Hide epidemic of celiac disease: you may not know that the sick

Every 10th person in the world can suffer from resistance to wheat, but did not even know it. If you constantly feel swelling or severe fatigue, then perhaps you are a victim of this silent epidemic.

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Immune to gluten, which is found in wheat and products based on it, often cause celiac disease   with its characteristic symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation. Through numerous interviews the stars of this disorder, people know very well. Immunity gluten free celiac disease - far less known, but a much more common problem.

At its victims all appear the same symptoms, but tests for the presence celiac disease   are negative, even though the transition to a gluten-free diet their health has improved. According to doctors, this is due to some other mechanism of work of this disorder.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that is triggered by exposure to gluten protein found in wheat. The antibodies in the body attack the gluten, mistaking him for a foreign body that disrupts the assimilation of mineral nutrients. When immunity to gluten without the exact mechanism of the disorder celiac disease is not established, although the characteristic swelling of the fingers and toes can talk about the leakage of fluid from the swollen tissue. Some scientists are skeptical of all this diagnosis.

"I've seen enough of patients with typical symptoms of celiac disease on the background of insensitivity to gluten, but without most of celiac disease - says gastroenterologist at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital Dr. Kamran growth. - Many patients condition improved after eliminating gluten from the diet. There is a category of people with immunity to gluten, the body not involved autoimmune or allergic mechanisms. In each patient with celiac disease accounts for 6-7 with similar symptoms. In fact, some cases of irritable bowel syndrome is the most like the immunity, but without celiac disease. I recommend trying a gluten-free diet and see how to change your status. " (READ MORE)

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