It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. That couldn’t be more true for Mike and Kristy Johnson of Tekamah. The couple started Kristy’s Kitchen, making gluten-free food mixes after ...

Most people can join friends for lunch without much thought about where they will dine. Many can attend parties and enjoy the various dishes served. But for those with Celiac Sprue disease, mealtime ...

A Stanford University medical-research team has recently made a discovery that promises hope to thousands of people with celiac sprue, an autoimmune disease that leaves people unable to digest gluten, ...

Celiac sprue (CS) is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy with many autoimmune features. CS involves multiple organs through immune and nonimmune processes, and is frequently associated with other ...

Imagine getting sick 15 minutes after taking a bite of bread. Or not being able to eat a piece of your favorite pizza. Or having to special order every meal at a restaurant or not eat out at all.

Q. I've just been diagnosed with celiac sprue disease. How can I deal with this disease? Celiac sprue, also called celiac disease or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an inflammatory disorder of the ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I recently was diagnosed with celiac sprue disease. I am 36, male. I have improved with a restrictive diet. When should my intestines heal? – S.L. Dear S.L.: The specific nutritional ...

QUESTION: I'm a 72-year-old woman who has had trouble with anemia and iron deficiency for several years now. To date, no doctor has been able to find a source of blood loss, despite stool testing for ...

In several weeks' time, youngsters will be receiving their First Holy Communion. Today's Wall Street Journal has a story titled, "Clues to Gluten Sensitivity," of the increasing understanding of ...

Ninety-seven Puerto Rican patients with tropical sprue were studied. Forty-seven patients were untreated at the time of study, and 50 had been receiving therapy for various periods. The untreated ...