| Celiac disease damages the small intestine and | | | | malodorous flatulence, and increased amounts of |
| decreases the body's ability to absorb nutrients | | | | fat in the stool. |
| from certain foods. Sufferers cannot tolerate | | | | The treatment of celiac disease involves no |
| gluten; a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. | | | | surgery or medication. The afflicted person simply |
| A decreased absorption of nutrients can lead to | | | | eliminates the ingestion of gluten from their diet. |
| other serious illness and damage your bones, liver, | | | | While this will not be as easy as it sounds, |
| vital organs, and even your brain. | | | | because gluten is probably present in a number of |
| Celiac disease is generally inherited. If someone in | | | | your favorite foods, it is not a difficult or costly |
| your family suffered from this disease, there is a | | | | remedy. |
| 10% chance that other family members will | | | | With changes in diet, a sufferer can soon be |
| develop celiac disease, as well. You can have a | | | | feeling much healthier. Such an increase in good |
| tendency toward celiac disease for years without | | | | health should be a motivation to continue a strong |
| ever becoming sick. This disease can be triggered | | | | gluten-free diet. This disease results in an |
| by incidents of stress, injury, infection, childbirth, | | | | inflammation of the small bowel. Gluten is the |
| or surgery. | | | | cause for such inflammation. Fortunately, |
| This disease is difficult to diagnose because its | | | | removing gluten from the diet allows the small |
| symptoms can vary widely from person to | | | | bowel to heal and return to normal. |
| person. Some with celiac disease will have | | | | Persons suffering from this disease will need to |
| abdominal and digestive symptoms like pain, | | | | maintain a gluten-free diet for the remainder of |
| diarrhea, or constipation. Others may simply | | | | their lives. While removing gluten from your food |
| become depressed and irritable. Some carriers | | | | intake will allow the bowel to heal, returning gluten |
| suffer no symptoms of the disease whatsoever. | | | | to your menu will cause you to sicken and suffer |
| A decreased absorption of fat is the most | | | | all over again. |
| common result of celiac disease, although it can | | | | The only option for good health in people suffering |
| affect the body's ability to absorb proteins and | | | | from celiac disease is a permanent and total |
| carbohydrates as well. Most of the common | | | | change of diet. |
| symptoms of this disease are caused by a | | | | Note: This article is for informational purposes only |
| person's decreased ability to absorb fat. Some of | | | | and is not intended to be a substitute for |
| these symptoms are diarrhea, abdominal bloating, | | | | professional medical advice. |