Celiac's+Disease

What is Celiac Disease?
====Celiac disease is a disease where the body cannot break down foods with gluten in it. Celiac disease affects 1 of 133 Americans. Gluten is a protein in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten is found in many foods we eat on a normal basis like bread, muffins, pretzels, or muffins. People with this disease can have these foods __**if they are gluten free.**__====

What will happen to people with Celiac Disease if they eat food with gluten in it?
====If people with Celiac disease eat food with gluten, their immune system destroys these little things called villi which lines the smaller intestine. The villi allow nutrients from food into the bloodstream. Without the villi the person will not be well nourished no matter how much food they eat.====

What are some symptoms of Celiac Disease?
====Some common symptoms of Celiac for young children could include diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, or weight loss. Some symptoms for adults could be fatigue, bone or joint pain, arthritis, depression, seizures, or canker sores. If you are a person who has Celiac disease I would stay far away from those foods because I wouldn't want those things happening to me.====

Is Celiac Disease Common?
Well, Celiac disease affects people all around the world. Before, it was thought to be a rare child disease but is now a common genetic disorder. More than 2 million people in the U.S. have it. Celiac disease though is more common with people with other genetic disorders like Down syndrome.

Is Celiac Disease dangerous?
Yes. It can be very serious. It usually causes digestive problems that last for a long time and it keeps your body from getting the right nutrition.

What foods can you eat with Celiac Disease?
Go to... http://caloriecount.about.com/eat-celiac-disease-lactose-intolerance-q106

How do you treat Celiac Disease?
The only thing you can do is eat a gluten free diet. For some people the diet will stop the symptoms from happening or heal anything that happened inside your body. Really all you would have to do is stay away from foods with gluten.You should also have checkups with a doctor so they can treat the problems.

How is Celiac Disease Diagnosed?
Celiac disease can be hard to diagnose because some of the symptoms are a lot similar to other diseases. If your doctor thinks you have it you will have to take a blood test. If your blood test shows that you might have it your doctory would have to perform biopsy which means that the doctor will take out a piece of tissue from your small intestine. If you are about to undergo biopsy you cannot eat or drink for 8 hours before it. Then the doctor will put a tube down your mouth an down to your small intestine and snip out a part of tissue from your small intestine.