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2 October 2014

Celiac Disease – A Missed Diagnosis

I wanted to share an interesting article on celiac disease that was presented recently in

1 September 2014

What is Barretts Esophagus?

Barretts Esophagus is a change in the lining of the esophagus or food pipe thought to be caused from chronic acid refluxing into the esophagus from the stomach (GERD or acid reflux). The change in cellular structure is

1 June 2014

Top 10 Reasons to Join a Celiac Support Group

Recently, I ran into Bernice Hettesheimer at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s Endoscopy section. For those of you who don’t know her, Bernice is a retired endoscopy nurse who now runs the Jersey Shore Celiac Support Group

26 May 2014

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Celiac Disease

We see many patients in the office that present with a label of IBS. Many of these patients have chronic troubling gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea

14 May 2014

Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance – Is there a difference?

Patients with gluten intolerance have similar and sometimes identical symptoms to those with Celiac disease, however there are important differences