Celiac AKA: Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy
Also known as ‘Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy’, celiac disease is caused by an reaction to gluten. Affecting numerous organs in the body, the disease has many associated symptoms making it quite hard to diagnose.Being diagnosed with Celiac Disease means you have an intolerance to gluten and when you digest gluten it attacks the inner lining of the intestine. This will eventually cause vitamin deficiency as the intestine cannot absorb properly.Symptoms of Celiac Disease include abdominal pains, diarrhoea, fatigue,weight loss and anaemia.In order to control the disease it is important to consult a doctor who will change your diet to a gluten free diet. The intestine will eventually repair itself and you should be back to normal within weeks.