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- Chris Kaufman
- Username: chriskaufman
- Location: Yuba City, CA
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- "Gut Reaction"
- Summary: Documentary about Celiac Disease
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Review of Gut Reaction
Chris Kaufman
Posted on January 21, 2005 at 06:37 PM
I was diagnosed with celiac about 6 months ago so this story really helped as part of my life-long learning related to the disease. This piece offers a realistic but emotional view of what it's like to have a disease that people often don't know they have. The way it takes you though the process of uncertainty and fear about what a person is afflicted with to the clarity after learning that they have it is inspiring. The subjects came from a variety of backgrounds and were at different stages of having celiac, which showed how pervasive the disease dubbed, "great pretender" can be. I would have liked to hear a little more from some different doctors and health officials to give it some more credibility.