| What is Celiac Disease? | | | | one of the most under-diagnosed illnesses?) |
| A person with Celiac Disease (also spelt Coeliac | | | | A Celiac Diagnosis is made, by having a blood test |
| Disease), has damaged intestines from eating | | | | for blood tests for anti-tissue transglutaminase |
| gluten that has unknowingly destroyed their gut. | | | | antibodies (tTGA) and anti-endomysium antibodies |
| Celiac is an auto immune disease, in which ones | | | | (EMA). These are the markers for the antibodies |
| body reacts to gluten and cannot absorb it. This | | | | that are produced in response to gluten in a body |
| leads to atrophy of the small intestines where | | | | with celiac. If these tests are positive, then one |
| absorption takes place. Most people before | | | | will have to undergo a gastroscopy and a small |
| diagnosed with Celiac Disease, don't know what is | | | | biopsy is taken of the lining of the small intestine |
| wrong with them, or what foods are causing the | | | | to see whether there is damage to the villi. Even |
| problems, because the gut is so badly damaged, | | | | if blood tests are negative, a biopsy may still |
| that whatever foods they eat it causes an | | | | come back positive. |
| irritations. They then think that they might be | | | | So here are some of the Symptoms of Celiac |
| allergic to everything, or intolerant to a whole lot | | | | Disease: |
| of other things, when in fact, the main culprit is | | | | -Bloating |
| the Gluten. It can seem overwhelming when you | | | | -Wind |
| are not well and everything you seem to eat, | | | | -Cramps |
| makes you sick. | | | | -Alternating Constipation and Diarrhoea |
| What happens when you are not absorbing | | | | -Anemia, of unknown cause |
| nutrients well in your body, there is a disruption in | | | | -Fatigue |
| your bowel flora, which can lead to Candida. | | | | -Foul smelling stools |
| Candida also causes fatigue, headaches and sugar | | | | -Vomiting and Nausea |
| imbalances. You may have even been told you | | | | -Acid Reflux or Indigestion |
| have a "leaky gut", which means you do not | | | | -Depression |
| absorb nutrients into your system; they pass | | | | -Anxiety |
| through the walls of your intestines and receive | | | | -Arthritis |
| none of the nutrients. | | | | -Skin Complaints |
| No matter how well you eat or how many | | | | -Blood Sugar Imbalances |
| supplements you take, if you are not absorbing | | | | If you have had enough with not feeling well and |
| properly than you will not get well. I find the term | | | | not knowing why, get your doctor to test you |
| "leaky gut", very misleading, because, my question | | | | for Celiac Disease. For more information on the |
| is what is the cause of your leaky gut? Surely | | | | Disease and following a Celiac Diet, see my blog. I |
| you cannot just have a leaky gut? I was told as a | | | | too have undergone these same problems and |
| child I had a leaky gut, but nobody tested me for | | | | now am healthy and well. |
| Celiac Disease (Did you know Celiac Disease is | | | | |