Understanding Celiac Disease: Expert Q&A

What does it take to find out if a child has celiac disease? We spoke with Dr. Ritu Verma, medical director of UChicago Medicine’s Celiac Disease Center, and Dietitian Macy Mears. Click "Show More" to view a full table of contents of the topics discussed.

Table of Contents:
0:01:04 What is celiac disease?
0:01:34 What sort of damage does celiac do to the intestine?
0:02:23 What can a dietitian do for celiac disease patients?
0:04:03 When are children diagnosed with celiac disease?
0:04:43 How can parents help children with celiac disease?
0:05:31 Is celiac disease more common today?
0:07:54 How can we get schools to take celiac disease more seriously?
0:11:41 How long after a celiac disease diagnosis and the start of a gluten-free diet should I be retested?
0:12:54 How can I help my child feel better if they've accidentally been exposed to gluten?
0:15:23 Should my child quit gluten cold turkey?
0:16:58 Should a child be tested for celiac disease if their parent has it?
0:18:21 Should a college student retest for celiac at the end of the semester?
0:19:43 How significant is the difference between a shared facility versus shared-equipment production note on packaging? How seriously should a celiac sufferer take them?
0:22:33 Would cross contamination of gluten make a child's TTG number (Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody) be very high?
0:23:05 How long does it take for someone 3B on the marsh chart to heal?
0:23:45 What is considered to be a low iron level in an endurance celiac athlete?
0:24:49 What are alternatives to rice if I'm trying to stay gluten-free?
0:25:45 How do I get restaurants to understand about cross contamination? Are kisses on the cheek safe if my child has celiac disease?

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[WendyHannan-ptez]

Celiac disease can happen at any age, I was 64. I know of a lady In her 80s who developed celiac disease. I’m glad I was diagnosed late in life.
Thank you for talking about celiac disease.

[kathyaroche]

I am DQ2 positive (homozygous), I have terrible bloating diarrhea and delayed gastric emptying. I have been GF for 4 years but still get sick and think my mom has Celiac, she tested positive. My blood test while eating gluten was negative in 2015.
I worry I am gluten free but don’t have celiac disease . I want to eat gluten, my recent blood test for celiac was negative
My gastroenterologist told me I had non celiac sensitivity and maybe Crohns.
Should I gluten and not worry about it?

[lucasmoniz]

I have this disease it's the worst

[kausarzabeeh]

How long time prevention is needed, after ttg test is 1

[panika]

What happens to a person withceliac desease

[nailariaz]

Is corn good for coeliac disease patients?

[MoustacheAlexander]

Hosting hookworms put my celiac disease and ulcerative colitis into full remission.

[Neeko_Z]

wow... no, if you lay off Gluten you'll be just fine. Why not just cut it out completely and see how you feel. do that first... then make 100 doctor visits and line their pockets. These slickos love all the added visits.