Information for Doctors: How Do I Know If My Patient Has Celiac Disease?

Currently, only 3% of individuals in America, have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Additionally, Celiac Disease is known in the medical community as being the big faker disease. The reason being that the symptoms in Celiac Disease, are often attributed to other natural and biological problems. In other words, Celiac Disease is often misdiagnosed with clusters of problems like, anemia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, raynauds disease, sjorgen's syndrome and/or constipation.

Due to the difficulty of diagnosis, many doctors are not currently aware about the large variety of symptoms associated with Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance. For this reason, I offer the following set of links for doctors wishing to learn more information about Celiac Disease from a medical perspective.

LINKS ON CELIAC DISEASE FOR DOCTORS:

http://cdconference.homestead.com/DR.html

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/

http://celiac-disease.com/how-do-doctors-diagnose-celiac-disease/

http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/gi/celiac.html

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/celiac.pdf

http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/summary.html

http://www.cdhnf.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=40

I must also include a link on the difference between Celiac Disease, Gluten Allergy and Gluten Intolerance. I believe it is extremely important for all doctors to read this article:

www.gluten.net/downloads/print/glutenintoleranceflat.pdf

BOOKS ON CELIAC DISEASE FOR DOCTORS:

Recognizing Celiac Disease by Cleo Libonati. This books discusses academic research findings regarding medical symptoms and nutritional deficiencies correlated with Celiac Disease. Available at: http://glutenfreespecialty.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=40_46&products_id=377

Celiac Disease a Hidden Epidemic by Peter Green. In this book, Dr. Green discusses his compilation of academic research on Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance. Available at: http://glutenfreespecialty.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=40_46&products_id=374

The Gluten Free Diet by Shelley Case. This book is a great reference guide for individuals recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Available at: http://glutenfreespecialty.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=40_41&products_id=339

The Gluten Connection by by Shari Lieberman. This book discusses research (both academic and non-academic) on Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance and Gluten Allergies. This book focuses on neurological, gastrointestinal, inflammatory, dermatological and autoimmune symptoms. Available at: http://glutenfreespecialty.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36&products_id=33