Celiac disease

Celiac disease may be discovered at any age, from infancy through adulthood. The disorder is more commonly found among white Europeans or in people of European descent. It is very unusual to find celiac disease in African or Asian people.
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Celiac disease is a digestive condition triggered by consumption of the protein gluten, which is found in bread, pasta, cookies, pizza crust and other foods containing wheat, barley or rye. Oats may contain gluten as well.
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Celiac Disease (CD) is a lifelong intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, oats, barley and rye.
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Celiac disease - sprue
Definition:
Celiac disease is an inherited, autoimmune disease. The lining of the small intestine is damagedfromeating gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.
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Celiac disease, adult: See Celiac sprue.
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Celiac Disease and the Gluten-Free Diet
What is celiac disease?
Celiac disease is a chronic digestive problem that affects the lining of the small intestine and blocks absorption of nutrients from food.
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Celiac Disease
A disorder of the small intestine, celiac disease is characterized by sensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and other grains.
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Celiac disease is a chronic digestive disorder that affects the small intestine. It can begin at any stage of life, from infancy through adulthood. The disease varies in severity from person to person.
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Celiac disease is an inherited, autoimmune disease. The lining of the small intestine is damaged in response to ingestion of gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, possibly oats, and their derivatives.
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Celiac disease (also called non-tropical sprue, celiac sprue and gluten-sensitive enteropathy) is an intestinal disorder in which the body cannot tolerate gluten, a natural protein commonly found in many grains, including wheat, barley, rye and oats.
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CELIAC DISEASE (Celiac Sprue, Gluten Intolerance)
SYMPTOMS"Diarrhea, weight loss, and nutritional deficiencies such as anemia.
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Celiac disease
Inability to digest wheat protein (gluten), which causes weight loss, lack of energy, and pale, foul-smelling stools.
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celiac disease
A digestive disease that is caused by an immune response to a protein called gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
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The diagnosis of celiac disease is usually made by finding villous atrophy in the resected intestine. Surgery is often required for diagnosis and to avoid perforation during therapy.
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Gluten-induced enteropathy (sprue, celiac disease)
Malabsorption
Idiopathic steatorrhea (fatty stools with no known cause)
Disaccharidase deficiency (insufficient amounts of the sugar-digesting enzymes)
Short bowel syndrome
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Conditions that lead to malnutrition (such as celiac disease) or are caused by a lack of necessary nutrients in the diet (such as scurvy) can result in low ALP levels.
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