What is Celiac Sprue Disease?

Celiac Sprue Disease is most commonly referred to as having a gluten allergy/sensitivity. When a person who is allergic consumes gluten, the body views gluten as a toxin and tries to attack and destroy it. However, instead of destroying the protein gluten, the body ends up attacking itself which then results in various uncomfortable (and potentially dangerous) symptoms.

Celiac Sprue is a common condition that could be silently attacking your body in a serious way.

BUT, not to worry! There IS HOPE for those suffering with gluten sensitivity. Changing to a gluten free diet may seem overwhelming and frustrating at first since gluten is in most processed foods. It may take you a little while to get used to checking labels and searching through various brands of products for the best tasting gluten free foods/breads/muffins, etc. But DON'T GIVE UP!

Charis Creations provides a list of some of our favorite store-bought Gluten-Free Products, and provides resources such as recipes and baking tutorials to make your new diet and lifestyle more enjoyable, bearable and a lot more hopeful!

Attention Moms and Dads:

If you notice your child has severe eczema and skin rashes (especially around the mouth), you may want to eliminate gluten and/or dairy from his or her diet. Gluten and dairy are known to bring on such symptoms.

Articles and testimonies of gluten sufferer's left undiagnosed for extended periods of time showed resulting cases of blindness, paralysis, neurological problems, seizures, autism and more. Check out this website for information on how Gluten has been linked to Autism in children ("Dylan's Story" http://mothernecessity.com/).