A week at a gluten-free camp improves the lives of kids with celiac disease, say researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
People with celiac disease develop intestinal damage and painful symptoms if they eat even a little gluten, a protein found in foods made from wheat, rye, or barley.
Celiac disease is hard on kids, who feel the stigma of being unlike other children. Kids with celiac disease may have difficulty relating to others and often feel bad about themselves. But the researchers found that negative self-perceptions of kids still new to the dietary restrictions improved when they went to the gluten-free camp.
Read the full article by Bill Hendrick, published Feb. 15, 2010: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20100212/gluten-free-camp-helps-celiac-disease-kids?src=RSS_PUBLIC.