later when I was 30 years old for a doctor to even suggest testing me for Celiac Disease. read more
Nearly everyone with celiac disease has one of two versions of a cellular receptor called the human leukocyte antigen, or H.L.A. These receptors, the thinking goes, naturally increase carriers’ immune response to gluten. read more