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Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine
and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have
celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat,
rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods, but is also found in
products we use every day, such as stamp and envelope adhesive, medicines,
and vitamins.
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frequently and most people have had sometime in their adult life is
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Celiac disease, also known as gluten sensitive
enteropathy is very common but frequently missed. It is an
autoimmune disease of intestinal damage due to gluten in people who
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Doctors frequently fail to diagnose a very common
condition known as Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. The average
delay in diagnosis is 11 years in adults. There are several reasons
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606–6995
Phone: 1–800–877–1600
Email: hotline@eatright.org
Internet:
www.eatright.org |
Celiac Disease Foundation
13251 Ventura Boulevard, #1
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: 818–990–2354
Fax: 818–990–2379
Email: cdf@celiac.org
Internet:
www.celiac.org |
Celiac Sprue Association/USA Inc.
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131–0700
Phone: 1–877–272–4272 or 402–558–0600
Fax: 402–558–1347
Email:
celiacs@csaceliacs.org
Internet:
www.csaceliacs.org |
Gluten Intolerance Group of North
America
15110 10th Avenue, SW., Suite A
Seattle, WA 98166
Phone: 206–246–6652
Fax: 206–246–6531
Email: info@gluten.net
Internet:
www.gluten.net |
National Foundation for Celiac
Awareness
124 South Maple Street
Ambler, PA 19002
Phone: 215–325–1306
Email:
info@celiacawareness.org
Internet:
www.celiacawareness.org |
North American Society for
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
P.O. Box 6
Flourtown, PA 19031
Phone: 215–233–0808
Email:
naspghan@naspghan.org
Internet:
www.naspghan.org |
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