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Celiac Disease Quiz - How Much Do You Know About It?

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Celiac Disease Quiz  

176 members have voted

  1. 1. Is celiac disease the same as an allergy to wheat?

    • YES
      15
    • NO
      148

  2. 2. Can adults and older people get celiac disease, or does the disease only affect children?

    • Celiac disease only affects children
      0
    • Celiac disease only affects adults and older people
      0
    • Celiac disease can affect those who are genetically susceptible, including children, adults and older people.
      163

  3. 3. Can someone with celiac disease grow out of the disease?

    • YES
      6
    • NO
      157

  4. 4. Can people with celiac disease eat gluten sometimes?

    • YES
      6
    • NO
      157

  5. 5. Is celiac disease a rare disorder?

    • YES
      43
    • NO
      120

  6. 6. Is non-celiac gluten sensitivity the same as celiac disease?

    • YES
      9
    • NO
      154

  7. 7. Celiac disease only causes digestive symptoms.

    • TRUE
      1
    • FALSE
      162

  8. 8. You can always tell that a food has gluten in it just by looking at it.

    • TRUE
      1
    • FALSE
      162

  9. 9. A gluten-free diet is always healthy.

    • TRUE
      41
    • FALSE
      122

  10. 10. Celiac disease is not a serious condition.

    • TRUE
      3
    • FALSE
      160

  11. 11. Foods labelled "gluten-free" often contain up to 19ppm of gluten which is an unsafe level for people with celiac disease.

    • TRUE
      91
    • FALSE
      72

  12. 12. Worldwide, how many people have celiac disease?

    • Around .01%
      2
    • Around 0.1%
      5
    • Around 1%
      51
    • Around 5%
      38
    • Around 10%
      67

  13. 13. How is celiac disease typically diagnosed?

    • Tarot cards
      0
    • Just by feeling better not eating gluten
      1
    • Blood antibody tests
      13
    • Endoscopy where biopsies are taken
      13
    • Blood antibody tests followed by an endoscopy where biopsies are taken
      136

  14. 14. Eating in a restaurant that has a gluten-free menu is always safe for someone with celiac disease.

    • TRUE
      8
    • FALSE
      155

  15. 15. Public schools must provide gluten-free meals to kids with celiac disease.

    • TRUE
      89
    • FALSE
      74

  16. 16. Elderly care facilities must provide gluten-free meals to residents with celiac disease.

    • TRUE
      111
    • FALSE
      52

  17. 17. Airlines must provide gluten-free snacks or meals to customers with celiac disease.

    • TRUE
      59
    • FALSE
      104

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ANSWERS:

  • Q: Is celiac disease the same as an allergy to wheat? 
    A: NO
  • Q: Can adults and older people get celiac disease, or does the disease only affect children?
    A: Celiac disease can affect those who are genetically susceptible, including children, adults and older people.
  • Q: Can someone with celiac disease grow out of the disease?
    A: NO
  • Q: Can people with celiac disease eat gluten sometimes?
    A: NO
  • Q: Is celiac disease a rare disorder?
  • A: NO
  • Q: Is non-celiac gluten sensitivity the same as celiac disease?
    A: NO
  • Q: Celiac disease only causes digestive symptoms.
    A: FALSE
  • Q: You can always tell that a food has gluten in it just by looking at it.
    A: FALSE
  • Q: A gluten-free diet is always healthy.
    A: FALSE
  • Q: Celiac disease is not a serious condition.
    A: FALSE
  • Q: Foods labelled "gluten-free" often contain up to 19ppm of gluten which is an unsafe level for people with celiac disease.
    A: FALSE
  • Q: Worldwide, how many people have celiac disease?
    A: Around 1%
  • Q: How is celiac disease typically diagnosed?
    A: Blood antibody tests followed by an endoscopy where biopsies are taken
  • Q: Eating in a restaurant that has a gluten-free menu is always safe for someone with celiac disease.
    A: FALSE
  • Q: Public schools must provide gluten-free meals to kids with celiac disease.
    A: FALSE
  • Q: Elderly care facilities must provide gluten-free meals to residents with celiac disease.
    A: TRUE
  • Q: Airlines must provide gluten-free snacks or meals to customers with celiac disease.
    A: FALSE

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