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SILENT CELIAC DISEASE Many researchers feel that the numbers of people with celiac sprue are much higher than what is evident. Tests are not given unless a person shows a symptom. Many people have think what they experience after they eat is what happens when everyone eats. Tests should be given if a person has: a family history of celiac disease, personal history of thyroid disease or type I diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, anemia (especially iron deficiency), chronic diarrhea, chronic fatigue, unexplained weight loss, short stature, epilepsy, infertility,18 or unexplained elevation of transaminase levels. Asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic patients are still at risk for complications of celiac disease. (3)So people can have celiac sprue, react to gluten, experience messed up digestion, lose nutrients and NOT show obvious symptoms or, again, think that everyone experiences their individual symptoms when they eat. Or You could have an obvious health issue and go to your doctor and he or she know recognize the cause is your diet. So how do you know if you have Celiac Sprue? There are obvious symptoms. I was diagnosed with spastic colitis right out of college. Years later I found out by accident that was a symptom of Celiac Sprue. Obvious Symptoms:
If you have the good luck to be experiencing any of these, pay attention to when it occurs. What did you eat and then what happened? There are blood and biopsy tests that you can take to confirm it. Ask your doctor. But in doubt, simply pay attention to what you eat. Try eliminating foods with gluten and watch the results. In fact, you should do that with all your food. Gas, loose stools, constipation, stinky bowel movements, etc. are not normal reactions to eating. People that eat healthy foods DO NOT HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS. You have them because you are eating unhealthy foods and you are not digesting it. And you might have Celiac Sprue. The Treatment The treatment for celiac sprue is the removal of gluten and related proteins from the diet. Complete elimination of dietary gluten generally results in rapid and complete healing of small-bowel inflammation. So if you have it, the ONLY thing you can do it STOP EATING GLUTEN! Due to the lack of being able to digest foods properly, quality supplements are a must for someone with celiac sprue. Your body has suffered from poor digestion and needs some help to get back to where is should be. Choose a high quality, pharmaceutical grade supplement that is not based on the minimal RDA standards. We all need optimum nutrients not the RDA levels. One last note: Celiac Sprue is not an allergy! It is not a disease. You cannot take any drug to fix this problem. Your body can't digest or tolerate gluten. Either you have it or you don't. If you've got it, you have to ELIMINATE all forms of gluten or your body and health will suffer. You have to read labels. You have to learn to eat differently. You have to take it very seriously. You have to change your lifestyle and what you eat. Footnotes: |
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