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POSTED: 6:00 pm PDT June 4, 2008   http://www.knbc.com/health/16500138/detail.html   A new pill may help sufferers of celiac disease, KNBC's Dr. Bruce Hensel reported.Celiac disease is a digestive disease that interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food in the small intestine. About 3 million Americans have celiac disease.Sufferers cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse.   Symptoms include stomach cramping, pain, bloating, diarrhea and weight loss. Untreated, there are long-term complications like osteoporosis, anemia and other autoimmune disorders like lupus, Hensel reported.Author Jax Peters Lowell has written several books on the topic...

<<--This Article was written not long after I started researching and learning how to live my life GF.  Some things are more relevent to my exerience, as I know some are not as sensitive while others are more sensitive! ~Jayson -->>     Often, you will hear people speak about the Gluten Free Diet when referring to Celiac Disease.  Personally, I find this to be an incorrect description of how to live Gluten Free.  Many sufferers of Celiac Disease cannot even touch or be around the allergens that create the various types of reactions in our bodies.  The word "diet" has taken...

Sticking to a gluten-free diet - no wheat, rye or barley, in any amount - is a tough thing to do, but some local stores are doing what they can to make it easier. Advertisement ...