Celiac Awareness Facts!!

You can do your part in helping to spread awareness of Celiac disease throughout the year.
Here are some interesting facts.

Celiac is not a food allergy, it is an autoimmune disease. 

Celiac can not be out grown, it is genetic with the only treatment, a gluten free diet.

It is one of the most common and under diagnosed auto immune disease in this country.

If one family member has it, other family members especially 1st degree relatives
should be checked.  A 1st degree relative is a brother, sister, mother or father.

Gluten is not only in food, it can be found in medicine, vitamins, shampoo and makeup.

People with Celiac disease are intolerant to gluten, a protein found in wheat/rye and barley.

About 25% of people with Celiac break out with dermatitis herpetiformis.

About 1 in 100 children have Celiac disease, making it the most common conditions
in children.

First degree relatives should be checked every 3-4 years as this disease can appear at
any age.

The only treatment for Celiac disease is a life long gluten free diet.

More than 90% of those affected by Celiac disease are not aware they have it.