Tag: Celiac Disease

Digestive ailments are very common in people nowadays. Changing food habits, dependency on fast foods, lack of exercise and rest are all increasingly adding...

Digestive problems can affect the quality of your lifestyle and reduce the nutrient intake. Peptic ulcers, celiac disease, diverticulitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and constipation are common problems that affect the digestive system. While prescription drugs are usually used to treat them, drinking enough water, high-fiber intake, and exercising every day can prevent and treat them. Ensure that you seek medical help at the earliest when you notice symptoms like gas, bloating, acid reflux, and stomach pain.

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Thanks to lack of real tests that can prove its existence, IBS can be easily misdiagnosed. In the case of fibromyalgia the diagnosis is also hugely dependent on what kind of doctor one chooses to consult. Heart attacks are commonly misdiagnosed as heartburn, gastritis, gallstones or nervousness while celiac disease is often mistaken for IBS. Cancer is also often wrongly diagnosed because of lack of medical information or evaluation time.

Celiac disease is a serious genetic autoimmune disorder that affects the digestive processes in the small intestine. The symptoms of celiac vary widely and sometimes there are no symptoms at all, making it a challenge to diagnose. Common symptoms in children tend to be digestive in nature, including diarrhea and vomiting, fatty stools, constipation, and abdominal bloating. Adults are more likely to exhibit symptoms like anemia, fatigue, depression, joint pain and arthritis, skin rashes, and infertility.

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Weight loss and malnutrition might seem like the obvious signs of malabsorption, your body’s inability to absorb certain nutrients or properly digest certain types of foods. But did you know that even jaundice and diabetes may develop from certain malabsorption syndromes? Gas, bloating, greasy stools, abdominal pain, and diarrhea are all common symptoms of malabsorption. With underlying causes ranging from lactose intolerance and celiac disease to pancreatic infections, liver disease, crohn's disease and even HIV or AIDS you need to be alert to the symptoms so you can get medical help in time.

Over 23.5 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system attacks the body. Type 1 diabetes develops if it targets the pancreas. Inflammatory bowel disease impacts the digestive tract, while celiac disease affects the small intestine after gluten is eaten. Multiple sclerosis affects nerve fibers, while rheumatoid arthritis targets joints. If the hair follicles are attacked, alopecia areata is the culprit. Psoriasis affects skin cell turnover, while Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease causes low or high thyroid function.

Family history, specific genetic mutations, and other autoimmune disorders make you more likely to have the disease. Childhood illness, the age at which gluten was introduced in your diet, and how long you were breastfed matter too. Knowing what causes celiac disease and whether you are at high risk can help you get screened early.

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An autoimmune disease is caused when your own immune system produces antibodies that attack your healthy cells. The immune system view these healthy cells...

Wondering why do you have gluten intolerance, even when your blood test for celiac disease is negative? Here is an answer to it!

We now understand that there are many more people who are sensitive to gluten, but who do not carry the genetic markers common to Celiac Disease, nor do they display the most common symptom of Celiac Disease. This is now classified as Gluten Intolerance or Gluten Sensitivity. Gluten Sensitivity can be just as damaging to one's health as Celiac Disease. So by finding out that one does not have CD, it is important to consider the broader issue of potential gluten sensitivity.