Elisabeth Hasselbeck is the co-host of “The View” and was one of the most loved contestants on Survivor: The Australian Outback. But that is not the main purpose of mentioning her here, it’s her problems and the diet she has been trying for some time now. She realized that she suffers from Celiac Dissease, an affects nearly three million adults. It is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy on up. Symptoms include chronic diarrhœa, failure to thrive (in children), and fatigue. Basically, the body does not process gluten.
Hasselbeck could not imagine daily nutrition without such gluten-rich foods as: pasta (all types), bread, some cereals. As most fast-food products and ready-made products often contain traces of gluten, some coeliacs may find it necessary to cook from scratch, or purchase rather expensive and harder to find foods. For years, without any obvious reasons, Elisabeth Hasselbeck suffered from unusual fatigue, stomach ache and she often felt sick after eating some meals.
Making some investigations, she realized that she suffered from Celiac Disease , which is also spelt Coeliac Disease, and is most common in the USA and Europe among adults. Elizabeth then proceeded to install a strict gluten-free diet, which is at this point of the time the only way to fight this disease. Her complete experiece can be read in her new book, The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide. [click to buy via Amazon.com]
Gluten Free Food, hard but not impossible to find
In her own words: “In 2002, five years since the onset of my symptoms, I diagnosed myself with celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten, the protein found in everything from pasta to bread to cookies. The only known treatment for celiac disease — which can cause acute damage to the small intestine and the digestive system as a whole — is a lifelong gluten-free diet.”
If you suffer from, or belive you might have Celiac Disease, be sure to see a doctor as soon as possible and brace yourself for a long-term diet. Not signaling a specialist about your problem and avoiding your diet may lead to persisting digestive symptoms or dermatitis herpetiformis, mouth ulcers, osteoporosis and resultant fractures.
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Thank you for the article. I have a dear friend with a serious case of celiac with all its related autoimmune disease. A;ll I can say is, be VERY carefukl about what you put in your mouth if you’ve been diagnoised with celiac. It matters!
Great post, have an amazing writing talent and I would love to have a quarter of your knowledge. Please keep your posts coming. Gluten seems to cause problems for many people, thanks for the info.