Description:
Contains general information about celiac disease and explains how the disease can disrupt the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. Discusses symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Keywords:
Digestive System Diseases, Celiac Disease, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Etiology, Diagnosis, Gluten Intolerance, Diet Therapy, Gluten Free Food, Diagnostic Tests, Immune System, Intestine, Malnutrition, Complications, Food Labeling, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Research, Patient Care Management, Information Resources

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When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing gluten, their immune system ... Villi normally allow nutrients from food to be absorbed through the walls of the small intestine ... Without healthy villi, a person becomes malnourished, no matter how much food one eats. Villi on the lining of the small intestine help absorb nutrients. Celiac disease is both a disease of malabsorption?mea... nutrients are not absorbed properly?and ... Celiac disease is also known as celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Celiac disease is genetic, meaning it runs in families. Doctors may ask a newly diagnosed person to work with a dietitian on a gluten-free diet plan. A d... Someone with celiac disease can learn from a dietitian how to read ingredient lists and identify ... For most people, following this diet will stop symptoms, heal existing intestinal damage, and pre... Improvement begins within days of starting the diet. The small intestine usually heals in 3 to 6 months in children but may take several years in adul... To stay well, people with celiac disease must avoid gluten for the rest of their lives. Eating even a small amount of gluten can damage the small intestine. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1980, the Clearinghouse provides information about digestive diseases to people wi... The NDDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with profes... Publications produced by the Clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and ou... This publication was reviewed by Ciaran Kelly, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Mitche... The gluten-free diet chart was reviewed by Alice Bast and Nancy Dickens, National Foundation for ... This publication is not copyrighted.