Celiac Disease
A digestive disease characterized by abnormalities in gluten reaction, the celiac disorder is also referred to as sprue, non-tropical sprue, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy. In this condition, the immune system’s response to gluten produces toxins to destroy villi, which are tiny protrusions found in your small intestines. The more damaged they become, the less likely they will absorb essential nutrients from the food they consume. This condition can result in malnutrition, gastritis, and severe complications like intestinal damage.
Thus, people with the disease must eliminate every kind of food that contains gluten from their dietary regimen. This includes pastries and baked goods, beer, and other food where gluten is used as an ingredient. Celiac disease symptoms in children include weight loss, vomiting, abdominal bloating and pain, persistent constipation and diarrhea, exhaustion, irritability, and foul-smelling, pale stools.
For adults, it’s not uncommon to experience digestive problems. However, the symptoms can also impact other body areas. These can include iron-deficiency anemia, joint stiffness and pains, fatigue, brittle and weak bones, seizures, skin disorders, tingling or numbness of extremities, tooth discoloration, pale sores, infertility, and menstrual period irregularities. Of course, there are also cases where symptoms don’t occur.
