Worldwide research shows that coeliac disease (a gut disease caused by gluten) affects one in a hundred people.
But few are aware of their plight.
Sadly, most people who are affected are unaware that their life is being severely constrained by gluten.
Most have come to accept their low levels of energy and grown accustomed to their symptoms.
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Dr Ford sees hundreds of families who suspect they have a child with coeliac disease.
However, he is frustrated at the attitude of most medical practitioners
who remain reluctant to accept that gluten can do more harm than just cause
the gut damage of coeliac disease.
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Parents say that their children are prescribed drugs for their symptoms,
rather than endorsing easy dietary changes.
They also report a reluctance of their doctor to order the gluten blood tests
that can help to make the diagnosis.
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0805/S00133.htm.
Best Regards,
David
