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Description of disease:

Celiac Disease is a digestive disease which damages the small intestine and interferes with the nutrients absorption due to intolerance of gluten found in grain. The disease affects people of all ages and is genetically conditioned. Apart from genetic factor there are several more which cause celiac disease, these include: metabolic, immunologic, environmental ones and those which are caused by infections. The treatment requires following the gluten-free diet in which wheat, barley, rye and tirticale are eliminated.

Symptoms:


abdominal and pelvic pain
diarrhoea
loss of appetite
menstruation disorders



Research:


Biopsy of the small intestine
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Xylose test



Doctors :


Gastroenterologist





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Bibliography: http://www.celiac.org/cd-main.php

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