… Moving Closer to a Cure?
To date, there is no cure for celiac disease, which affects approximately one percent of the world’s population. This number doesn’t include those who live with gluten-intolerance or gluten-sensitivity. Currently, the only way to manage celiac disease, an auto-immune disorder that affects and damages the small intestine when gluten is consumed, is a strict elimination diet. Gluten is found in wheat, rye, barley and triticale.
The thought that one day a vaccine would be available that would ultimately mitigate, or even eliminate, the need for a gluten-free lifestyle, and all the challenges, complications, time, expense and frustrations that accompany the undiagnosed patient, could create a complete paradigm shift to one’s life and livelihood. I anxiously await the new findings.
What are your thoughts on a vaccine to establish gluten tolerance?