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Hi List:

I just read an interesting passage from an article at
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/celiac/index.htm

It makes me shutter to think it takes an average of 10 YEARS for a U.S. Celiac
person to be diagnosed!

The passage:
"In Italy, where celiac disease is common, all children are screened by age 6
so that even asymptomatic disease is caught early.  In addition, Italians of
any age are tested for the disease as soon as they show symptoms.  As a result
of this vigilance, the time between when symptoms begin and the disease is
diagnosed is usually only 2 to 3 weeks.  In the United States, the time
between the first symptoms and diagnosis averages about 10 years."

wendy, exton, pa