Getting to know the disease

Coeliac disease or Celiac disease is and autoimmune disorder of the small intestine.  It is caused by an allergic reaction to gliadin which is a prolamin (gluten protein) found in the wheat and other similar proteins.

The symptoms of this disease are variable and that is why in many cases it is difficult to know whether you are suffering from celiac or not. Some of them are:

• ·      Abdominal pain
• ·      Changes on appetite
• ·      Diarrhea
• ·      Lactose intolerance
• ·      Vomiting and nausea
• ·      Unexplained weight changes 

Celiac disease cannot be cured. Symptoms can disappear if a gluten-free diet is followed, and also would improve the quality of the intestine.  However not following this kind of diet will decrease your quality of life and will cause irreversible damages like:

• ·      Autoimmune disorders
• ·      Bones diseases like osteoporosis , kyphoscoliosis  and fractures
• ·      Intestinal cancer
• ·      Anemia
• ·      Infertility

The problem about this illness is that many people that suffer from it don´t even realize they have till is too late for them and it has caused so many damages in their bodies.

We need to encourage people to get to know this illness. There are restaurants that don´t even know what gluten-free diet means, or where they might have an idea about what is it and might probably serve products with gluten unintentionally. So that’s why we also need to encourage people to donate and support the Celiac Disease Foundation.

Your donation would help others through advocacy, education and advancing research.

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