It's a complete 180 compared to the one the Pierce family had for the years prior.It's been an adjustment to learn the ins and outs of the kitchen remodel, but it's one that was necessary.Pierce, 13, lives gluten-free.
"Gluten free oreos, chips ahoy, lucky charms are a big one. My bread is right there, chips," Oscar said."We all jumped on board when Oscar got his diagnosis. It was important because he is young and we wanted to help him navigate the new lifestyle," Luke Pierce, Oscar's dad, said. In a world of fad diets and eating gluten-free, doctors and one family is warning of the dangers gluten can have in some people's everyday lives.He was diagnosed with celiac disease.
Celiac disease is something experts estimate only about 1% of the population has. But it's estimated that about 60 to 70% of the population are still un-diagnosed."It's an immune mediated disease that affects the intestines and it's triggered by the ingestion of gluten. Which is the protein found in wheat, barley, and rye," Dr. Brandon Sparks, a Pediatric Gastroenterology for Riley Hospital for Children said.
"Stomach pains, I vomited a lot, I would have headaches, I would have diarrhea, I skipped a lot of school because of that," Oscar said."When your immune system gets activated it causes inflammation and that inflammation affects the small bowel so that affects how you absorb certain nutrients," Dr. Sparks said."Within three and a half years he has gained 50 pounds and he has grown 14 inches," Shelley said."I would've never played football," Oscar said.
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