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• What Foods Are Allowed in a Gluten-free Diet?

  Gluten is a protein found in many food items, and intolerance towards this protein may lead to intestinal damage. A typical gluten-free diet avoids all possible sources of this protein in meals. Gluten may cause inflammation in the body's of people who are suffering from celiac disease. Having...

• Radio Segment Shows Why Celiac Disease Awareness Is Needed

  Recently a morning radio show in St. Louis broadcasted a segment called “Dirty Little Secrets.” A listener who worked at a bakery revealed she lied to customers by telling them there was no gluten in the baked goods they sold when gluten was actually an ingredient in their products. ...

• Understanding Celiac Disease: Miraculous Bananas and Scorned Gluten

  Decades back, people suffered from many irrecoverable diseases. Some of these diseases are still incurable today. This includes the situation of a 74-year-old patient known as Lindy Redmond.At the age of three, Lindy had agonized from her terminal disease. She was weak, thin, and helpless. She...

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• How to Prepare for a Cholecystectomy

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