Celiac Disease

Celiac's Disease is a reaction to eating gluten that prevents absorption of nutrients from inflammation in the small intestine's lining. It causes discomfort and cannot be cured but can be treated.

General Info

Symptom's for children

• abdominal bloating and pain chronic diarrhea vomiting constipation pale, foul-smelling, or fatty stool weight loss fatigue irritability and behavioral issues dental enamel defects of the permanent teeth

cont.

• delayed growth and puberty short stature failure to thrive Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Symptom's for adults

• unexplained iron-deficiency anemia fatigue bone or joint pain arthritis bone loss or osteoporosis depression or anxiety tingling numbness in the hands and feet seizures or migraines missed menstrual periods infertility or recurrent miscarriage

cont.

• canker sores inside the mouth
• dermatitis herpetiformis

1% of Americans have Celiac Disease (3 million) and about 97% of those people are not diagnosed

There's a myth that CD is common in white Europeans but is prevalent to all races

CD can be fatal (if gluten is not taken out of the diet) since the gluten is poisoning the body

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anatomy/physiology of CD

CD destroys the immune system because the immune system attacks the proteins in gluten, which then destroys the villi

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Treatment of CD

Typical Symptoms

• -Pain in the abdomen or joints (can be burning in the chest too) -belching, diarrhea, fat in stool, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, or flatulence -bone loss, fatigue, or malnutrition -delayed puberty or slow growth -cramping, itching, lactose intolerance, skin rash, or weight loss

You cannot prevent CD but you can prevent symptoms with diet changes

folate acid, iron, and vitamin B supplements can be taken to help digestion of nutrients. There are no vaccines.

recent research suggest that some symptoms may be genetically predestined with CD

Prognosis: full recovery within a few months, as long as a gluten free diet is sustained