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Next week the students in Year 8 will be presenting their Make a Difference (MAD) portfolios. Molly's project is on Coeliac Disease, and below is her action for the project.

Make a Difference (MAD) - Coeliac Disease

Molly Freeman 8D

For my MAD project I decided to study Coeliac disease. This is an autoimmune disease that impacts 1 in 70 of the Australian population today. This autoimmune disease impacts the stomach lining and the small intestine when exposed to Gluten: a protein found in rye, barley, wheat and oats. It can also occur if something has been cross contaminated with gluten eg: using the same board to cut gluten free stuff that you also use to cut gluten containing stuff. Eating these foods or a food that has been cross contaminated can trigger a reaction leading to vomiting, migraines, or diarrhea. If this reaction is not visible it can still have a lasting impact on your health long term. Finding places to eat where people actually understand the concerns and the triggers of coeliac disease can be difficult. There is no scale for being coeliac, you can't be 'just a little bit coeliac' because if you have been diagnosed with coeliac disease then you are coeliac,the protein found in gluten will still affect you because no matter the amount that enters your body even if the effects aren't visible they are still doing damages.