Transcript Coeliac Disease.

Coeliac Disease is an autoimmune disease
also known as an digestive condition. It can
be found in wheat, barley or rye; it triggers
an immune reaction in people with ‘celiac
disease’ this is because eating the gluten in
these foods damages the lining of the small
intestine and can also affect other parts of
the body.
Silent:
If you have silent coeliac disease, you will have no symptoms or very
mild symptoms. However, damage to your small intestine can still occur, as well
as long-term complications, such as osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) or
failure to grow at the normal rate.
Minor:
If you have minor Coeliac disease you experience a wider range of
symptoms which are often intermittent and sometimes they can appear
unrelated to diet and digestive symptoms can include: Indigestion, abdominal
pain, vomiting, anaemia, bloating, weight loss, loss of appetite and hair loss.
Major:
with major Coeliac disease you may experience more severe symptoms
which are caused by the digestive system and not properly digesting food
(malabsorption) symptoms include: weigh loss, abdominal cramps, muscle
spasms, swelling of hands feet and arms which is caused by build up of
f luid(oedema), dirrehoe which occurs in the night.
Can be mistaken for Irritable bowel
Syndrome. (IBS)
Celiac is not a food allergy or food
intolerance.
The inflammation in the gut is
caused by the ‘Ville's’ in the small
intestine being flattened.
Celiac develops when the immune
system
becomes
sensitised
to
gluten.
Adults
Children
Babies
Anaemia
Pale, smelly
Poor weight
faeces.
gain
Diarrhoea
Poor growth
Excess wind
Anaemia
Swollen
Deficiency of
abdomen
nutrients.
Poor Growth
Skin Condition. Muscles wasting Pale and bulky
faeces
in arms and legs.
Repeated
vomiting.
Bloating
The main treatment for the Coeliac disease is to not
eat foods which contain gluten, so to have a gluten
free-diet.
Having Coeliac disease weakens the spleen making
individuals more vulnerable to infection, which
therefore may require several immunisations suchas:
-The Flu Jab. (Influenza.)
-The Hib Vaccine: this protects against blood
poisoning, pneumonia and Hib Meningitis.
-The Pneumococcal Vaccine: which protects against
infections caused by the bacterium Streptococcus
pneumoniae

The main group for the Coeliac disease is ‘Coeliac
UK’.