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Grandpa’s Kitchen owners (left to right) Allyson Kauwe, Christie Wente and Joyce Shrock, manned a booth at the recent Boat Show at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy.

Grandpa's Kitchen products 'off the wheaten path'

Valerie Phillips Standard-Examiner Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 18, 2013 - 5:01pm

When Joyce Shrock of Harrisville and four of her grown children were diagnosed with celiac disease in 2000: “We tried our first store-bought slice of gluten-free bread, and it was our last,” she said.

Shrock thought her family could come up with a better-tasting gluten-free product, so they started experimenting with different types of non-wheat flours and starches.

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Dennis Nelson receives a dialysis treatment as his wife, Donna Nelson, sits at his side. The Roy man was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in which b lood vessels become inflamed, making it hard for blood to flow throughout the body.

When one's body attacks: Autoimmune diseases affect approximately 50 million in U.S.

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 6:39am

Last June, Dennis Nelson started experiencing symptoms he thought were related to allergies.

The 54-year-old Roy resident went hiking and couldn't seem to get enough air. His doctor said he had some sinus issues and prescribed some medicine that seemed to take care of the problem.

"Then soon after, I started getting some migratory joint pain, but it only lasted about a week, so I didn't think much of it," Nelson said. "In October, the joint pain came back.

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Patricia Cottrell poses Tuesday for a portrait in her Kaysville home with her daughter, Cami Cannon, and grandson Gabe, via Skype. Cottrell was inspired to write the book “Cecil Celiac is Sleeping in Gabe’s Gut” after her grandson, 5, was diagnosed with celiac disease and had trouble understanding why he has to be careful to avoid foods and drinks containing gluten. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which gluten can damage the small intestine.

Grandson's celiac disease motivates woman to write book

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 7, 2011 - 7:02am

KAYSVILLE -- When her 3-year-old grandson was diagnosed with celiac disease two years ago, Patricia Cottrell responded by entering the publishing world.

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Sweet Cake Bake Shop

Amy Nicholson, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, March 25, 2011 - 4:45pm

To Allison Regan, owner of Sweet Cake Bake Shop, baking is more than just a job. It's a mission to help people with special diets. And, it's personal.

Regan was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2002. Before that, she had been plagued with health problems including type 1 diabetes, severe anemia and Crohn's disease. She was constantly fatigued, in and out of the hospital for blood transfusions, and facing surgery to have her colon removed.

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