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GLUTEN INTOLERANCE GROUP
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Welcome to WV Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG)!
WV GIG, in collaboration with the Department of Pediatrics at Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, is a non-profit organization offering support to people in the Tri State area diagnosed with celiac disease. We are a branch of the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America.
Dr. Yoram Elitsur, medical advisor
Professor in Pediatrics
Associate Chair for Clinical Research
Department of Pedatrics
Marshall University
Karen Daniel, GIG support group leader
Mark your calenders now for the 2nd WV Celiac Awareness Walk! The walk will be held Oct. 12th at Ritter Park in Huntington,WV, at 2:00. Plans are still being made, but the Redding Brothers will be performing at the walk, there will be gluten free goodies to sample and a raffle drawing. Registration forms and more information can be found by clicking on the links in the top left corner.
Register for the walk at the Sept. 30th meeting and save $5 per registeration!
Dr. Elitsur will be giving a short talk and answering questions Tuesday, Sept. 30th, at 7:00 p.m. at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Some topics he will be covering are:
Other illnesses celiacs face
Recommended follow up testing
Latest updates in celiac research
Healthy Life will be providing gluten free snacks! Everyone is welcome at this free discussion!
Please send specific questions in the message box below so Dr. Elitsur can be better prepared with answers.Please register in the comment box below so we can be better prepared with the amount of food.
We would like to thank the following for making the free celiac screening such a success!
Prometheus Labs
Cabell Huntington Hospital
Dr. Yoram Elitsur
Mrs. Esther Elitsur
Phlebotomists Doug Hager, Tammy Adkins, and Mitzi Layne
Travis Lemon and Healthy Life Market
Healthy Life Market
WV GIG would like to thank Healthy Life Market and Travis Lemon in Barboursville, WV, for their continued support. Our monthly meetings are held at their store, and they donate gluten free food for us to sample! You can contact Healthy Life at 304-736-9435.
