A 45-year-old member asked:
how to know if i have celiac disease?
2 doctor answers
Dr. Michael Rupp answered
21 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Symptoms: Celiac disease is a problem where patients get chronic diarrhea and sometimes a serious skin rash called pyoderma gangrenosum caused by your body making an IgG antibody to a wheat protein that also attacks your small intestine. This results in malabsorption which causes diarrhea. It usually gets better by removing wheat from your diet. Your doctor can do tests to see if this is the problem.
Answered on Aug 27, 2014
Dr. Ernest Fischer answered
11 years experience Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Are u symptomatic: Classic symptoms are bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort and/or loose stool.
Answered on Sep 29, 2014
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
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Testing: The gold standard for cd diagnosis has been cited as an intestinal biopsy. A variety of blood tests showing elevated levels of immunoglobulins to tiss ... Read More
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Dr. Justin Greiwe answered
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Celiac Disease: Celiac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) has three of the following features: villous atrophy; malabsorption, weight loss, or other signs of nutr ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Liesa Harte answered
29 years experience Family Medicine
Celiac disease: Celiac disease is atrophy of the intestinal villi caused by an immune response to gluten and gliadin.
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Can be: Think of the digestive tract as an assembly line where food comes in, is reduced to its parts, then moved into the body where the parts can be re-asse ... Read More
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