Coeliac Disease

Coeliac disease is a condition in which the small intestine lining is damaged and this interferes with absorption of nutrients.

A Crash Course in Going Gluten Free

December 26, 2014 By @entwellbeing

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye: the staple grains of Western civilization. More and more people are cutting gluten out of their diet, for many different reasons. For one thing, research suggests that coeliac disease, a condition where the small intestine is gradually damaged by gluten, is on the rise. Certainly the technology to diagnose the condition has improved. Gluten and wheat allergies are another factor. About gluten … [Read more...]

Food Intolerance and Gastrointestinal Discomfort

December 2, 2014 By Belinda Elwin

Do you suffer from regular bloating? People frequently tell me that they wake with a flat stomach and by the end of the day look as though they are pregnant. Bloating may not be your only issue, do you find yourself having to rush to the bathroom 5 times a day? or on the other hand, not going for days? Many people experience gastrointestinal upset and associated pain for years on end without finding the source. Sometime they learn to live with … [Read more...]

Caring for a Child with Coeliac Disease

November 11, 2014 By @entwellbeing

Coeliac disease, or gluten intolerance, is a condition where the small intestine becomes inflamed and damaged whenever the affected person eats foods containing gluten, a protein found in most grains, including wheat. As diagnosis methods have advanced, more and more individuals are now being diagnosed as children. While there is a genetic factor to the condition, it is possible to have a child with Coeliac while neither parent has it. If this is … [Read more...]

Should You Switch to a Gluten-Free Diet?

November 7, 2014 By @entwellbeing

It has become nearly impossible to avoid the gluten-free diet. If family or friends haven’t warned you about gluten, you have probably noticed gluten-free products and menu items in grocery stores and restaurants. All of this hype may be leading you to believe that you should cut gluten from your diet as well. Before you make any serious changes to your diet, it is important that you do your research, understand the effects these changes will … [Read more...]

Gluten intolerance vs. Coeliac disease

March 17, 2014 By Belinda Elwin

Coeliac disease Coeliac disease is considered neither an allergy nor intolerance. It is actually classed as an autoimmune disease, where the ingestion of gluten can have serious repercussions if the dietary requirements are not strictly followed. A complete exclusion of gluten from the diet is essential. In coeliac disease the immune system reacts abnormally to gluten causing the body to attack its own tissues and damaging the small … [Read more...]

What is Coeliac Disease?

February 8, 2013 By Belinda Elwin

What is Coeliac Disease? Coeliac (pronounced see-lee-ak) disease is an intolerance to the protein gluten that is found in some foods. For those individuals with coeliac disease, the consumption of gluten causes an abnormal reaction from the immune system, resulting in harmful affects on the small bowel. The small bowel is lined with many individual, finger like structures called villi. Villi have the important purpose of increasing surface … [Read more...]