| While celiac disease is a condition of the digestive | | | | confirm the presence of celiac disease is through |
| tract, its implications can be far-reaching. | | | | blood tests, internal biopsy, neurological exam, |
| Remember that most experts agree that the | | | | electromyography, and nerve testing. |
| immune system resides in the digestive tract. | | | | To prevent the worsening of this disease, |
| Because of this, celiac disease can lead to | | | | physicians recommend a gluten-free diet. This is |
| complications well beyond the small intestine. | | | | the only known effective treatment. After a time |
| Individuals suffering from celiac disease could find | | | | of living gluten-free most sufferers experience a |
| themselves confronting other ailments from | | | | dramatic positive change in their health. Foot pain |
| diabetes, lupus, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, | | | | and other symptoms have been known to reduce |
| to schizophrenia. | | | | greatly or disappear altogether. Holistic pain |
| This disease can have a negative impact on the | | | | remedies can be sought for problems with the |
| nervous system, causing nerve damage to the | | | | feet or hands like wearing loose shoes and |
| extremities of hands and feet. Foot pain, burning, | | | | soothing mineral soakings. Small doses of |
| and numbness are common symptoms of this | | | | over-the-counter pain relievers can be beneficial, |
| disease. The pain in the feet can be sharp or dull. | | | | as well. |
| This condition is defined as neuropathy, which | | | | If you have celiac disease and are suffering |
| causes the individual to feel as though he or she is | | | | numbness in your feet, be careful to care for |
| wearing socks or gloves when, in fact, they are | | | | them earnestly as you recover. Lack of sensation |
| not. People suffering from celiac disease may also | | | | in the feet can cause sores from abrasion or |
| experience weakness in their muscles, loss of | | | | infection from cuts. Pay particular attention to |
| sensation in the body and face, along with a | | | | your feet when showering or bathing and be |
| decreased sense of touch. | | | | certain that no injury goes unattended. |
| Celiac disease is one of the most undiagnosed | | | | Note: This article is for informational purposes only |
| illnesses in modern medicine because its | | | | and is not intended to be a substitute for |
| symptoms mimic so many other diseases that | | | | professional medical advice. |
| are more easily diagnosed. Often, the only way to | | | | |