Put simply: if a person has Celiac Disease, then their
lining of the small intestine becomes injured
when they consume wheat, rye, barley, or oats.

 The problem is that proteins of these grains
make your body believe you have the flu and it
destroys the part of the body where you should
absorb food.

With celiac disease, you can't take in anything
made with wheat, barley, rye, and should avoid
oats. So, you have to give up versions of the
foods you love but don't have to give them up
completely. 

 You can eat Tinkyada noodles which are made
from rice just like regular pasta noodles. You
can try many different versions such as Glutino
frozen crusts. You can eat Enviro-Kidz cereal
like Gorilla Munch or Panda Puffs. Rice Chex
are now marked gluten-free.

The big thing is to
focus on what you can eat. Fruits, vegetables,
and plain meat are all ok.

Lots of Mexican
foods - tacos, refried beans, rice, etc may be
ok. Some restaurants (ex- Outback, Chik-Fil-A)
have gluten-free menus so eating out does not
become a thing of the past - just less
convient.

Celiac disease may be diagnosed by observing
the symptoms after an infant begins eating
cereals.

Measurement of the level of specific
antibodies produced when a person with celiac
disease consumes gluten is a new and helpful
test. Stool may be examined for excessive
amounts of fat as this is a common sign of
celiac disease. Treatment of malabsorption is
the treatment of the causing disease.

Individuals with this disease must avoid
gluten-containing grains, which include all
forms of wheat, oats, barley, and rye.

Many of
the effects of celiac disease can be treated
and minimized with a special diet. People with
celiac disease learn to avoid the proteins in
cereal.

It is important to get a thorough diagnosis of Celiac disease because it can be confused with other diseases such as:

• irritable bowel syndrome,
  
• iron-deficiency anemia caused by menstrual blood loss,
  
• inflammatory bowel disease,
•  diverticulitis,
  
• intestinal infections, and
  
• chronic fatigue syndrome.
  

 Researchers are studying the reasons celiac
disease affects people differently. The length
of time a person was breastfed, the age a
person started eating gluten-containing foods,
and the amount of gluten-containing foods one
eats are three factors thought to play a role
in when and how celiac disease appears.

Symptoms
also vary depending on a person’s age and the
degree of damage to the small intestine.

It is known that many
adults have the disease for a decade or more
before they are diagnosed.

Significantly,the longer a person
goes undiagnosed and untreated, the greater the
chance of developing long-term complications.