What is Celiac Disease?
Celiac disease is a digestive system disorder. Celiac disease causes problems in the digestion of gluten-containing foods (such as wheat, barley, rye) by the digestive system. Gluten is considered a grain protein and cannot be digested by celiac patients due to the deficiency of the enzyme diethyl gliadin peptidase, which is naturally present in their bodies. For information on this topic and to ask your questions, you can look at relevant online companies on web pages and examine them in detail from here.
What are the Symptoms of Celiac Disease?
After eating gluten-containing foods, celiac patients may experience digestive system symptoms (abdominal discomfort, stomach pain, constipation, diarrhea, gas, weight loss, etc.) as well as problems with skin, hair, nails, and even general health issues such as joint pain, low energy, and even depression. Celiac disease is usually diagnosed through digestive system symptoms, blood tests, and sometimes tests such as endoscopy or colonoscopy. Once diagnosed, the treatment for celiac disease is usually the complete removal of gluten-containing foods from the diet. With this treatment, symptoms usually subside quickly. It is important to be diagnosed with celiac disease and to remove gluten-containing foods from the diet. This way, celiac patients can lead a normal life.
How is Celiac Disease Treated?
The treatment for celiac disease is the complete removal of gluten-containing foods from the diet. This will prevent problems in the digestion of gluten in the bodies of celiac patients. Therefore, celiac patients need to prefer gluten-free foods in their diet. These foods include; grains such as rice, corn, oats, quinoa, soy, sorghum, kinoa, as well as vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, dairy products, eggs, and salted or unsalted spices. However, since gluten-free foods can be mixed with gluten-containing foods when sold in the market, it is important for celiac patients to carefully read the labels of gluten-free foods. Additionally, celiac patients may experience vitamin and mineral deficiencies, especially B12, folic acid, iron, and calcium. Therefore, to prevent such deficiencies, they should consult with a dietitian according to your doctor's recommendations, adopt a gluten-free diet, and receive vitamin-mineral support if necessary. Furthermore, if celiac patients continue to experience chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, or other symptoms, treatments for related conditions such as malabsorption and malnutrition may be applied as recommended by doctors.
Please remember that celiac disease is a lifelong illness, and deviating from the diet or eating gluten-containing foods can cause symptoms to return. Therefore, celiac patients must continuously follow a gluten-free diet.
