Celiac Disease
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INTRODUCTION
As part of a balanced diet, most individuals incorporate wheat products into their diets; bread, cakes, pizzas or biscuits are just the few gluten containing products that people without coleiac disease, take for granted.
Although deemed as normal for most, these simple foods are not as nutritious or beneficial to people who have Coeliac disease.
Coeliac disease pronounced (see-liac) is intolerance to wheat products, whereby gluten fights against the immune system causing damage to the lining of the intestines.
According to (Coeliac UK 2001), 125,000 in the UK are faced with this condition. The disease is fatal in most cases and can have an effect many parts of the body.
The body …show more content…
Celiac disease, also known as ‘coeliac spru’ or ‘gluten sensitive enteropathy’ is an allergy by which the body forms defensive antibodies against gluten products.
In General terms, gluten describes the mixture of proteins stored in wheat (Prolamins and glutenins). Patients with Coeliac disease are affected by the toxic prolamins, which include; gliadin in wheat, secalin in rye, and hordein in barley. It is these proteins ‘gliadin, secalin and hordein’ that affect the human intestinal brush ‘villi’ (see appendix 1) in those with the disorder. (Bachetti, T 2010).
These toxic proteins as mentioned above, attack the cells inside the intestines of an individual with coeliac disease, resulting in damaging effects on the bowel therefore leading to malnourishment and the malabsorption of valuable nutrients such as iron, folic acid, and calcium and vitamins, and soluble fats(McGee, 2004).
According to Bupa (2011) To diagnose coeliac disease an endoscopy is carried out, this diagnoses uses an endoscope with a biopsy to examine the small intestines (bowl) of the patient. The disease can develop at any stage and is common in both children and …show more content…
(BUPA 2011).
According to Bupa (2011) people with coeliac disease are more at risk at developing associated conditions, autoimmune diseases such as sjogrens syndrome, typ1 diabetes and Addison disease.
CAUSE OF COELIAC DISEASE
Although it has not yet been proven how coeliac disease is developed. (Coeliac UK 2012) have stated, one in ten people with the disease have a sibling or parent with the condition. According to Mulder,C (2005) coeliac disease has a strong connection to the genetic component.
Having a family member diagnosed with coeliac disease isn’t a direct indication that another member or sibling will develop the condition, however in many cases this is the true. Many other factors such as previous digestive problems, ulcerative colitis or type 1 diabetes can trigger the condition.
STATISCTICS ON COELIAC DISEASE (according to World Gastro enology organization).
Coeliac disease affects 100 in 300 people of the population
The ratio between women and men being diagnosed of coeliac is 2:1
Coeliac disease can occur without no symptoms at
CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTION
As part of a balanced diet, most individuals incorporate wheat products into their diets; bread, cakes, pizzas or biscuits are just the few gluten containing products that people without coleiac disease, take for granted.
Although deemed as normal for most, these simple foods are not as nutritious or beneficial to people who have Coeliac disease.
Coeliac disease pronounced (see-liac) is intolerance to wheat products, whereby gluten fights against the immune system causing damage to the lining of the intestines.
According to (Coeliac UK 2001), 125,000 in the UK are faced with this condition. The disease is fatal in most cases and can have an effect many parts of the body.
The body …show more content…
Celiac disease, also known as ‘coeliac spru’ or ‘gluten sensitive enteropathy’ is an allergy by which the body forms defensive antibodies against gluten products.
In General terms, gluten describes the mixture of proteins stored in wheat (Prolamins and glutenins). Patients with Coeliac disease are affected by the toxic prolamins, which include; gliadin in wheat, secalin in rye, and hordein in barley. It is these proteins ‘gliadin, secalin and hordein’ that affect the human intestinal brush ‘villi’ (see appendix 1) in those with the disorder. (Bachetti, T 2010).
These toxic proteins as mentioned above, attack the cells inside the intestines of an individual with coeliac disease, resulting in damaging effects on the bowel therefore leading to malnourishment and the malabsorption of valuable nutrients such as iron, folic acid, and calcium and vitamins, and soluble fats(McGee, 2004).
According to Bupa (2011) To diagnose coeliac disease an endoscopy is carried out, this diagnoses uses an endoscope with a biopsy to examine the small intestines (bowl) of the patient. The disease can develop at any stage and is common in both children and …show more content…
(BUPA 2011).
According to Bupa (2011) people with coeliac disease are more at risk at developing associated conditions, autoimmune diseases such as sjogrens syndrome, typ1 diabetes and Addison disease.
CAUSE OF COELIAC DISEASE
Although it has not yet been proven how coeliac disease is developed. (Coeliac UK 2012) have stated, one in ten people with the disease have a sibling or parent with the condition. According to Mulder,C (2005) coeliac disease has a strong connection to the genetic component.
Having a family member diagnosed with coeliac disease isn’t a direct indication that another member or sibling will develop the condition, however in many cases this is the true. Many other factors such as previous digestive problems, ulcerative colitis or type 1 diabetes can trigger the condition.
STATISCTICS ON COELIAC DISEASE (according to World Gastro enology organization).
Coeliac disease affects 100 in 300 people of the population
The ratio between women and men being diagnosed of coeliac is 2:1
Coeliac disease can occur without no symptoms at