Gluten Free Society - Education for gluten sensitive and intolerant individuals. Celiac Disease - iffgd.org. Comment From Washington: After an 8 year frustrating battle with bowel and gas problems I was finally diagnosed recently with sensitivity to gluten [celiac disease].
All wheat, oats, barley, and rye were eliminated from my diet. After 3 months, I woke up feeling like a new person.The problem began in about 1992 when I was 62 years old. Symptoms included gas, incomplete or partially passed stool, and an unpredictable and urgent need to find a bathroom. Over the years the problem became worse until I constantly had to debate whether it was worth the risk to leave the house.I saw many doctors and they all assured me that I did not have IBS.
However, for 8 years none ever said anything about gluten.Please put something in the next issue of IFFGD's publication Participate (now Digestive Health Matters) about gluten sensitivity. Celiac disease (sometimes known as celiac sprue or gluten intolerance) is a genetic, or hereditary, disease. Reference. Celiac Disease Tests: The Test. NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board.
This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used. Sources Used in Current Review (2009 April). Testing for Celiac Disease. Mozes, A. (2010 September 27). (Updated 2009 June 19). Tack, G. et. al. (2010 April 23). Rubio-Tapia, A. and Murray, J. (2010 May 14). Fasano, A. Klapproth, J. and Yang, V. Tebo, A. AGA Institute Medical Position Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease. Rubio-Tapia A, Hill ID, Kelly CP, Calderwood AH, Murray JA.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Celiac Disease. On this page: What is celiac disease? Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms. The small intestine is shaded above. When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging or destroying villi—the tiny, fingerlike protrusions lining the small intestine. Villi on the lining of the small intestine help absorb nutrients.
Celiac disease is both a disease of malabsorption—meaning nutrients are not absorbed properly—and an abnormal immune reaction to gluten. [Top] What are the symptoms of celiac disease? Symptoms of celiac disease vary from person to person. Irritability is another common symptom in children. Celiac Disease Foundation. Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information at Celiac.com. Celiac Sprue Association.