SSID raises awareness on Quad for Celiac Disease
Stephanie Lyons
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: News
Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities will pass out candy and fliers on the Quad Thursday to raise awareness about Celiac Disease.
"Celiac Disease is the immune response of the body to the ingestion of a protein which is found in wheat, barley, rye, and to a certain extent, oats," Linda Flyr, national contact support manager for Celiac Sprue Association, said.
Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities pass out about 200 Dum Dums on the second Thursday of every month.
"We put up fliers, and we tape facts to Dum Dums and pass them out on campus on awareness days" Karen Schmitt, president of students serving individuals with disabilities, said.
The purpose of having a day dedicated to a disability or disease is to spread awareness across campus.
"A lot of people don't even know what some disabilities are, or know anything about them or never heard about them. So basically just to spread different awareness about different disabilities," Schmitt said.
Events of this kind promote diversity among the students.
"If people don't understand something intolerance could occur. So if people understand different disabilities they are more tolerant of people with those disabilities," Schmitt said.
When a person with Celiac Disease ingests something they should not have, their body's response will react differently on a person-by-person basis.
"Some people would get an immediate case of diarrhea. Some people might just get a severe stomach [ache]. Some people might experience respiratory symptoms," Flyr said.
Individuals with Celiac Disease sometimes find it hard to find items they can eat at restaurants.
"A group member in our organization actually has the disease and a lot of people don't know about it. It's really hard for her to eat out or for her to socialize because a lot of times she can't eat or drink anything that is provided," Schmitt said.
By maintaining a proper diet, those with Celiac Disease can lead a normal lifestyle.
"By deleting all forms of and, derivatives of wheat, barley, rye and oat, out of ones diet. They can be perfectly healthy, and have no side effects of anything," Flyr said.
Some would not consider Celiac Disease a disability because of the ability to keep the disease under control.
"I wouldn't call it debilitating. It is extremely manageable," Flyr said.
Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities works with the community and campus.
"We basically do all kinds of volunteer events in the community and on campus that deal with people who have disabilities…. We also fundraise to donate money to organizations who help people with disabilities," Schmitt said.
Down Syndrome, Autism and Cystic Fibrosis have been previously highlighted by Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities this year.
Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities works closely with the Autism Society and the Central Illinois Down Syndrome Organization.
"Celiac Disease is the immune response of the body to the ingestion of a protein which is found in wheat, barley, rye, and to a certain extent, oats," Linda Flyr, national contact support manager for Celiac Sprue Association, said.
Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities pass out about 200 Dum Dums on the second Thursday of every month.
"We put up fliers, and we tape facts to Dum Dums and pass them out on campus on awareness days" Karen Schmitt, president of students serving individuals with disabilities, said.
The purpose of having a day dedicated to a disability or disease is to spread awareness across campus.
"A lot of people don't even know what some disabilities are, or know anything about them or never heard about them. So basically just to spread different awareness about different disabilities," Schmitt said.
Events of this kind promote diversity among the students.
"If people don't understand something intolerance could occur. So if people understand different disabilities they are more tolerant of people with those disabilities," Schmitt said.
When a person with Celiac Disease ingests something they should not have, their body's response will react differently on a person-by-person basis.
"Some people would get an immediate case of diarrhea. Some people might just get a severe stomach [ache]. Some people might experience respiratory symptoms," Flyr said.
Individuals with Celiac Disease sometimes find it hard to find items they can eat at restaurants.
"A group member in our organization actually has the disease and a lot of people don't know about it. It's really hard for her to eat out or for her to socialize because a lot of times she can't eat or drink anything that is provided," Schmitt said.
By maintaining a proper diet, those with Celiac Disease can lead a normal lifestyle.
"By deleting all forms of and, derivatives of wheat, barley, rye and oat, out of ones diet. They can be perfectly healthy, and have no side effects of anything," Flyr said.
Some would not consider Celiac Disease a disability because of the ability to keep the disease under control.
"I wouldn't call it debilitating. It is extremely manageable," Flyr said.
Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities works with the community and campus.
"We basically do all kinds of volunteer events in the community and on campus that deal with people who have disabilities…. We also fundraise to donate money to organizations who help people with disabilities," Schmitt said.
Down Syndrome, Autism and Cystic Fibrosis have been previously highlighted by Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities this year.
Students Serving Individuals with Disabilities works closely with the Autism Society and the Central Illinois Down Syndrome Organization.
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murat
posted 2/16/08 @ 12:48 PM CST
celiac disease is really diseaster. I have suffering this disease for 5 years. thanks to diet ? partly recovered
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