*walk registration form
*Walk information
*Sponsors
*Friends for Awareness Donation Program and prizes
*Raffle Prizes


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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

 
Are you 1 in 133?  Celiac, 3 million Americans have it, 2,910,000 don't know it! Celiac is an autoimmune disease that affects the small intestine when wheat, barley, or rye are consumed. WV GIG is a support group to help people with celiac disease through education and awareness.
 
Making Tracks for Celiacs!
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!

  Free Discussion on Celiac- New Date Sept. 30th
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.

 
Celiac Screening
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.


 
 WV GLUTEN INTOLERANCE GROUP
340 Green Acres Dr  •  Hurricane, WV 25526
phone: 304-757-0696

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