{"id":10795,"date":"2023-05-16T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=10795"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:04:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T07:04:34","slug":"army-veterans-diagnoses-reveals-celiac-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=10795","title":{"rendered":"Army Veteran\u2019s diagnoses reveals celiac disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Army Veteran Susan struggled with gastrointestinal (GI) issues for years with no real answers and various diagnoses. After doing an eliminations diet and researching online, she talked to her primary care provider about the possibility of celiac disease. Follow up blood work and additional testing showed she did indeed have celiac disease. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Susan was happy to finally have an answer to her discomfort and a manageable treatment plan. She wasn\u2019t alone in her frustration to figure out what was causing her symptoms. It\u2019s estimated that 83% of individuals with celiac disease are not diagnosed or misdiagnosed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What exactly is celiac disease and what does it mean when you have it? It is an autoimmune disease triggered by consuming gluten which causes damage to the small intestine.\u00a0If left untreated, celiac disease can cause osteoporosis, anemia, malnutrition, nervous system problems and problems with the reproductive system.<\/p>\n<p>Gluten sensitivity or a wheat allergy are other reasons people might follow a gluten-free diet. However, these conditions do not cause damage to the intestines like celiac disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common symptoms:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Diarrhea<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li>Dermatitis Herpetiformis (itchy skin rash)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/digestive-diseases\/celiac-disease\/symptoms-causes\">Others<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only treatment available for celiac disease is a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet. Gluten is a\u00a0protein found naturally in certain grains, such as wheat, rye and barley.\u00a0Gluten can also be added to other foods and products. The most common food sources that contain gluten are: baked goods, baking mixes, breads, cereals, pasta, beer and malt beverages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Label_r1-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s important to read labels and look at the allergy statement to identify sources of gluten. It\u2019s also important to make an effort to avoid cross-contamination.\u00a0For example, putting gluten-free bread in a toaster that has been used for regular bread could cause cross-contamination.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost-effective naturally gluten-free foods: <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruits<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Meat and poultry<\/li>\n<li>Fish and seafood<\/li>\n<li>Dairy<\/li>\n<li>Beans, legumes &amp; nuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Naturally occurring gluten-free grains:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Amaranth<\/li>\n<li>Buckwheat<\/li>\n<li>Corn<\/li>\n<li>Cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>Guar gum<\/li>\n<li>Millet<\/li>\n<li>Gluten Free Oats<\/li>\n<li>Pea Flour<\/li>\n<li>Potato<\/li>\n<li>Quinoa<\/li>\n<li>Nut Flours<\/li>\n<li>Rice<\/li>\n<li>Sorghum<\/li>\n<li>Soy flour<\/li>\n<li>Teff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are concerned about having celiac disease, complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/celiac.org\/about-celiac-disease\/symptoms-assessment-tool\/\">Symptoms Assessment Tool<\/a> and contact your PACT team. To learn more about following a gluten-free lifestyle, visit your VA dietitian today.\u00a0Check out these great gluten-free <a href=\"https:\/\/celiac.org\/eat-gluten-free\/recipes\/?keyword&amp;cuisine%5B0%5D=mothers-day&amp;cdf_action=Search\">recipes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/celiac.org\/eat-gluten-free\/meal-plans\/\">meal plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army Veteran Susan struggled with gastrointestinal (GI) issues for years with no real answers and various diagnoses. After doing an eliminations diet and researching online, she talked to her primary care provider about the possibility of celiac disease. Follow up blood work and additional testing showed she did indeed have celiac disease. \u00a0 Susan was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celiac-disease","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10795"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10801,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10795\/revisions\/10801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}