Celiac disease is a condition in which the body’s immune system responds to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. This autoimmune response can damage the lining of the small intestine, leading to digestive issues and other health problems. The only way to manage celiac disease is to follow a strict gluten-free diet….
Dietary Changes for Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects around 1% of the population. It’s caused by an immune response to gluten, a protein found in grains like wheat, barley, and rye. If you have celiac disease, you’ll need to follow a strict gluten-free diet to manage your symptoms and prevent complications. In this guide, we’ll…
The Gluten-Free Diet: What You Need to Know
Understanding Gluten and Gluten Sensitivity Gluten is a protein found in grains like wheat, barley, and rye. While it’s safe for most people to eat, some individuals may have an adverse reaction to gluten. This condition is known as gluten sensitivity, gluten intolerance, or celiac disease. Gluten sensitivity is a common condition that affects around…
Founding Physicians of Celiac – Aretaeus
Areteus lived approximately in the first or second century in Cappadocia, a province of the Roman Empire that is now modern-day Turkey. He was a prolific writer on diseases such as asthma, tetanus, pneumonia, as well as providing the names for diabetes and celiac disease. The Greek physician belonged to the Pneumatic school of medicine, an…
Founding Physicians of Celiac
Born in 1905 in Dordrecht, Netherlands, Willem Karel Dicke was a remarkable physician and observant researcher. At just 31, he became the medical director at the Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. He had suspicions that wheat aggravated celiac disease, at this point known more commonly as Gee-Herter’s disease (Christian Herter was an American contemporary…