Today I noticed that 1-2-3 Gluten Free has debuted a new product, this one called Yummy Yellow Cake Mix.

Here is the information they provide:

You add your own sweetener to this mix, whether it’s sugar or agave, you’ll be pleased with the texture and taste of this fabulous cake mix, which makes 2 9″ rounds or one 9″x13″ pan or 24 nicely-sized cupcakes. Ingredients: Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Tapioca Starch, Aluminum-free Corn-free Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Tapioca Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Natural Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Salt.

If there is one thing that I’ve learned from both my experiences and my exposure to others with this disease, it is that everyone has very different symptoms. This is what makes it so difficult for doctors to correctly diagnose people with Celiac Disease.

With that said, there are some common symptoms that people with Celiac Disease often have when not following a gluten free diet. Some common Celiac Disease symptoms include:

• Diarrhea
• Weight Loss (Stunted growth in children)
• Fatigue

Note: Although Celiac is a bowel disease, symptoms may not include bowel discomfort.

Though the term is fairly new, more and more people are being exposed to Celiac Disease every day, either through a diagnosis or through a friend and family member that has this disease. 

If you find yourself in a situation where you are wanting to learn more about this disease and how to live with it, you are in the right place!  Gluten Free Resource provides news, resources, recipes, and hopefully everything else you need to live a gluten free lifestyle, or support someone in your life that needs to.

So, what exactly is Celiac Disease?  According to Wikipedia:

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the small bowel that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, failure to thrive (in children) and fatigue, but these may be absent and symptoms in all other organ systems have been described. It is estimated to affect about 1% of Indo-European populations, but is thought to be significantly underdiagnosed. A growing portion of diagnoses are being made in asymptomatic persons as a result of increasing screening.[1]

Coeliac disease is caused by a reaction to gliadin, a gluten protein found in wheat (and similar proteins of the tribe Triticeae which includes other cultivars such as barley and rye). Upon exposure to gliadin, the enzyme tissue transglutaminase modifies the protein, and the immune system cross-reacts with the bowel tissue, causing an inflammatory reaction. That leads to flattening of the lining of the small intestine, which interferes with the absorption of nutrients. The only effective treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet. While the disease is caused by a reaction to wheat proteins, it is not the same as wheat allergy.

If you have been diagnosed with this disease, you will need to begin by switching over to a gluten free diet.  The diet is zero tolerance, and making the transition can be difficult, this site site (along with several others) are here to help!