what is it? How it happened? And some others questions strike in my mind and my parents too. We possessed no estimation‚ my dad rushed to the doctor and asked her what is it? Celiac disease occurs when the body reacts abnormally to gluten‚ a protein found in wheat‚ rye‚ barley‚ and possibly oats. When someone with celiac disease eats foods containing gluten‚ that person’s immune system causes an inflammatory response in the small intestine‚ which damages the tissues and results in impaired ability to
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Celiac disease is starting to become more common to people. Although it is becoming more common most people mistaken it for a food allergy to gluten which it is not. It is a genetic autoimmune disorder. The difference between an allergy and an autoimmune disorder is that an allergic reaction can most often be taken care of with medicine or an epi pen of some sort and within a few hours you are fine or feeling a lot better. With an autoimmune disorder the effects last for days and up to years depending
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Can you imagine having a disease that can change everything in your body‚ the way you feel‚ or where it can change your eating habits and can cause severe pains? Well if you have Celiac disease you will no longer be able to eat anything like pizza. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. Two and one-half million Americans are
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name/history of the disease The name celiac comes from "coeliac" which is derived from the Greek Koilia‚ which means belly. The "coeliac flux" is an old expression meaning the same as diarrhea. The disease celiac is not just diarrhea though it just means that the disease pertains to the abdomen. The celiac disease comes from early farmers and hunters. But because the wheat and grain of the crops and fields did not have high levels of gluten they were not exposed to the disease very often. Those
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Running Head: CELIAC DISEASE Celiac Disease Introduction Celicac disease (CD) is defined as an immune mediated malabsorption disorder caused by the ingestion of gluten and related proteins‚ occurring in genetically predisposed individuals‚ and characterized by a variable combination of elevated titers of celiac-specific autoantibodies‚ an inflammatory enteropathy with variable degrees of severity‚ and a wide range of gastrointestinal and/or systemic complaints”
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“Celiac Disease & A Gluten Free Diet” Celiac disease is a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing nutrients from food that are necessary in order for an individual to stay healthy. This disease is triggered when a protein called gluten is consumed. This disease is also known as an autoimmune digestive disease. Every time an individual with celiac consumes gluten; the body starts to attack itself. Gluten is found in wheat‚ barley‚ rye and possibly
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease with many different symptoms and effects. (“Celiac Disease.” 2). People with celiac disease are very likely to have health problems when wheat‚ or gluten is eaten. (Davis‚ William 88). This disease is “…twice as common as Crohn’s disease‚ ulceric colitis and cystic fibrosis combined.” (“Center for Celiac” 1). People with celiac disease have a hard time digesting gluten so they have to be especially carful when eating almost anything. (Fennessey‚ Geri A. 2)
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Celiac Disease Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder‚ meaning the body attacks itself rather than attacking a foreign substance. It mainly affects the small intestine. Signs and Symptoms of Celiac Disease This disease affects differently to people. Celiac disease has more than 300 signs and symptoms; however‚ people with no signs and symptoms are still at risk from some complications. Some people with celiac disease shows no symptoms at all because the undamaged part of their small intestine
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From Celiac Disease to general distaste‚ gluten-free diets are on the rise and it may seem to some that the appearance and prevalence of gluten-sensitivity is a modern phenomenon‚ cashing in on a Western trend without a real scientific base. It may surprise the cautious reader to discover that Celiac Disease is in fact one of the most common long-term diseases worldwide with a history likely dating back to at least the first and second centuries. This begs the question: what is celiac disease? Where
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In the last 50 years‚ celiac disease has increased rapidly in the U.S. Even scientists are yet to figure out why. But‚ how do you get celiac disease? Before we look at how you can get celiac‚ here is some background to the disorder: Research findings show that 1 in 141 Americans suffer from celiac disease‚ but most of them are not aware. The disease affects children and adults the world over‚ but is more prevalent in Caucasians and females. Your immune system is designed to protect your body from
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