No, there is no gluten in potato. However, for people strictly avoiding gluten, for processed foods you may need to check for cross-contamination with gluten. Traces can creep in during the manufacturing process, particularly on shared manufacturing lines. Also note that some french fries are made with a wheat (gluten-containing) coating. Other fried products may be cooked in oil that is used for gluten-containing products.

Thickeners in the 1400 -- 1450 range are made from starch and therefore may be derived from wheat. If wheat derived, thickeners contain very small levels of detectable gluten, and so are considered not gluten free. If derived from maize, potato, tapioca or rice then they are gluten free. Thickeners may also be called modified starch or dextrins (thickener 1400). If the source of the thickener is wheat (or another gluten-containing grain), then it should be avoided on a gluten free diet.

Lupus is an autoimmune condition and gluten/gliadin free diets have been clinically shown to help patients with autoimmune conditions.

Since every patient is different, there is no guarantee that a gluten free diet will make a positive impact, however, if the diet is properly followed for a one month trial (making sure to include all essential components such as healthy fats, protein, etc. while completely avoiding gluten), there is a good chance that the patient will notice positive changes in their symptoms.

Celiac disease (aka - hypersensitivity to wheat protein gluten) can present at any age from 6 months to 80 years old. This ailment does have a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal manifestations: diarrhea, poor weight gain, bloated stomach, foul-smelling stools, abdominal pain, short for size, dental defects, skin rashes, mouth ulcers, & irritability. There are other salient symptoms that may be present, too. The cure is rather straight-forward: a gluten free diet.

Honey does not contain gluten. It is a pure product with no additives. Gluten comes from wheat, rye, barley & oats. Cheers, Jan

Yes. Usually if a someone is diagnosed with celiac, they will have other family members with the disease. Anoother associated allergy to celiac is lactose-intolerance. (allergy to milk).
Yes, celiac disease is a hereditary disease. A doctor can determine if you suffer from it.

Yes, I do believe so, I came here looking for this answer myself and after a bit more research I discovered this link:

http:/www.coeliac.com.au/gluten-free-diet-information.html

it states on there that maize is gluten free.

Maize, i.e. corn, is gluten free, but maize flour, i.e. corn flour or corn meal might not be. Wheat flour is commonly added to corn flour and corn meal to enhance its binding quality for baking. Be sure to check the package to ensure that it says "Gluten-free." If it does not say that, check the ingredients to see if any wheat or wheat by-products have been added.

Yes it does. Visit the website below, it is very good for knowing about gluten.

In high quality mayo's - generally the answer is no. In highly processed mayo's generally the answer is: probably. You need to read labels, and even though they may not expressly state "wheat or gluten" you need to know the make up of certain ingredients i.e. if something has vinegar in it, it probably has gluten.

Yes because you have to go onto a gluten free diet. I have celiac disease and it is hard to find foods that do not have gluten in them, and when ever I go to restaurant, I have to make sure everything I order is gluten free. it is very hard to deal with.

Oats have just recently been cleared for Celiacs. However, most main stream oat products are contaminated in the growing or producing stage (they are processed on the same equipment as wheat and therefore are unsuitable for Celiacs). However, you can get GLUTEN FREE oat products at specialty stores or online. Try onlyoats.ca or creamhillestates.com.

nothing bad just gets digested like everything else

no

Some of the things which may provoke a reaction include surgery, especially gastrointestinal surgery; a change to a low fat diet, which has an increased number of wheat-based foods; pregnancy; childbirth; severe emotional stress ; or a viral infection.

Brown rust (Puccinia recondita) and Common bunt (Tilletia caries).

If the disease is identified early and the dietary regimen is strictly followed, the life expectancy of a celiac sufferer is normal. For those identified late in life, damage to the intestine often leads to cancer or a variety of other serious systemic disorders and long-lasting infections which can seriously affect how long you will live - it is not uncommon for people identified in their 30s to die in the 50s or even 40s if they are otherwise careful about their health, though sometimes they can live to what is considered normal old age.

If unidentified, sufferers will frequently suffer a large number of serious symptoms as they grow older, and the usual endpoint is intestinal cancer and bleeding, either of which can cause complications leading to an early death.

Celiac disease is not infectious.

It is, however, genetic, so often when one family member gets diagnosed, others follow, which might give the wrong impression that it's contagious. Three things are necessary to trigger classic celiac disease: the presence of gluten in the diet (wheat, rye, barley, perhaps oats); having the gene for it; a stressful triggering event (pregnancy, illness, and courses of antibiotics are often associated with the onset of active celiac disease).

If you are only allergic to peanuts (and not tree nuts) like I am, that means you can technically eat many raw types of nuts. However, the issue is that many nuts are made in facilities with peanuts, so always ask at restaurants or read labels in the store.

If you are in the US, the ONLY two kinds of nuts I've found that are 100% safe to eat with my allergy (that are in my grocery store anyway) are:

1. Wonderful brand pistachios

2. Blue Diamond brand almonds

No, there is no known cure for Celiac Disease. There are however ongoing studies for different therapies. Some show some real promise but this may be three, five or ten years down the road. The ONLY treatment for this disease is to go on a strict Gluten Free diet. That means no wheat, barley, Rye or Oats (Oats are safe but only from a certified Gluten free manufacturer and only after having been on a gluten free diet for six months).

There is no cheating once on the diet.. to cheat even once a month would seriously setback ones healing of the small intestine.

Current research:

nexpep is supposed to start clinical trials of its vaccine therapy 2008.

albatherapeutics is almost into phase III of AT-1001, which will enable Celiacs to eat out without fear of cross contamination, but won't let you eat gluten like a slice of pizza. Studies are showing better results than anticipated and who knows, maybe it will allow someone to have a cheat day now an then? The premise is that Celiacs have leaky guts, by closing the leak the gluten peptide is unable to cause an autoimmune response which causes the damage to the small intestine.

alvinepharma is starting phase I this year on its EP-B2, which is a peptide prolease that is supposed to rapidly consume gluten peptide and like "pac man" break its acid chain down small enough that the body no longer recognizes the gluten as an enemy. Studies so far indicate that it too will only limit cross contamination issues, but it may do more? Testing will take at least five years.

Finally...

There is other enzyme therapies being explored in Europe, particularly Holland. This holds greater promise as the enzyme is supposed to like hostile acid environments, its already being manufactured for industrial uses so its cheap to produce. This enzyme is so strong that the early reports are that no gluten remains after taking the treatment. So far its been tested in a lab and on some dogs... again, it will take years for anyone to get this fully tested.

There you have it.. other than research to show what else this horrible disease causes there seems to be little other interest by the medical community on a whole... no money in cures only in pills...

Not that I know of. Celiac is a genetic disorder that is inherited from your parents. Alcohol can make it worse however.

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Another form of the question may be, "Can celiac disease cause alcoholism?". I strongly believe this to be the case. Through personal experience and what I've read from others, alcoholism is often apparent long before a Celiac diagnosis. Celiacs who ingest gluten while unaware of the disease may experience extreme anxiety and depression due to neurotoxins in the blood. Alcohol can provide a temporary escape from the unexplained physical and mental symptoms that result. This gives the impression that Celiac may have been caused by alcohol, when in fact, it is the other way around.

Yes, it is actually one of the main ingredients substituted for wheat in many gluten free products.

having celiac myself and only a teen i was surprised when i found out i had celiac. the most common things you cant eat are wheat, rye, flour, barley, and (depending on your sensitivity) oats. preservatives include BHT, EDTA etc.

common foods are: bread, pizza, pastries, cookies, cakes, rolls, certain cereals, pasta and muffins.

this is the general idea hope it helped!