Celiac Awareness Month fun fact #4

Celiac Awareness Month fun fact of the day:

Celiac Disease is not the same thing as a gluten intolerance. It doesn't just cause tummy trouble.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes whole body, systemic damage. Celiac disease can lead to a number of other disorders including infertility, reduced bone density, neurological disorders, some cancers, and other autoimmune diseases

Celiac Awareness Month fact #3

When you have Celiac Disease, you can't "cheat". A crumb of a gluten product the size of 1/4 of your pinky nail can cause internal damage to your body. It can take 3 months to fully recover from the effects of of ingesting a small amount of gluten.

Celiac Awareness Month fun fact # 1

Did you know that sauerkraut contains more good bacteria than yogurt?

Many people with Celiac Disease have an overgrowth of bad bacteria in their gut, due to the damage of the villi in our intestines.

This picture shows the hairs (villi) in a healthy intestine and the villi in a Celiac intestine. The villi die, which creates pockets in your intestine that the bad bacteria can get into, which can also cause "leaky gut syndrome"