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Sept. 24 is Celiac Awareness Day - are you allergic? Celiac (sprue) disease also is known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy. What was once thought to be an obscure and rare disease now is causing quite a stir. The more that people are tested and treated for celiac, the more common we are finding this disease to be. In fact, it may account for long-term gastrointes tinal symptoms for people who have had problems and even been diagnosed with other disorders. and some by successful treatment with diet modification. In general, you really have to be looking for the disease to find it, unlike many other disorders that can be diag nosed by general lab work, CT scans or ultrasounds. Treatment is one of the most natural forms of medicine - diet modification. As opposed to many diseases that need to be controlled with multiple medica tions given by many doctors and special ists, this one is treated entirely by the individual. Celiac disease is a genetic autoim mune disorder that affects children and adults when they eat products that contain a protein called gluten. The gluten sets off an immune reaction in the body that causes damage to the small intestines. Gluten is found in wheat, rye, barley and to a lesser extent in oats. It’s estimated that up to 3 million people in the U.S. have celiac, with only 150,000 people actually diagnosed. It’s difficult to diagnose celiac dis ease because there isn’t an easy testing method. Some people are diagnosed by blood work, some by intestinal biopsies To treat celiac disease, you must have a gluten-free diet. Avoiding gluten is harder than it sounds. Multiple websites and cookbooks have information on how to select gluten-free foods. The symptoms can be confused with many other abdominal conditions and often patients with celiac are misdiag nosed and treated for other conditions for years before a correct diagnosis is made. Disease symptoms include abdomi nal cramping/bloating and distention, To use mail order pharmacy to order your refills after hours and on weekends: Please call the Siletz Clinic 7-10 days before you need your refills. This allows us time to contact your provider, if necessary, and for mailing. • Call 800-648-0449; enter 1624 as soon as the clinic’s message begins - you’ll be transferred to the refill line. • Or, call the refill line direct - 541-444-9624. Be sure you know your roll number By Angela Martin, Enrollment Clerk We updated more than 400 Tribal member addresses just in the month of July. Attempts have been made to update addresses for a family member, spouse, ex spouse, etc. We no longer will accept updates from anyone other than you unless you have a legal power of attorney, etc., on file with the Enrollment Department. As a reminder - your roll number is your connection to being a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Therefore, it’s important that you know your roll number. You can update your information yourself by contacting the Enrollment Department at 541-444-8258 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or by e-mail at angelam@ctsi.nsn.us. Please include your roll number with the last four digits of your Social Security num ber. Otherwise, your information will remain unchanged. This is for your security. The illustration above shows how your information is affected. The Tribal member contacts the Enrollment Department, which updates the Tribal Accounting Department, Contract Health Services, the labels for the Tribal newspaper and if applicable, the Tribal area office (for example - if you live in Marion County, we would share your information with the Salem Area Office). 6 • Siletz News * increased appetite, constipation or diar rhea, dehydration, swelling, fatigue, mouth sores or cracks around the lips, muscle cramping, night blindness, dry skin, tooth enamel defects, weight loss, easy bruising, skin rash, muscle spasms, anemia, low blood pressure, skin sensa tion problems and lactose intolerance. September 2011 Some foods that might contain gluten are obvious, like bread, flour, pasta, cereal and crackers. Other foods can contain gluten, such as a food additive or stabi lizer, so you need to carefully read food labels, even for things like cheeses, juices, canned vegetables and even soy sauce. For more information, visit the web site csaceliacs.org/. GiG GLUTEN INTOLERANCE GROUP GIG of Lincoln City Support Group Third Thursday evening of the month Lincoln City Community Center 2150 NE Oar Place Mark your calendar for Sept. 15 *7 p.m. Oct. 20 • 7 p.m. The P/2-hour meetings are a place to receive and offer support to others, find resources and learn new information about living healthfully on a gluten-free diet. Topics will be announced. Questions? Contact Tina Good at 503-879-5147 or 503-437-0314 Feel free to share the information and invite friends and family Tribal children need you as a foster parent Do you value Siletz Native culture and want to help pre serve it? If so, please consider fostering for the Tribe. The Siletz Tribe needs loving, stable, nurturing homes in all areas. If you are interested, please contact Shawna Henarie, foster care certifier, at 541-444-8275 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1275; or visit ctsi.nsn.us, click on Tribal Services, then Employment & Social Services, then Indian Child Welfare. Missing Moccasins --------------------- Haley Trayvon Robert Mark, Jr. Cheryl Ethan Peter, Jr. Jeremiah Marcello Shawn Christopher Jonathon Zena Pauline Matthew Amber Clifton Cheyenne Marie Lam arcus Joseph Steven L. James Oscar Logan Riley Anthony Zane Adare Lillie D. Thomas Dawn Lawrence Talecia ARRINGTON BAKER BRANDT BREMER BRONES CAMPBELL DEPOE FLANARY GAYTON GHAN GREENAWALD GREENAWALD GREENAWALD HENDERSON HERZ JORDAN KLAMATH KLAMATH- WILLIAMSON j Dominic Josephine ! Rachael i Aimee Haily ! Brian I Joshua Kristopher Dakota J Bradford Veronica j Charles ।i Frank । Roberta j Diane i Paul Doniven [ Derreck Chad i Roberta Louis LANDEROS Cristina Rainbow LOGAN Angelique LONG Elizabeth LUCAS Annamaria MAGRUM James MCAWARD Lee MCCLINTOCK Michael MORGAN Joseph MORTENSON Robert PRATHER Celest PURDY Eugene RICHARDSON Lynn RILATOS Pauline RUSSELL Lee SERVICE Garrett SIMMS David TOMPKINS Joseph WILLIAMS Everett ZIGLER Suzanne ZOB Please contact the Enrollment Department to update your address and telephone number. If you need to update your death beneficiary, we will mail the form to you or you can obtain it on the Tribal website at ctsi.nsn.us (under Government Listings, click on Enrollment and the form is on the right side of the page). You can reach the Enrollment Department staff at: Angela Martin Enrollment Clerk 541-444-8258 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1258 angelam@ctsi.nsn.us
