real advice from real experiencesI created this blog to educate people on Celiac Disease in hope that people will take this disease and cross-contamination in meals more seriously. The picture to the right is a picture of me right before I was diagnosed at 2 years old.
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CELIAC IS NOT AN ALLERGY OR A PREFERENCEThe first story // April 24, 2023I, a twenty year-old college student, was diagnosed with Celiac Disease at two years-old. Celiac Disease is an autoimmune deficiency that attacks the small intestine. This reaction is triggered by the consumption of gluten, wheat, rye, oats, barley, and malt. Celiac is not a dominant nor recessive gene, it comes in clusters in families. There is only a 4-15% chance that a parent's offspring will develop this disease. Therefore, it has been recorded that only 1% of the population has celiac disease.
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ABOUT MEI am currently in my junior year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I am majoring in nutrition on the dietetics track. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease when I was two years-old and have many experiences to share. |
May Is Celiac Awareness Month ! Treat yourself to some safe and delicious restaurants!
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UMass Amherst Dining ... The dining hall that is good for gluten free diets. NOT Celiac.
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According to research from PubMed Central, various factors such as intestinal infections, the quality and quantity of gluten consumed, intestinal microbiota, and early nutrition may contribute to the switch from gluten tolerance to an immune response
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