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coeliac disease
DDR
- The good thing is that coeliac disease can be well managed with some changes to the foods that you eat. It is essential you follow a gluten-free diet to manage your symptoms and allow the small intestine to rest and return digestion to normal.
- I can see from your diet that you are having lots of foods containing gluten and due to your recent diagnosis of coeliac disease this is causing damage to not only the villi in your small intestine but also causing poor uptake of important nutrients. This is also related to the bloating, diarrhoea/constipation, tiredness, weakness, stomach cramps/pain and nausea and vomiting that you are experiencing at the moment.
- Coeliac disease is a condition that refers to when an autoimmune reaction that occurs when eating gluten. An autoimmune reaction is when the immune system attacks other parts of the body instead of infections. In coeliac disease, an immune response is triggered by gluten and this causes damage to the small intestine. The villi which are small, fingerlike projections in the small intestine are responsible for nutrient absorption. When people with coeliac disease eat gluten the villi damaged, and are unable to properly absorb important nutrients. When this occurs over a long period of time, it causes ongoing damage or irritation and swelling to the small intestine.
- If you continue to eat foods containing gluten, you will continue to feel discomfort, bloating, diarrhoea/constipation, tiredness, stomach cramps/pain and nausea and vomiting and nutrient deficiencies. In the long run, it will also put your immune system at a high chance to attack and damage other important organs. It may also increase your risk of developing osteoporosis, fertility disorders, alopecia and digestive tract cancers.
- Gluten Gluten is a type of protein found in foods that are made from or with wheat, barley, rye and oats which are all types of grains. Foods made from these include bread, pasta, baked goods, cereal, crackers, beer and much more.
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management
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other considerations
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nutrition supplements, medications, lip balm, toothpaste
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symptoms
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extraintestinal
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anaemia (iron, b12, folic acid)
role of iron :Iron is an important mineral that is involved in various bodily functions, including the transport of oxygen in the blood
role of folic acid: helps cells grow and multiply, form red blood cells and genetic material such as dna, keeps healthy function of brain and nervous system and balances levels of homocysteine in the blood
role of B12: important vitamin for maintaining healthy nerve cells, and it helps in the production of DNA and RNA, the body's genetic material. Works with B9/folic acid
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