Celiac Disease

- Children's symptoms- Digestive problems (diarrhea, gas, abdominal pains, vomiting, fatigue)
- Teenager's symptoms- delayed puberty, growth problems, depression, mouth sores, weight loss
- Occurrence- 1 out of 133 people get celiac disease. This disease is common.
Ethnicity- Celiac disease is often passed through families
- It is not found in any specific ethnicity.
Prognosis- If celiac disease is treated with a non- gluten diet, the life span will be as long as a regular person.
- If people do not follow the gluten free diet, the
lifespan is shorter.
-Treatment- There is no treatment for Celiac Disease
- People stay healthy by eating non-gluten foods
- They may eat eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and
most dairy products.