All About Celiac Disease
March 10, 2010Celiac Disease is a condition that is triggered by an allergy to gluten. Both children and adults can be affected and everyday products that contain the protein include pizza crust, bread, cereals and pasta.
Unfortuantely there is no medical treatment for Celiac Disease, however, by following a gluten free diet it can be kept under control. If left untreated, sufferers who consume foods with gluten will suffer many side effects and cause damage to the inner lining of the intestine over time.
Also known as Gluten Sensitive Entereopathy or Celiac Sprue, the disease, if left untreated will cause malnutrition as the disease attacks the intestine causing such damage that the intestine cannot absorb essential vitamins and minerals. This is noticeably high in teenagers who suffer from Celiac.
Foul smelling stools are normally a tell tale sign you may be a sufferer and other symptoms can include fatigue, severe abdominal pains, diarrhoea, anaemia and weight loss. Due to all these everyday side effects the disease, quite often, is misdiagnosed.