By Caroline Dohernhoefer, Delight Contributor var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; It’s just like being a little kid with a super sore throat and your mom taking you to the doctor to get a test for strep throat. The doctor swabs your throat with two sticks to find out what nasty bacteria is camping out. In just moments you’ve got a diagnosis of strep throat and can start antibiotics to miraculously make the pain go away.

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; By Kate Morin, Delight Contributor Imagine planning out each of your daily meals and snacks, counting every gram of carbohydrate, and balancing this intake with medication. Now, combine that task with managing a nutritionally balanced and completely safe gluten-free diet. For one segment of the celiac disease population, this balancing act is reality, as they juggle living gluten-free with managing Type 1 Diabetes.

By Audrey Scagnelli, Delight Intern var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; The risk of consuming gluten does not stop with food; gluten can be found in everyday medication as well. Unfortunately, there are few to no disclosure requirements forcing drug manufacturers to label medicine as containing gluten, a fact which ultimately means that celiac patients, physicians, and pharmacists end up working with drug manufacturers for hours in search of the answer to the question, Does this...

Migraine Headaches & Celiac Disease By Emma Steinberg, Delight Contributor var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Many of us deal with stress on a regular basis, but imagine adding to your existing stress a splitting headache so excruciating that the pain radiates all the way down to your jaw, making light more painful to look at than your middle-school crush dancing with your worst enemy, and magnifying almost every noise through the biggest megaphone ever invented. For 39 yea...

By Caroline Doernhoefer, Delight Editorial Assistant var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Anyone familiar with celiac disease knows the typical symptoms: gas, bloating, fatigue, and various other signs of gastrointestinal distress. But what if your body materialized the illness in a completely unexpected way and to an area completely unrelated to the digestive tract? About 20 to 25% of people with celiac disease don’t actually show any gastrointestinal upset in response to the gl...

Ask the Expert: Shelley Case Clears Up Some Gluten-Free Myths By Tiffany Janes, Delight Contributor var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Figuring out the gluten-free diet can be a tricky endeavor. With so many varying opinions and little guidance from the U.S. FDA on food labeling, people on a gluten-free diet are often left wondering, “What on earth can I eat?” To help answer some of the greatest gluten-free myths, Delight Gluten-Free Magazine called upon Shelley Case, B.

Ask-the-Doc: Q & A with Dr. Peter Green of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University By Tiffany Janes, Delight Contributor  var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; For over ten years, the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University has been on the forefront of celiac disease research in the U.S. The director of the Center and Professor of Clinical Medicine, Peter H.

Ask the Expert: Interview with Stefano Guandalini, MD, of the Celiac Disease Center at the University of Chicago Interview by Tiffany Janes, Delight Contributor var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; The Celiac Disease Center at the University of Chicago was the first such organization in the United States. The Founder and Director of the Center, Dr. Stephano Guandalini, MD, is a world-renowned pediatric gastroenterologist and celiac disease expert.

By Tiffany Janes, Delight Contributor var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Many people credit Alessio Fasano, MD, with starting the celiac revolution in the United States. Fasano’s career began in his homeland of Italy, but he eventually made the move to The University of Maryland, where he currently heads up the Center for Celiac Research. The world renowned doctor took time out of his busy schedule to share some of the latest information about celiac disease, including possible...