Celiac Disease - More Common than you think

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 8602 Location: WI, USA

Celiac Disease - More Common than you think

http://www.allergyimmunolinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=474328&specid=21&ok=yes
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Al

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Coban · Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 47 Location: NYC

Hey Al,
I'll find a link but I read that the newest study out of the University of Maryland now says that its 1:133 in the US. This was confirmed for me today at the celiac center.
That makes over 2 million by my count.

In the world its 1:250

United Kingdom 1:100
Finland: 1:99
Argentina 1:170

We screen all newborns for PKU and that only strikes 1:15,000.

FYI: For those of you wondering, my shrink calls it analysis paralysis. Laughing

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aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 8602 Location: WI, USA

Hi Ari,

Yes that article was dated 2002. You are correct, the current numbers are 1:133 - that is for the "average" or "normal" person. It's 1:56 for those that have symptoms. Shocked

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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

Coban · Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 47 Location: NYC

And thats exactly why I think WE can win this war!
It's time for the medical proffession to wake up.
If they can't do it on their own I'll be more than happy to show them the error of their ways. Cool

Its 7 am and I'm awake. I'm not talking about physically awake, I mean alert and conscious!
20 days in!