Celiac disease for kids
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The document discusses celiac disease, including its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and is triggered by gluten. Symptoms can include anemia, malnutrition, and bone/tooth problems. If symptoms are present, patients should see a gastroenterologist. Diagnosis involves blood tests to detect antibodies and an endoscopy. After diagnosis, lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet is necessary to heal the intestinal villi and avoid further health issues. The document provides examples of foods that commonly contain gluten that celiac patients must avoid.
Celiac disease for kids
- 1. Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 2. 愕 Have you ever heard about celiac disease? Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 3. No, what is celiac disease? Please tell me Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 4. Come on, lets take the correct information from consultant Suad AlFuraih Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 5. Hello and welcome, Ill tell you what is celiac disease Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 6. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder causes an immune reaction that damages the intestines in patients suffering from the disease. (DoctorMDx, 2013) It is a genetic environmental disease; it can run in families and will be triggered by environmental cause such as emotional or physical trauma. Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 7. And what are the symptoms of celiac disease ? Alright Ill tell you Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 8. Symptoms of the disease may vary from patient to patient from upset stomach and diarrhoea, and other autoimmune disorders while other patients may experience no symptoms at all; Symptoms can include: anaemia malnutrition and fatigue weakening bones and teeth mouth sores skin rashes irritability and joint pain Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 9. And what should we do if we had these symptoms? We have to visit a GI specialist Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 10. Hello doctor, can you tell us how to detect celiac disease Of course, but first lets discover the digestive system Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 11. Look, this is a humans digestive system Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 12. And how can we detect the disease? When the doctor notices that the patient has some symptoms he asks for a blood test and if the patient has the anti-bodies in his blood the doctor performs an endoscopy to assure the diagnosis Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 13. And what happens after the diagnosis ? Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 14. After being diagnosed, the patient must be on a strict gluten free diet for life, because gluten destroys his villis, which can lead to other dangerous diseases, and it could cause loss of concentration and fatigue Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 15. Can you tell us about the foods that contain gluten? Consultant Suad can tell you more about the allowed and prohibited food because she has done a lot of researches Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
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- 17. Please avoid them and other gluten containing food, consult your dietician and keep visiting your doctor on regular basis Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 18. I wish that you benefited from the information Yes we did Thank you You are welcome Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved
- 19. Translated by: Shemoukh Alfailakawi Designed by: Lolwa Alsakhi Edited by : consultant Suad AlFuraih Copyright 息 2014 Author: Suad AlFuraih All rights reserved