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Are You Really Gluten Intolerant? Learn about Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance and Wheat Allergies

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on March 16, 2016
Are You Really Gluten Intolerant? Learn about Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance and Wheat Allergies
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Read More: celiac disease, gluten intolerance, wheat allergy

GI Health Check: Three Reasons to Visit San Francisco Gastroenterology in 2016

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on January 7, 2016
GI Health Check: Three Reasons to Visit San Francisco Gastroenterology in 2016
With New Year’s resolutions abound, January is the perfect time to get organized and take control of your health for all of 2016. Perhaps you are wondering if you really need to see a gastroenterologist or whether a visit to your general practitioner (GP) will do. Maybe 2016 is the year of your 50th birthday […]
Read More: celiac disease, Colonoscopy, crohn's disease, Hepatitis C

Whole30 and Gluten-free: What These Trends Tell Us about Our Diets

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on July 21, 2015
Whole30 and Gluten-free: What These Trends Tell Us about Our Diets
Diet trends come and go. They’re trends for a reason, but sometimes popular trends can stick around for a while. These diets cover quite a range in just how “tough” they are, with some requiring only a few moderate adjustments to the average daily routine and others asking for a complete overhaul of your diet […]
Read More: celiac disease, diet, gluten, Whole30

It’s National Celiac Disease Awareness Month

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on May 11, 2015
It’s National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
May is National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time for those with celiac disease or those with a gluten intolerance to learn more about the condition and the available nutritional choices, and to spread awareness of what the condition actually is. There are many misconceptions about celiac disease, some involving whether it [...]
Read More: celiac disease, gluten, Gluten intolorance

Drinking Gluten? Celiac Sufferers Should Keep an Eye on Their Favorite Beverages

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on February 18, 2015
Drinking Gluten? Celiac Sufferers Should Keep an Eye on Their Favorite Beverages
Those diagnosed with celiac disease are used to checking labels in grocery stores and asking waiters if certain menu items are gluten-free—it all comes with the territory of being gluten intolerant. Fortunately, as the condition becomes increasingly well known, and more people are diagnosed with celiac disease, dietary options are more easily available. [...]
Read More: Beer, celiac disease, gluten, gluten allergy, Gluten-free

Why is Celiac Disease So Tough to Diagnose?

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on August 21, 2014
Why is Celiac Disease So Tough to Diagnose?
There is an unfortunate misconception that celiac disease, which is a physical intolerance of gluten, is not a real condition, but more of a dietary “fad”. Though it’s true that awareness of celiacs has increased dramatically in recent years and the amount of products in groceries stores that claim to be “gluten free” has also […]
Read More: Celiac diagnosis, celiac disease, Celiac symptoms, Celiac treatment

The 5 Most Common Digestive Diseases & How They Are Treated

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on April 15, 2014
The 5 Most Common Digestive Diseases & How They Are Treated
The top 5 digestive diseases are: IBS: IBS, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, is a gastrointestinal disorder that is technically a grouping of symptoms put together. It is diagnosed when an individual experiences symptoms such as abdominal pain, constipation, gas, bloating, and/or diarrhea that is recurring, often several times per month. Studies estimate [...]
Read More: acid reflux, celiac disease, Digestive Diseases, gallstones, hemorrhoids, IBS

Gluten-Free is the Latest Diet Craze! Here are 3 Things You Need to Know About Gluten

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on January 23, 2014
Gluten-Free is the Latest Diet Craze! Here are 3 Things You Need to Know About Gluten
Gluten was one of the top trending food-related words of 2013, and is still standing strong so far this year. But what exactly is gluten? For a word with so much fanfare attached it to, most people are surprised when they discover what gluten actually is.  Gluten is a protein. It is found in foods […]
Read More: celiac disease, diarrhea, gluten, heartburn, stomach pain

Endoscopy Can Improve Cancer Survival Rates by Helping Doctors Detect Warning Signs Early

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on September 10, 2013
Endoscopy Can Improve Cancer Survival Rates by Helping Doctors Detect Warning Signs Early
X-rays are commonly used to show physical changes in a person’s body that are not normal and may only give general information on where such a change is occurring, its shape and size. An endoscopy, on the other hand, permits a more detailed look at the upper GI tract and allows a physician to accurately […]
Read More: abdominal pain, celiac disease, endoscopy, nausea, upper Gi

Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (Gluten Intolerance)

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on April 30, 2013
Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (Gluten Intolerance)
Some individuals have a reaction to gluten which is not an autoimmune or allergic response. These people experience distress when eating gluten containing foods and show improvement when following a gluten-free diet. This is generally defined as non-celiac gluten sensitivity or gluten intolerance. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity is clinically less severe [...]
Read More: celiac disease, gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, wheat allergy
 
 

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