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Brave little girl
- By BAMommy3 · New reply 1:36 pm
- Journal · 4 replies
- Can you please vote for my daughter Taylor in the "Battle of the Brave" contest on facebook? She's currently in 3rd place- trying to win a $25k donation for the hospital that saved her life. She would ...
Five million
- By Brian · New reply yesterday at 4:06 pm
- Journal · 205 replies
- Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...
Mental Health & Celiac Disease
- By nogluten · Posted May 16, 2013
- Discussion in Advocacy and awareness · 0 replies
- Are there any good studies, books, papers, etc. that clearly explain the connection between CD & mental health ...
A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School
- By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
- Journal · 84 replies
- As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...
When you say nothing at all: Living with an invisible illness
- By John2 · Posted April 18, 2013
- Journal · 0 replies
- From: John Novack, communications director, Inspire Dear members, I'm writing to share with you a new column on the Stanford University School of Medicine "Scope" medical blog: "When you say nothing at ...
Organic and Gluten-Free Foods
- By NFCA_Alicia · Posted April 17, 2013
- Discussion in Gluten-free food · 0 replies
- NFCA is having a Facebook chat with Mary Waldner, the founder of Mary's Gone Crackers on 4/22. We're going to be talking about the role of organic ingredients with Mary, so I'm curious to know how many ...
The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Deanna Attai, MD
- By John2 · New reply April 16, 2013
- Journal · 16 replies
- Dear members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people in this ...
Experts by Experience
- By NFCA_Alicia · Posted March 13, 2013
- Discussion in Advocacy and awareness · 0 replies
- Hi all! Inspire and the Stanford University blog teamed up to share patient stories of living with a chronic illness. They recently compiled stories from the blog featuring people who are "Experts by ...
Introduction
- By HawkFan1 · New reply March 11, 2013
- Discussion in Living with celiac disease · 6 replies
- Hi--my name is Kim and I was diagnosed in August of 2012. I had been sick for some time and the doctors I was seeing continued to tell me I had a digestive issue. I continued to be sick and lose weight ...
Baking Question: Need a flour to suit multiple allergies
- By NFCA_Alicia · New reply March 10, 2013
- Discussion in Gluten-free food · 4 replies
- Hi Everyone, A community member has a question about gluten-free flours. In addition to being gluten intolerant, she cannot eat: sorghum flour potato rice soy buckwheat fava bean Does anyone have any ...
What causes celiac disease?
- By NFCA_Alicia · New reply March 3, 2013
- Discussion in Celiac disease in the news · 4 replies
- There was a really fascinating article in the New York Times over the weekend that tackles the tough question: What really causes celiac disease? Take a look: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/opinio ...
Gluten Withdrawal?
- By CarenM · New reply February 17, 2013
- Discussion in Gluten-free food · 6 replies
- Hi, I joined this group hoping to get some input from people who have had to go gluten free. Long story short my husband (who tested negative for CD with biopsy) and I (no formal testing) have enough ...
Switching to the gluten-free diet
- By NFCA_Alicia · New reply February 15, 2013
- Discussion in Gluten-free food · 5 replies
- I see so many different viewpoints on the gluten-free diet from reading blogs, forums and comments on Facebook. Some people say the switch to the gluten-free diet has been easy for them while others have ...
Getting sick AGAIN. Celiac or Crohn's ??????
- By 1sharq · New reply February 14, 2013
- Journal · 13 replies
- I must have eaten something which I was not suppose to eat that had Gluten in it. All ingredients where suppose to be GF but I feel so sick and feel like vomiting. I have diarrea and pain in my abdomen ...
The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Lindsey Miller
- By John2 · New reply February 6, 2013
- Journal · 13 replies
- We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people featured in our Q&A series ...
Celiac, why me?
- By 1sharq · New reply February 2, 2013
- Discussion in Getting a diagnosis · 5 replies
- Hi, I've just been diagnosed with another disease this time it's celiac. Don't know much about this new condition. I also am lactose intolerant , have Crohn's disease and have an Ileostomy, osteoporosis ...
Bone spurs and gluten sensitivity?
- By efairbank · New reply January 31, 2013
- Discussion in Living with celiac disease · 7 replies
- I'm 27 and recently discovered I have gluten sensitivity. I've had a bone spur on the back of each hand and a bone spur on the top of each foot cause pain over the past 4 years. Has anyone ever heard ...
Survey for Gluten-Free College Students
- By NFCA_Alicia · Posted January 29, 2013
- Discussion in Gluten-free in college · 0 replies
- Hey Everyone, The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness is hosting a survey of gluten-free students in college to learn more about their needs on campus. Check out the survey here: bit.ly/YBHjo3 You ...
Vacationing without your gluten-free kids?
- By NFCA_Alicia · Posted January 29, 2013
- Discussion in Raising a child with celiac disease · 0 replies
- I just saw this article from Rudi's Gluten-Free Bakery on vacationing without your food allergic or gluten-free children. I'm curious- is this something anyone has ever done? What was your experience ...
Poll: What do you think of gluten-free baked goods?
- By NFCA_Alicia · New reply January 26, 2013
- Discussion in Gluten-free food · 13 replies
- Shelley Case is a registered dietitian and she's looking for some feedback on the gluten-free options that are available. Comment here to give her your feedback to her poll question: Of that existing ...
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