Bill Text: IL HR0773 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares May 2024 as Celiac Disease Awareness Month to raise public awareness of this serious condition. Encourages support for improving the quality of life and health of individuals with celiac disease by advancing biomedical research to develop diagnostic tools, life-improving treatments, and a cure.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-20 - Assigned to Human Services Committee [HR0773 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0773-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Celiac disease is one of the world's most
prevalent genetic autoimmune diseases, affecting an estimated
three million Americans, 70-80% of whom are undiagnosed; and
WHEREAS, Celiac disease causes the body to attack its own
small intestine, which can lead to many other devastating
health conditions, including cancer; and
WHEREAS, Celiac disease results in extraordinary economic
and productivity costs to both the public and private sectors
from employee and student absenteeism, as well as repeated,
inconclusive visits to healthcare providers; and
WHEREAS, On average, it takes four years to be correctly
diagnosed with celiac disease; and
WHEREAS, There is no medication or cure for celiac
disease; the only treatment is a lifelong, strict gluten-free
diet; and
WHEREAS, Studies show that up to 50% of people on a
gluten-free diet continue to experience symptoms and have
intestinal damage, revealing the ineffectiveness of the
gluten-free diet as a treatment; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we declare May 2024 as Celiac Disease Awareness Month in the
State of Illinois to raise public awareness of this serious
condition; and be it further