MAY IS NATIONAL CELIAC AWARENESS MONTH. CELIAC DISEASE, A GENETIC DISORDER, AFFECTS 1 IN 133 AMERICANS. WHEN THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED EAT FOODS THAT CONTAIN WHEAT, BARLEY AND RYE, THEY SUFFER DAMAGE TO THEIR INTESTINE. A SMALL PERCENTAGE ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY OATS. OUR INTESTINES HAVE WHAT IS CALLED VILLI. THIS IS WHERE OUR FOOD AND NUTRIENTS ARE ABSORBED. PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM CELIAC DISEASE HAVE VILLI THAT IS DAMAGED. WHEN THEY EAT THE OFFENDING GRAINS, THEY CAN'T ABSORB THEIR FOOD.
CELIAC DISEASE IS KNOWN AS "THE GREAT MASQUERADER" AS IT HAS AN ENDLESS LIST OF SYMPTOMS THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN EVERYONE, SUCH AS DIARRHEA, VOMITING, MIGRAINES, & NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS; HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE IS BEING DONE INTERNALLY.
TREATMENT FOR CELIAC DISEASE IS A STRICT GLUTEN-FREE DIET THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED FOR LIFE. IF NOT, THE INDIVIDUAL IS AT A HIGHER RISK FOR CANCER AND AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES.
AT ABE'S MARKET, YOU CAN SIMPLIFY YOUR CHOICES FOR GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS FROM SNACKS, TO CEREALS, BAKING PRODUCTS AND MORE.
Muir Glen Organic Pasta Sauce
Namaste Foods Waffle and Pancake Mix
Cherrybrook Kitchen Brownie Mix
Justin's Chocolate Almond Butter
Cocomama Quinoa Cereal
Derma Sense Colloidal Oatmeal Bath Soak
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS TO CHOOSE FROM. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE SUFFERS FROM CELIAC DISEASE, SHOP ABE'S MARKET.
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