Celiac Disease

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Celiac disease is a digestive condition triggered by consumption of the protein gluten, which is primarily found in bread, pasta, cookies, pizza crust and many other foods containing wheat, barley or rye. People with celiac disease who eat foods containing gluten experience an immune reaction in their small intestines, causing damage to the inner surface of the small intestine and an inability to absorb certain nutrients. Celiac disease can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. Eventually, the decreased absorption of nutrients (malabsorption) that occurs with celiac disease can cause vitamin deficiencies that deprive your brain, peripheral nervous system, bones, liver and other organs of vital nourishment. No treatment can cure celiac disease. However, you can effectively manage celiac disease by changing your diet.

Symptoms:

Laboratory Test Procedures:

vomiting
blood in the stool
diarrhea
abdominal pain
bloating of the abdomen with fluid
irritability
depression
anemia
indigestion
joint aches
muscle spasms
skin rash
mouth sores
tooth pain
pain in the lower back
bone pain
bone fracture
stooped posture
numbness or tingling in the feet
weight loss
fatigue
foul-smelling or grayish stools that may be fatty or oily
stunted growth
changes in dental enamel
flatulence

Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
RBC
Microcytosis
RBC Morphology
Schistocytes/OPF
Anisocytosis
Ovalocytes
Poikilocytosis
Platelet Count
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