73% of Celiac Disease Patients Still Exposed to Gluten Every Year, Highlighting Need for a Cure on National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recentsurvey of the celiac disease community by Beyond Celiac , the leading catalyst for a celiac disease cure, reveals the ongoing challenges those with the disease are facing on National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, Sept. 13, and the overwhelming desire for new treatments and a cure.
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- PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recentsurvey of the celiac disease community by Beyond Celiac , the leading catalyst for a celiac disease cure, reveals the ongoing challenges those with the disease are facing on National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, Sept. 13, and the overwhelming desire for new treatments and a cure.
- The only current celiac disease treatment, which is only partially effective, is to follow a strict, gluten-free diet.
- "We need real therapies and a cure for celiac disease so that those with the disease can live full lives and eat without fear."
- Less hidden celiac disease but increased gluten avoidance without a diagnosis in the United States.