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May Is Celiac Disease Awareness Month Celiac disease runs in families. If you have a family member with celiac disease, you have a much higher risk for developing this serious genetic autoimmune condition and you should be tested. People with a first-degree relative with celiac disease (parent, child,...

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease caused by eating gluten.  The video, Gut Reaction: How Celiac Disease Is Triggered and How It Might Be Treated explains celiac disease and how scientists are approaching ways to treat it. Find out everything you need to know about how gluten damages the...

May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease caused by eating gluten. Gluten is found in wheat, barley, and rye. When people with celiac disease eat gluten, their immune system sees gluten as a threat and mounts an attack but this attack ends...

Behavioral Health Digital Therapeutics for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS causes abdominal pain, bloating, and irregular bowel habits and negatively affects quality of life. The most effective treatments for IBS use a combination of medications, diet changes, and behavioral interventions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy...

April 19, 2023 is WORLD IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) DAY! IBS is a common gastrointestinal disorder.  IBS is not life-threatening but it causes bothersome, embarrassing and debilitating symptoms: A: abdominal pain B: bloating C: constipation D: diarrhea IBS affects how contents move through the intestines, and how the brain interprets sensations that...