Publisher's Synopsis
Celiac Disease or Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy is a digestive disease that damages the villi in our small intestines that help us absorb nutrients from the food we take in. It can be passed down genetically, but if it is not treated before it turns severe, it can truly alter a life if not completely bring it severe suffering. In children, we recognize celiac disease by the symptoms that appear before they are two months old as infants. It may happen at any age, but it occurs when the body reacts badly to the intake of gluten which mostly comes in the form of wheat, rye and barley. The gluten gives the body a destructive reaction where the nutrients don't get absorbed by the villi, but rather destroys them, creating malnourishment and hard stool in infants. The symptoms of celiac disease in infants are they tend to vomit and have a swollen stomach often have diarrhea with a pungent odor. Adults who have this condition don't often show symptoms, but have problems like anemia, unexplained tiredness, osteoporosis or arthritis due to the body not getting the nutrients it needs to stay healthy.
