AND NOW FOR SOME WORDS FROM DR. JOSEPH MURRAY...

Dr. Joseph Murray, one of the nation's prominent authority on celiac disease, appears in this Mayo Clinic overview of celiac disease.

Dr. Murray makes two points that deserve special attention. First, he says that small amounts of gluten can result in physical damage even when a patient doesn't notice any symptoms. Second, he says that, because of the hereditary component of celiac disease, close relatives of people diagnosed with the condition should also be screened. I mention the first point because many people may rely too much on symptom detection as a way of guessing whether they've consumed gluten; I mention the second point because it can be difficult to persuade first- and second-degree relatives to participate in conventional testing for celiac disease. Perhaps the voice of authority in this video can help to make the case.

The Mayo Clinic's web materials on celiac disease can be found here.



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