History of coeliac disease"Aretaeus, the Cappadocean, who lived in the 2nd century AD, gave the first acceptable description of coeliac disease. He described the characteristic stool, noted that it was more common in women than men and that children could also be affected. Vincent Ketelaer, a Dutch physician, published a book in 1669 that contains an account of a diarrhoeal illness in which he states that the faeces could be so voluminous that, "several basins or pots scarcely hold these accumulations". John Bricknell in a book written in 1737 mentioned patients suffering from the "white flux". Both of these authors may well have been describing coeliac disease."From www.coeliac.co.UK A Brief History of Celiac Disease"As far back as 250 A.D., Aretaeus of Cappadocia included detailed descriptions of an unnamed disease in his writings. When describing his patients he referred to them as "koiliakos," which meant "suffering in the bowels." Francis Adams translated these observations from Greek to English for the Sydenham Society of England in 1856. He thus gave sufferers the moniker "celiacs." "From Celiac Spruce Association History of oats"Little history of oat is known prior to the time of Christ. Oats did not become important to man as early as wheat or barley. Oats probably persisted as a weed-like plant in other cereals for centuries prior to being cultivated by itself. Some authorities believe that our present cultivated oats developed as a mutation from wild oats. They think this may have taken place in Asia Minor or southeastern Europe not long before the birth of Christ."From Iowa State University |
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