Here's video of Wednesday morning's Today in New York segment in which anchor Rob Morrison talks about celiac disease with medical contributor Dr. Lisa Thebner.
As you can see in the video (4:15 not counting the lead-in advertisement), Morrison knows someone who got a positive diagnosis and experienced improved health after adopting a gluten-free diet. Morrison and Thebner discuss how celiac disease is more common than previously thought and go over some of the classic symptoms: cramps, weight loss, poor weight gain in children, distension, cramps, and stool changes (including diarrhea, foul smell, gray coloration) as well as anemia, skin rash, mood changes, nerve damage (tingling), and joint and muscle pain. Thebner mentions that first-degree relatives of people diagnosed with CD should also get tested.
A companion article is available here.
Photo: David Marc Fischer
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