Understanding Celiac Disease

Essentially the most successful solution to ‘Celiac Disease’ is a gluten free diet. Gluten is a protein found in cereals which include Rye, Oats, Barley and Wheat and in some people the protein is categorised as an invader and is attacked by your own body’s own defence mechanism. Eventually,damaging the intestine, the body can’t absorb minerals or proteins and this will eventually lead to malnutrition. Symptoms include severe diarrhoea, abdominal pains, weight loss, fatigue and many more.The fact is that ‘Celiac Disease’ can often go undetected and numerous diagnoses will be made until the disease is proved as the reason of your discomfort. A blood test will be performed to begin with followed by a gastroscopy (a small camera used to see inside the intestine), then a biopsy to verify the diagnosis.Once you have been diagnosed with a celiac blood test you will need to change your diet at once. A change in diet to a gluten free diet will control the disease within weeks and will avoid many disorders related with the disease.