Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease Awareness Day is Sept. 13. Celiac disease is an abnormal immune system response that damages the intestines. Symptoms can vary widely from going unnoticed to impacting daily life. They include, gas, abdominal swelling, bloating, abnormal...

When her daughter first began complaining of stomach aches, restaurant owner Carlyn Berghoff wrote it off as junior high jitters. Then came flulike symptoms, such as nausea, diarrhea and body aches. Within a couple months, Sarah's stomach aches became...

For more than 20 years, Kristine Kidd tasted what came her way as the food editor at Bon Appetit magazine. But she never felt great. "I had digestive issues my whole life," she says, but 21/2 years ago, the aching joints, bloating, fatigue and digestive...

A by-no-means exhaustive list of resources follows. Please send us your favorites. Celiac Disease Foundation, based in Studio City. Information, seminars and product shows, children's summer camp. Mayo Clinic. Information on health and gluten-free...

What is gluten? Gluten is a protein that is found in certain grains, including wheat, barley and rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). What problems prompt people to avoid gluten? Gluten causes inflammation of the small intestine in...

A few decades ago, gluten-free products mostly meant rice cakes. Today, the category just won’t quit. Even industry analysts have been surprised at the strength of the gluten-free claim, said Tom Vierhile, innovation insights director at...

AbbVie said Tuesday that it is teaming up with a California drug company to develop an oral treatment for celiac disease. Celiac disease is the most common autoimmune disease, affecting about 6 million people in the U.S. and Europe.  Those affected can'...

A woman waiting to sample New Planet gluten-free beer asked, "Is it real beer?" And she wasn’t alone as people jammed the aisles at a gluten-free exposition in search of food and drink that tasted good but didn't make them sick. New Planet was...

Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I Say.” Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai is...

Those following a gluten-free diet will want to leave Sunday open. The world's largest gluten-free expo is coming to the Pasadena Convention Center. There will be sample-doling gluten-free-food vendors, a gluten-free beer garden and demonstrations of...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

Does eliminating specific foods from the diet, such as sugar or wheat, provide health benefits? Such cleansing has become a popular way for people to lose weight, boost energy and eat more healthfully. Liz Lipski, academic director for the Master of...