Celiac Disease Cases Are on the Rise


	Celiac Disease Cases Are on the Rise

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/60e63482-7fc7-4d1d-a5c0-5e2e3055154f/0F7D0D17-618B-4F8C-A9AD-BB6E826FEB63/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20090701/celiac-disease-cases-are-on-the-rise?src=RSS_PUBLIC" href="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20090701/celiac-disease-cases-are-on-the-rise?src=RSS_PUBLIC" style="font-size: 11px;">www.webmd.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20090701/celiac-disease-cases-are-on-the-rise?src=RSS_PUBLIC"><P>July 1, 2009 --  <A path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/default.htm" object_type="" keywordsetid="4717" keywordid="26706" href="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/default.htm" externalid="091e9c5e800bc40a" directive="friendlyurl" crosslinkid="122" chronic_id="">Celiac</A> disease -- the digestive disorder treated by banning wheat and other grains containing gluten from the  <A path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm" object_type="" keywordsetid="7074" keywordid="26979" href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm" externalid="091e9c5e80046694" directive="friendlyurl" crosslinkid="440" chronic_id="">diet</A> -- is four times more common in the U.S. today than it was 50 years ago, a study shows.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20090701/celiac-disease-cases-are-on-the-rise?src=RSS_PUBLIC"><P>"We believe that only about 5% of people with celiac disease know they have it," University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center Director Stefano Guandalini, MD, tells WebMD. "Many of these people have no symptoms, but many do have symptoms that are not recognized for what they are."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20090701/celiac-disease-cases-are-on-the-rise?src=RSS_PUBLIC"><P>Celiac disease is a digestive disorder in both children and adults. When people with celiac disease eat foods that contain gluten, an inflammatory reaction occurs that can damage the small intestine and inhibit the absorption of nutrients.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20090701/celiac-disease-cases-are-on-the-rise?src=RSS_PUBLIC"><P>Symptoms of celiac disease can include  <A path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-diarrhea" object_type="" keywordsetid="5042" keywordid="19676" href="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-diarrhea" externalid="091e9c5e80007ea0" directive="friendlyurl" crosslinkid="5461" chronic_id="">diarrhea</A>, abdominal discomfort,  <A path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm" object_type="" keywordsetid="6789" keywordid="26223" href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm" externalid="091e9c5e80046694" directive="friendlyurl" crosslinkid="440" chronic_id="">weight loss</A>,  <A path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-anemia-basics" object_type="" keywordsetid="4383" keywordid="16450" href="http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-anemia-basics" externalid="091e9c5e80007bcf" directive="friendlyurl" crosslinkid="30559" chronic_id="">anemia</A>, unexplained  <A path="/webmdhttp://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/default.htm" object_type="" keywordsetid="5503" keywordid="21498" href="http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/default.htm" externalid="091e9c5e8002fda7" directive="friendlyurl" crosslinkid="128" chronic_id="">infertility</A>, premature osteoporosis, loss of teeth, and other health issues.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/0F7D0D17-618B-4F8C-A9AD-BB6E826FEB63/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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