Celiac disease in North America: the disabling experience |
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Authors: | Danielle Monique Carrie Nathan Kai-Cheong Chan |
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Institution: |
a McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
b University of Illinois, Chicago, USA |
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Abstract: | Diagnosed as having celiac disease during my final year of undergraduate studies at McGill University, in the spring of 2005, my identity and lifestyle have undergone a transformative process. In this article I examine my experience of having celiac disease post-diagnosis, using the social model of disability framework. I examine the barriers that persons having celiac disease experience, both generally and personally. At the general level I explore the parallels between the experience of having celiac disease and the experience of being disabled: culturally, environmentally and financially. At the personal level I recount the emotional experience of being disabled. |
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Keywords: | disability celiac disease diet identity gluten gluten-free diet social exclusion |
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