Celiac disease: an often missed diagnosis Commonly referred to as wheat allergy‚ celiac disease is not an allergic disorder; rather it is actually intolerance to gluten‚ a protein in wheat. It is also known as celiac sprue‚ nontropical sprue and gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Celiac disease occurs in people who have a genetic susceptibility. It was considered a north European disease initially but now it has a high prevalence in all the continents. In north- India it affects 1 in 200-300 individuals
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Running Head: CELIAC DISEASE Celiac Disease Introduction Celicac disease (CD) is defined as an immune mediated malabsorption disorder caused by the ingestion of gluten and related proteins‚ occurring in genetically predisposed individuals‚ and characterized by a variable combination of elevated titers of celiac-specific autoantibodies‚ an inflammatory enteropathy with variable degrees of severity‚ and a wide range of gastrointestinal and/or systemic complaints”
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Diagnosis of Celiac Disease A patient who has celiac disease‚ which is triggered by gluten‚ might have thought that it was a “post cibum”‚ after meals‚ problem. However‚ when the patient goes to the hospital‚ the doctor notices the symptoms of celiac disease and asks the patient to perform some examination steps to diagnose celiac disease. This essay focuses on the celiac disease diagnosis procedures that are skin biopsy‚ blood test‚ and intestinal biopsy. The first procedure of diagnosis
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“Celiac Disease & A Gluten Free Diet” Celiac disease is a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing nutrients from food that are necessary in order for an individual to stay healthy. This disease is triggered when a protein called gluten is consumed. This disease is also known as an autoimmune digestive disease. Every time an individual with celiac consumes gluten; the body starts to attack itself. Gluten is found in wheat‚ barley‚ rye and possibly
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across the room‚ my mom was waiting with beckoning eyes. She asked me to come sit down. I pulled up a chair with some hesitation. This could not be good. She told me that I got my blood test results back and tested positive for celiac disease. I heard the word disease and immediately thought the worst. Once she told me that it meant that I could no longer have any bread‚ my heart sank. From this point forward my life changed. I have always loved food. More than anything‚ bread products were my
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Celiac Disease Etiology: The exact cause of celiac (coeliac disease‚ celiac disease or celiac sprue) is still not fully understood. The majority of those with Celiac have one of two types of a protein called HLA-DQ‚ they will have either DQ2 or DQ8‚ which is inherited in families. The reason these genes make the person more at risk of the disease is that the receptors formed by the genes bind to gliadin peptides more tightly and are more likely to activate and initiate the autoimmune process. Celiac
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or tissues in the body that is essential for good health. Your own immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys your body tissue that it believes to be foreign. Some of the major autoimmune diseases are; Active Chronic Hepatitis‚ Addison’s Disease‚ Anti-phospholipid Syndrome‚ Celiac Disease‚ Crohns Disease‚ Cushings Syndrome‚ Dermatomyositis‚ (Type I) Diabetes‚ Discoid Lupus‚ Multiple Sclerosis‚ Pemphigoid‚ Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ Systemic Lupus Erythematosis‚ and Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis. There
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Chronic disease: A disease that persists for a long time. This disease is can last up to 3 months or more‚ by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Chronic diseases generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication‚ nor do they just disappear. 88% of Americans over 65 years of age have at least one chronic health condition (as of 1998). Health damaging behaviors - particularly tobacco use‚ lack of physical activity‚ and poor eating habits - are major contributors
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Alzheimer’s Disease Research Paper “Five million people in America have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease‚ and one in three seniors will die because of this disease of another form of dementia” ( Lawrence Robinson). Alzheimer’s is a disease that gradually worsens with time‚ and is incurable. This horrible disease is also hereditary and can cause a family much pain. I’ve experienced Alzheimer’s first hand. My grandfather was diagnosed in April of 2007 and passed away April of 2012. It
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Research paper Lyme disease is a tick-borne systemic infection cause by a spiral organism‚ Borrelia burgdorferi‚ characterized by neurologic‚ joint‚ and cardiac manifestations. Lyme disease is carried by a tiny tick. It begins with a bite and a rash that can be so slight‚ you may not even notice. However the consequences can be serious‚ sometimes even fatal. Lyme disease can create symptoms that mimic a wide variety of other diseases‚ ranging from juvenile arthritis to multiple sclerosis to Alzheimer’s
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