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Posted by LilyP on 11/6/2013
Very good web page.
Clear information about Coeliac Disease from British Society of Gastroenterology.
www.bsg.org.uk/patients/general/coeliac-disease.html
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What is coeliac disease?
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Food Standards Agency
Coeliac disease is also called gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity.
It's an auto-immune disease, which means the body's immune system attacks itself.
The type of reaction it causes is different to a food allergy - it doesn't cause anaphylaxis.
Many people with coeliac disease don't realise they have it.
When people with coeliac disease eat foods containing gluten, it damages the lining of the small intestine, which stops the body from absorbing nutrients.
This can lead to diarrhoea, weight loss and eventually malnutrition….
www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/foodintolerance/foodintolerancetypes/coeliacdisease/
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Net Doctor
What is coeliac disease?
Coeliac disease is a lifelong condition of the small intestine (bowel).
…..also known as gluten enteropathy or coeliac sprue.
In coeliac disease, gluten causes the immune system to produce antibodies that attack the delicate lining of the bowel, which is responsible for absorbing nutrients and vitamins from food….
The symptoms can be subtle, and you may feel unwell for some time for no reason before the diagnosis is made.
If left untreated, coeliac disease can lead to anaemia, bone disease and, rarely, some forms of cancer.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/glutenallergy.htm
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Patient UK
Coeliac disease is a condition that causes inflammation in the lining of the small intestine (the gut)….
The cause is a sensitivity to gluten.
People with coeliac disease make antibodies against gluten.
Antibodies are proteins in the immune system that normally attack bacteria, viruses, and other 'germs'. In effect, the gut 'mistakes' gluten to be harmful, and reacts against it as if it were fighting off a germ.
Because of the antibody 'attack' against gluten, inflammation develops in the lining of the gut.
This stops the lining of the gut working properly.
The cells that normally absorb food into the bloodstream do not work so well.
….The inflammation in the lining of the gut stops food from being properly absorbed. You then do not absorb nutrients very well into your body…
www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068878/
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Posted by LilyP on 11/6/2013
Very good web page.
Clear information about Coeliac Disease from British Society of Gastroenterology.
www.bsg.org.uk/patients/general/coeliac-disease.html
****************************
What is coeliac disease?
*****************
Food Standards Agency
Coeliac disease is also called gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity.
It's an auto-immune disease, which means the body's immune system attacks itself.
The type of reaction it causes is different to a food allergy - it doesn't cause anaphylaxis.
Many people with coeliac disease don't realise they have it.
When people with coeliac disease eat foods containing gluten, it damages the lining of the small intestine, which stops the body from absorbing nutrients.
This can lead to diarrhoea, weight loss and eventually malnutrition….
www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/foodintolerance/foodintolerancetypes/coeliacdisease/
******************
Net Doctor
What is coeliac disease?
Coeliac disease is a lifelong condition of the small intestine (bowel).
…..also known as gluten enteropathy or coeliac sprue.
In coeliac disease, gluten causes the immune system to produce antibodies that attack the delicate lining of the bowel, which is responsible for absorbing nutrients and vitamins from food….
The symptoms can be subtle, and you may feel unwell for some time for no reason before the diagnosis is made.
If left untreated, coeliac disease can lead to anaemia, bone disease and, rarely, some forms of cancer.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/glutenallergy.htm
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Patient UK
Coeliac disease is a condition that causes inflammation in the lining of the small intestine (the gut)….
The cause is a sensitivity to gluten.
People with coeliac disease make antibodies against gluten.
Antibodies are proteins in the immune system that normally attack bacteria, viruses, and other 'germs'. In effect, the gut 'mistakes' gluten to be harmful, and reacts against it as if it were fighting off a germ.
Because of the antibody 'attack' against gluten, inflammation develops in the lining of the gut.
This stops the lining of the gut working properly.
The cells that normally absorb food into the bloodstream do not work so well.
….The inflammation in the lining of the gut stops food from being properly absorbed. You then do not absorb nutrients very well into your body…
www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068878/
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