Vacations are awesome. Since I was young, I’ve loved visiting new places and spending time with family. My favorite type of vacation, however, wasn’t one where we traveled, but one where I was transported into a fantasy world where I could be a regular kid. My first trip to fantasy land happened just after I was diagnosed (8 y/o). I just couldn’t take the burden anymore and my dad came up with the brilliant concept of “diabetes vacation”.’ Yup...that’s right. It was just wh

How are they related? Celiac Disease is defined as inflammation, atrophy, and hyperplasia of the small bowel in response to gluten. Luckily, this can be improved with a strict gluten free diet. This is not so easy, however. Many foods can be contaminated with gluten if they are processed with the same equipment or exposed to the same surfaces or utensils. Symptoms vary from silent to life threatening. “Classic” signs include diarrhea, foul-smelling stools, steatorrhea (fatty