{"id":1318,"date":"2014-05-27T18:36:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T22:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/blogger\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2014-06-03T21:54:12","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T01:54:12","slug":"who-is-the-national-foundation-for-celiac-awareness-nfca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/blogger\/who-is-the-national-foundation-for-celiac-awareness-nfca\/","title":{"rendered":"National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

AllergyHome<\/span><\/a> is proud to present the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). This non-profit organization is dedicated to raising awareness of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity (collectively referred to as gluten-related disorders), increasing diagnoses, advancing research and improving the quality of life for those on a life-long gluten-free diet.\u00a0 We look forward to collaborating with NFCA to provide support to\u00a0those\u00a0in our communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Who is the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA)?<\/h1>\n

As someone affected by food allergies, you\u2019ve probably come across celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity (\u2018gluten sensitivity\u2019) and the gluten-free diet in your online research.\u00a0 While celiac disease is an autoimmune disease and very different from a food allergy or intolerance, they often go hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n

The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity (collectively referred to as gluten-related disorders), increasing diagnoses, advancing research and improving the quality of life for those on a life-long gluten-free diet.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

About Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity<\/h1>\n

Celiac disease\u00a0is a genetic autoimmune disease that damages the villi of the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. What does this mean? Essentially the body is attacking itself every time a person with celiac consumes gluten.\u00a0 An estimated 3 million Americans have celiac disease.<\/p>\n

Limited research suggests that up to another 18 million Americans may live with non-celiac gluten sensitivity (‘gluten sensitivity’). While gluten sensitivity produces similar symptoms, it does not result in the same intestinal damage celiac disease causes. Despite this, people with gluten sensitivity rely on the gluten-free diet to relieve their symptoms.<\/p>\n

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How did the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) begin?<\/h1>\n

The organization was founded in 2003 by NFCA President and CEO Alice Bast as a result of her own devastating personal experience with undiagnosed celiac disease.\u00a0 During her second pregnancy, severe fatigue set in along with migraines, chronic diarrhea, weakness and joint pain.\u00a0 Two weeks before her due date, Alice lost her child.\u00a0 She suffered through more miscarriages and wilted to a mere 100 pounds at 5\u20199.\u201d\u00a0 The 22 doctors she visited could not make a diagnosis and continued to tell her she \u201clooked fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once Alice visited her 23rd<\/sup> doctor and received her diagnosis of celiac disease, she enthusiastically embraced the gluten-free diet.\u00a0 Instead of stopping her quest for answers, though, Alice began to pour over scientific research, trying to determine if her reproductive struggles were caused by her undiagnosed celiac disease.\u00a0 All of the evidence supported her theory.<\/p>\n

Determined to help others needlessly suffering, Alice founded NFCA in 2003.\u00a0 It was the first celiac disease non-profit focused on raising awareness and getting people diagnosed and receiving their life-saving prescription of a gluten-free diet.<\/p>\n

We have made great strides<\/h1>\n

11 years later, NFCA is still working to raise awareness and get people the help they need to live their lives to the fullest, despite having a gluten-related disorder.\u00a0 When NFCA first opened its doors, 97% of the 3 million Americans living with celiac disease remained undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.\u00a0 Today, 83% are waiting for their diagnosis \u2013 a 17% drop in the undiagnosed rate.<\/p>\n

\"National<\/a>NFCA is continuing to increase diagnoses through its Family Talk efforts<\/a>, a campaign that helps at-risk family members of people living with celiac disease get tested.\u00a0 The organization also focuses on increasing the affordability and accessibility of gluten-free foods by partnering with national companies like Walmart and Whole Foods Market.\u00a0 Its online gluten-free training programs, GREAT Kitchens<\/a> and GREAT Schools, Colleges and Camps<\/a>, work to train various food service professionals the ins and outs of safe gluten-free food preparation.<\/p>\n

If you think you or your child could have celiac disease, NFCA encourages you to take the Celiac Disease Symptoms Checklist<\/a> and talk to your doctor about getting tested. \u00a0To see what\u2019s happening for Celiac Awareness Month, visit www.CeliacCentral.org\/AwarenessMonth<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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