Article by Mike Misty
Celiac Disease is a hereditary problem that can be considered as caused by food allergens as many effects take place within a body of a person who has this type of disease but did not test to look for it. The test (Celiac Disease quiz) is actually an assortment of tests taken from the ways of Crohn’s disease tests and Lactose Intolerance tests to help determine how mild to severe the disease in a person is.
Diseases are like hard stones. They are hard to break, could withstand cold and extremely hot weather conditions, some requires a very extreme force just to break the stone into pieces. Just like a piece of stone, a disease is also very hard to break or cure. There are some that needs a lot of treatment just so a patient can still live. Even with the help and presence of technology, still researchers are having a hard time from finding a cure of diseases like cancer and diabetes as an example.
This was used to suction up tissue into the capsule before guillotining off some tissue once the capsule was confirmed to be in the small intestine by x-ray. Now the tissue is obtained by upper endoscopy, the passage of a lighted video scope through the mouth under sedation to the small intestine, where biopsies are obtained with cupped forceps.
Doctors are being faced with new disorders that did not even exist when they were in medical school. Recent reports say that the list of disorders has grown to over 80 known autoimmune disorders. As you may be able to tell, I think that this is unfortunate, but truly fascinating at the same time.
Here’s what is understood. People with celiac disease experience a severe immune reaction to gluten — a protein in wheat, rye and barley that can inflame the lining of the small intestine and interfere with your ability to absorb nutrients. Over time, this autoimmune reaction to gluten can lead to severe gastrointestinal symptoms, weight loss and a host of other health problems. All true. Now let’s look some common myths about this disease.
Although these symptoms may go undetected, the damage continues. Celiac disease affects people differently. For some, the symptoms might be diarrhea and abdominal pain, while for others it might be irritability or depression. In fact, irritability is one of the most common symptoms in children.
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