In protein molecules gluten, venene, hordeine, sekaline contains an alcohol-soluble fraction called gliadin, which is toxic to patients with celiac disease.
Diagnosis: celiac disease
The disease has a number of other names:
- Gluten enteropathy.
- Herter's disease.
- Guy's disease.
- Intestinal infantilism.
- Geybner's disease.
The origin of celiac disease is of a mixed nature:
- hereditary factors (autosomal dominant type);
- allergic genesis;
- autoimmune processes.
Celiac disease can occur in three forms:
- Classical (typical).
- Atypical.
- Latent.
Disease of the classical type is less common, whereas the atypical course of celiac disease is about 70% of all cases of the disease. And the clinical picture of the disease is as follows:
- hemorrhagic syndrome;
- endocrine disorders;
- Duhring's dermatitis;
- osteoporosis;
- infertility; li>
- delayed sexual development;
- type 1 diabetes mellitus;
- aphthous stomatitis;
- Iron-deficiency anemia.
In the latent form, celiac disease proceeds subclinically (without any manifestations) and is rarely diagnosed.
Symptoms of celiac disease
The pathogenesis of celiac disease is characterized by the following manifestations:
- intestinal colic and abdominal pain;
- diarrhea;
- prolonged constipation;
- vomiting;
- lack of appetite with a periodic increase in it;
- pain in the bones;
- causeless and arbitrary fractures of bones;
- apathy;
- itching;
- anemia;
- bleeding;
- abnormal indicators of weight and height (too small);
- frequent incidence of ARVI and ARI.
With advanced forms of the disease, there are signs of celiac disease:
- impaired mental function;
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus;
- hepatitis;
- arthritis;
- an ulcer of the intestine;
- stomatitis;
- epilepsy;
- schizophrenia;
- tumors of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
Celiac disease - diagnosis
The primary diagnosis of the disease consists in examining the patient, analyzing his complaints and mental state.
Secondary diagnosis of celiac disease:
- Gluten-sensitive intestinal test.
- Endoscopy.
- Intestinal biopsy.
- Study feces.
- Immunoenzymatic blood test for celiac disease with detection of antibodies to gliadin.
How to treat celiac disease?
The only effective method of treating celiac disease is a strict life-long gluten-free (gluten-free) diet. It is necessary to exclude from the diet cereals:
- wheat;
- rye;
- barley;
- oats.
In addition, you need to monitor the exception of products with hidden gluten:
- sausages;
- semi-finished products;
- products with starch;
- shells of some tablets;
- canned food, etc.
The list of permitted products for celiac disease is large enough:
- Fruits and vegetables.
- Rice, soybean, corn flour.
- Meat.
- A fish.
- Fats of vegetable origin.
- Leguminous plants.
- Buckwheat.
- Eggs.
- Dairy products, etc.
Products that do not contain gluten are usually marked with a symbol that represents a crossed-out spikelet in a red circle.
In addition to diet, with celiac, vitamins, probiotics and enzyme medicines are prescribed to normalize digestion. To strengthen the immune system and the body as a whole,
Consequences of celiac disease:
- Metabolism disorder.
- Avitaminosis.
- Hypotrophy.
- Iron-deficiency anemia.
- Cancerous tumors.
With strict adherence to the diet and taking prescribed medications, celiac disease does not develop into complications, and the body will recover within 3-4 weeks.