What does it take to find out if a child has celiac disease? We spoke with Dr. Ritu Verma, medical director of UChicago Medicine’s Celiac Disease Center, and Dietitian Macy Mears. Click "Show More" to view a full table of contents of the topics discussed.

Table of Contents:
0:01:04 What is celiac disease?
0:01:34 What sort of damage does celiac do to the intestine?
0:02:23 What can a dietitian do for celiac disease patients?
0:04:03 When are children diagnosed with celiac disease?
0:04:43 How can parents help children with celiac disease?
0:05:31 Is celiac disease more common today?
0:07:54 How can we get schools to take celiac disease more seriously?
0:11:41 How long after a celiac disease diagnosis and the start of a glutenfree diet should I be retested?
0:12:54 How can I help my child feel better if they've accidentally been exposed to gluten?
0:15:23 Should my child quit gluten cold turkey?
0:16:58 Should a child be tested for celiac disease if their parent has it?
0:18:21 Should a college student retest for celiac at the end of the semester?
0:19:43 How significant is the difference between a shared facility versus sharedequipment production note on packaging? How seriously should a celiac sufferer take them?
0:22:33 Would cross contamination of gluten make a child's TTG number (Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody) be very high?
0:23:05 How long does it take for someone 3B on the marsh chart to heal?
0:23:45 What is considered to be a low iron level in an endurance celiac athlete?
0:24:49 What are alternatives to rice if I'm trying to stay glutenfree?
0:25:45 How do I get restaurants to understand about cross contamination? Are kisses on the cheek safe if my child has celiac disease?

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