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.
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Call 800-648-0449; enter 1624 as soon as the clinic’s message begins - you’ll
be transferred to the refill line.
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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).
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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.
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BRONES
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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