Dr. Jason Stephen Yip M.D.

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• Celiac Disease: Looking Beyond the Gluten-Free Diet

  Once diagnosed with celiac, switching to a gluten-free diet is the best option. A gluten-free diet is supposed to reverse the damages caused by gluten exposure, but perhaps, not all of them. For some, specific symptoms continue to persist long after they have given up their favorite breakfast cereal...

• How to Travel with Crohn's and Colitis

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• What to Expect After a Laparoscopy

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• Genetic Link Found in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

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• Are Infections at a Young Age Linked to Celiac Disease?

  Men and women, regardless of age, may still acquire celiac disease. However, a number of factors can greatly augment the possibility for a person to acquire it. These factors include being biologically related to someone who has the said disease, as well as having HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 genes and some...