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Like many of you, I watched the clip from the View with Elisabeth Hasselbeck talking about celiac disease.  

Having seen it I must ask -- does it help or hurt to have a Celebrity, who self-diagnosed, giving out wrong or misleading information (celiac disease is an allergy)?! 

I spoke with my sister who's son has celiacs.  They watched the clip together.  He even caught the error, about it being an allergy! This is a kid who knows the difference. The majority of people don't have a clue.  

Also, last I checked, you can't self-diagnose celiac disease. 

While I've missed weeks here and there I do try to read the research-type posts.  So if I missed it please let me know -- but, genetic testing is now being used for diagnosis?




      

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