So what does that add to our understanding?

Yeah, as the study itself reported, there is a significant gap in our understanding of men's experience with celiac disease.

I think the study really broadens our understanding of what it means to live with celiac disease as a man.

We often think of celiac disease as a medical condition.

But for many men, it's also a social condition, as kind of described by Spencer there, because so much of our social lives revolve around food and drinks.

The men in this study did describe experiences of social exclusion, teasing, microaggressions, and assumptions that the gluten-free diet is simply a preference rather than a medical necessity.

Experiencing repeated comments can make people feel misunderstood or like they have to constantly justify their condition.

You hear literally from kids who write involved in the disease.

So what does that add to our understanding?

Yeah, as the study itself reported, there is a significant gap in our understanding of men's experience with celiac disease.

I think the study really broadens our understanding of what it means to live with celiac disease as a man.

We often think of celiac disease as a medical condition.

But for many men, it's also a social condition, as kind of described by Spencer there, because so much of our social lives revolve around food and drinks.

The men in this study did describe experiences of social exclusion, teasing, microaggressions, and assumptions that the gluten-free diet is simply a preference rather than a medical necessity.

Experiencing repeated comments can make people feel misunderstood or like they have to constantly justify their condition.

You hear literally from kids who write involved in the disease.