A patient who has celiac disease, which is triggered by gluten, might have thought that it was a “post cibum”, after meals, problem. However, when the patient goes to the hospital, the doctor notices the symptoms of celiac disease and asks the patient to perform some examination steps to diagnose celiac disease. This essay focuses on the celiac disease diagnosis procedures that are skin biopsy, blood test, and intestinal biopsy.…
Steatorrhea (feces that contains an abnormal amount of fat), malnourished appearance and abdominal distension are common symptoms of celiac disease. The cause for celiac disease is when an individual is sensitive to gluten (a type of protein in wheat, rye and barley). It can cause over time inflammation of the small intestines. Patients who are diagnosed with celiac disease have to change their diet to a gluten free diet.…
Ulcerative colitis is defined as a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that mainly affects the lining of the large intestine and/or rectum, causing inflammation and…
The modern diet for most nations, particularly North American, has become saturated with heavily processed foods. This spike in consumption of things such as refined wheat, meats, sugars, and fats has also lead to a myriad of diseases and disorders seen almost exclusively in developed countries. Out of these conditions one of the most misunderstood and varying is Crohn's disease, which causes extreme pain and discomfort and is essentially incurable. While widely debated, the exact cause of Crohn's has not been discovered which has led to several theories as to where it comes from. Despite the relatively large population of those who suffer from Crohn's, and the massive impact that the disease has on their lives, there is little understanding of the disease in those who do not have it, and even those who do. This article will seek to explain the symptoms and mechanisms behind the disease, possible causes and factors, as well as the difficulties and life changes those afflicted with the disease must face, in order to help spread knowledge and awareness.…
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines that causes ulceration in the small and large intestines, but affects the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Once the disease begins, it tends to be a chronic, recurrent condition with periods of remission and disease exacerbation. The disease tends to be more common in relatives of patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease affects males and females at the same rate, normally between the ages of 10 and 30 y/s. Jewish people form Eastern European have a higher chance of CD. Genetic susceptibility and altered immunologic response to the normal bowel flora are the risk factors of CD. In addition, “Increased suppressor T cell activity, alterations in immunoglobulin A (IgA) production, macrophage activation, luminal flora, antigens, and susceptibility genes are factors associated with Crohn disease” (McCance & Huether, 2012, p.909). Overall, this paper is focusing on the steps of Crohn’s disease to cause ulcers in the small intestine, colon or both, their symptoms, their complications and pathogenic changes.…
Coeliac disease is more likely to occur in a person's development through having a parent who carries the gene. People who have coeliac disease are not allowed to eat foods which contain gluten. This is because the gluten causes the immune system to attack the lining of the small intestine causing it to become damaged. People who have the disease tend to have difficulty when absorbing vitamins and minerals also problems can lead to diarrhoea, anaemia and osteoporosis. This disease can react differently depending on the individuals life stage.…
Crohn’s disease is one of the fastest growing intestinal disease in the United States. You may ask, “who can get Crohn’s disease?”. Anyone can get Crohn’s disease but it is more common for a woman rather than a man to get it. It has affected more than five hundred thousand people in the United States alone, that is about one for every seven people in the United States. Crohn’s has common symptoms of a cold such as abdominal pains, fever, and diarrhea, it also has many more symptoms. Crohn’s can affect any part of the GI tract, though, usually occurs at the end of the small intestine (ileum) and the beginning of the large intestine (colon). Some people may ask, How do people get Crohn’s disease? or, How does someone get rid of Crohn’s disease?…
A disease in which the bowel becomes inflamed is known as Inflammatory Bowel disease. It refers to two inflammatory conditions- Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Ulcerative colitis only affects the colitis, but Crohn's disease is more complicated than ulcerative colitis.…
Lifestyle change is essential for treatment of celiac disease. It is the only treatment for the disease. “When gluten is taken out of the diet, the small intestine heals and a return to full health can…
Antioxidants are any substance that reduces oxidative stress (Definition of Antioxidant, 2011), oxidative stress can be defined as damage due oxygen. Antioxidants work in our body by slowing down or even preventing the oxidative process by neutralizing free radicals in our body. Free radicals are molecules produced when our body breaks down food, but we are also exposed to free radicals through oxygen and daily living such as exposure to tobacco smoke. Free radicals can damage our cells, antioxidants interact with free radicals and help with that damage. Consider antioxidants scavengers for free radicals, they go into our body and destroy the free…
For example Celiac Disease, Celiac disease is a disorder caused by a sensitivity to gluten.…
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors, including genetic susceptibility, luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics Canada, the prevalence of Crohn’s continuous to rise. Patients normally present with abdominal pain and diarrhoea with unpredictable flares and remissions characterizing the long-term course of the condition. Patients also may experience…
There were Monuments as large as buildings. Museums full of information things from decades ago. The most interesting to me was the Washington Monument. It was taller than most buildings in Washington. The Washington Monument is one of the most famous Monuments in the world. This amazingly tall Monument has something behind it called the reflecting pool.…
Linda was diagnosed with arthritis and noticed more aches and pains with middle adulthood. At age 46, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroid disease which prevents her from having gluten, corn, and dairy. The food she used to be able to eat when she was younger she is unable to. Due to the lifestyle change…
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a disease where the bowels are inflamed and have sores, called ulcers. It affects the rectum and variable amounts of the large bowel (or intestine). Approximately 1 in 100 people are affected by UC. It is not an infectious illness. Evidence shows a genetic factor to be involved. Familial occurrence is high and most common in Caucasians. Researchers suspect that the immune system is involved. The cause of this disease is truly unknown. People with UC also have manifestations of iritis, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, and nephrolithiasis. In studying will find that there are many similarities between Crohn’s and UC. The clinical presentation can overlap, so a good H&P is needed to proceed with diagnosing the patient. But even so, in around 10% of cases, it is not possible for doctors to distinguish between colitis and Crohns disease. (Gould, 2006)…