Celiac Disease can be thought of as the proto-type of ALL
auto-immune disease, and can is a completely preventable (or recoverable), VERY
important disease has been neglected for so long.   I believe we
need to realize that EVERY child and adult with "failure to thrive"
or unexplained illness (including osteoporosis!) has Celiac Disease until
proven otherwise.  A great editorial in the NEJM stated this several years
ago, and we can put this into action by thinking of it as health professionals
and an educated public.  Today, it’s estimated that about one in 100 people have celiac
disease. 





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integrity in human beings.      With kindest
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July 2, 2009, 11:17 am

Celiac Disease
Becoming More Common

By Tara
Parker-Pope



Celiac disease, a
serious immune system reaction to the protein in wheat and other grains, is far
more common today than it was 50 years ago, a new study shows.

People who have
celiac disease can’t tolerate gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye or barley.
Life with celiac is difficult because gluten is found in many medications and
processed foods. When gluten is consumed, the body’s immune system damages the
small intestine and nutrients can’t be absorbed.

While it’s been
known that the incidence of celiac is on the rise, it hasn’t been clear whether
doctors are simply looking for it more often, and therefore finding more cases.
But new
research from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., suggests that the disease is
four times more common today than it was in the 1950s, and not just because
doctors are more likely to test for it.

The study, published in the journal Gastroenterology,
analyzed blood samples collected from 9,133 healthy adults collected at Warren
Air Force Base between 1948 and 1954. Another 12,768 gender-matched subjects
from a study in Olmsted County, Minn., were also analyzed for signs of celiac
disease.

Of the blood
samples collected 50 years ago, only 0.2 percent had celiac disease. In the
more recent blood samples, the incidence of celiac disease was more than four
times greater. Today,
it’s estimated that about one in 100 people have celiac disease.

Doctors don’t
know why celiac is on the rise. It may be due to changes in the way wheat is
grown and processed, or the ubiquity of gluten in medications and processed
foods. Symptoms of celiac disease include diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight
loss. Nutritional problems are also common, and anemia, loss of teeth and
premature bone loss can occur.

The trend is
concerning because celiac disease is often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel
syndrome or another condition. It’s been estimated that for every person
diagnosed with celiac disease, another 30 people have it but haven’t been
diagnosed. Once diagnosed, the disease can be managed by eating a gluten-free
diet. But when people don’t know they have the problem and continue to eat
gluten-containing products, the intestines become severely damaged, leading to
long-term health problems and a higher risk of dying compared to people who
don’t have celiac.



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