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Celiac Disease

1. //What is Celiac Disease?// Celiac Disease is a lifelong disorders affecting children and adults that occurs in the small intestine. The cuase of Celiac Disease in unknown. one out of one hundred thirty three people are affected by it. It is the inability to digest gluten properly.Gluten is wheat. Celiac Disease can affect the whole body is someone with it eats gluten.

2. How do you know if you have celiac disease? If you are an adult, some ways to tell if you have Celiac Disease if you have unexplained weight loss or weight gain,behavior changes, bone or joint pain, or loss of enamel. If you are a child you can tell if you have Celiac Disease if you have growth failure, vomiting, or behavioral changes.

3. Is there a treatment for Celiac Disease? There is no medicine that you can take to make it go away. The closest treatment in having a gluten-free diet for the rest of your life. Food ingredients that you should stay away from are unidentified starch, binders, fillers, and malt.

Citation

1. Celiac Disease Foundation- celiac.org 2. celiac.com