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 Coeliac disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As coeliac disease has become better understood, the availability of gluten-free replacements for everyday treats such as muffins, bagels, pasta and the like has continually improved, as has their quality.
This may be because the disease has been present for so long that the intestines are no longer able to heal.
There is an increased risk of intestinal T-cell lymphoma and osteoporosis in untreated cases.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease   (3454 words)

  
 Celiac Disease (CBM 2004-2)
Improvement in intestinal permeability precedes morphometric recovery of the small intestine in coeliac disease.
Identification of a gliadin T-cell epitope in coeliac disease: general importance of gliadin deamidation for intestinal T-cell recognition.
Familial association between coeliac disease and ulcerative colitis: preliminary communication.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/celiacdisease.html   (7702 words)

  
 Neurological complications of coeliac disease -- Pengiran Tengah et al. 78 (921): 393 -- Postgraduate Medical Journal
A psychiatric study of patients with diseases of the small intestine.
Should coeliac disease be considered in the work up of patients with chronic peripheral neuropathy?
Recurrent peripheral neuropathy in a girl with celiac disease.
http://pmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/78/921/393   (3493 words)

  
 CELIAC (Celiac/Coeliac Wheat/Gluten-Free List)
The CELIAC (Celiac/Coeliac Wheat/Gluten-Free List) is open, unmoderated discussion for those interested in celiac disease (coeliac sprue), dermatitis herpetiformis, gluten intolerance, wheat allergy, and co-incident intolerances, such as casein or lactose intolerance.
In the 1980's, Michael Marsh and co- workers in Manchester, England, emphasized the role of the immune system in causing intestinal injury in celiac disease.
If you have dermatitis herpetiformis (an itchy, blistery skin problem), you have celiac disease.
http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac   (2589 words)

  
 Coeliac Disease Study Group
The consortium, Coeliac Disease Study Group, is an interdisciplinary research group focusing in gluten-induced disease entities, both in clinical and basic research aspects.
Gluten-induced disease mechanisms are our second main area of research.
The basic research takes place in the Paediatric Research Centre of the Medical School, University of Tampere.
http://www.uta.fi/~llmama/cdstudy   (946 words)

  
 Celiac Disease
During the biopsy, the doctor removes a tiny piece of tissue from the small intestine to check for damage to the villi.
Lymphoma and adenocarcinoma are cancers that can develop in the intestine.
Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become weak, brittle, and prone to breaking.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac   (3244 words)

  
 Celiac Disease Gluten-free Diet Support Center at Celiac.com
Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance: A Theory of Their Origins
Dermatitis Herpetiformis: Skin Condition Associated with Celiac Disease
Role of the Innate Immune Response in Celiac Disease with Comments by Roy Jamron
http://www.celiac.com   (405 words)

  
 Gluten intolerance and Coeliac Disease Foodintol.com
In some Coeliacs: Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH): extremely itchy weeping pustules on the skin.
A blood test may be wise for such family members.
One result of damaged intestines is the possibility of additional Food Intolerances.
http://www.foodintol.com/coeliac.asp   (1556 words)

  
 Fortnightly review: Coeliac disease -- Feighery 319 (7204): 236 -- BMJ
The classic malignancy associated with coeliac disease is a lymphoma of the small intestine, called enteropathy associated
Repeat an intestinal biopsy if clinical progress is suboptimal
In dermatitis herpetiformis, skin rash and a similar small intestinal
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/319/7204/236   (2686 words)

  
 Mass screening for coeliac disease using antihuman transglutaminase antibody assay -- Tommasini et al. 89 (6): 512 -- ...
A reliable screening procedure for celiac disease in clinical practice.
Serological testing for celiac disease in women undergoing assisted reproduction techniques
Gluten-dependent diabetes-related and thyroid-related autoantibodies in patients with celiac disease.
http://adc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/89/6/512   (2345 words)

  
 Coeliac Disease (Gluten Enteropathy)
On the other hand, gluten allergy (which is IgE-meditated can manifest later in life with a wide range of presentations.
For further information on Wheat Allergy see the ALLSA Patient Information Sheet on "Wheat Allergy".
Coeliac Disease is one of the commonest life-long disorders in Western countries.
http://www.allergysa.org/coeliac.htm   (866 words)

  
 Medinfo: Coeliac disease
There is a skin condition with a red blistery rash, known as Dermatitis Herpetiformis, which is associated with gluten sensitivity.
These days, many restaurants can help if you tell them the problem, however, the patient or the parents have to become expert in what they can or cannot take.
Coeliac disease is a condition caused by an inability to digest gluten, which often results in bowel symptoms, weight loss or failure to gain weight, and lack of certain vitamins and minerals with consequential problems such as anaemia and osteoporosis.
http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/coeliac.html   (651 words)

  
 Coeliac disease (coeliac sprue or gluten allergy)
They approach their doctor because of extreme tiredness, psychological problems like depression, bone pain and sometimes even fractures (due to thinning of the bones), ulcers in the mouth or a blistering, itchy skin rash mostly on the elbows and knees (called dermatitis herpetiformis).
Coeliac disease is sometimes associated with other conditions.
Coeliac disease (also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy or coeliac sprue) is a condition of the small intestine.
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/glutenallergy.htm   (1923 words)

  
 CELIAC (Basic Information on Celiac/Coeliac)
Rank-and-file celiacs are left in the middle, trying to figure out what to do to stay healthy.
To support this statement, Dr. Vijay Kumar presented background information on serology at the Mt. Sinai Medical Centre, on 9 Nov. 1996: "Predictive Value of Serology Testing in Celiac Disease".
Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia in Patients with Celiac Disease
http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/basic.html   (4529 words)

  
 Coeliac Disease
For the basic scientist it brings adequate and useful knowledge of the clinical aspects of coeliac disease, while the clinician will welcome the basic knowledge it brings about the world lying beneath the epithelium.
This multidisciplinary edition covers broadly the clinical aspects of coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis, the responses to cereals in in vivo and in vitro studies, diagnostic criteria, biopsy and screening policy, gluten and gliadin as precipitating factors in coeliac disease, immunology, genetics and new trends in coeliac disease research.
The collection comprises fundamental matter, touching upon vital aspects of coeliac disease and its mysteries.
http://www.uta.fi/~llmama/symp   (199 words)

  
 Coeliac Disease
Describes the structure of the small intestine and some of the common conditions affecting it including duodenal ulcer, lactose intolerance and coeliac disease.
However, a person with coeliac disease can still have a nutritious, balanced diet consisting of a wide range of foods by experimenting a little with alternative grains.
Coeliac disease is a genetic disease, meaning that it runs in families.
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Coeliac_Disease   (494 words)

  
 Coeliac Disease - Patient UK
Other tests may be done to find out how much the absorption of food has been affected by the disease.
Coeliac disease is a disorder of the small intestine (the gut).
Coeliac disease affects about 1 in 200 people in the UK.
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc.asp?doc=23068878   (1027 words)

  
 Coeliac disease Health Guide - Health Guides Online
This typically leads to other conditions associated with lack or limited absorption of key nutrients.
The symptoms of coeliac disease can be variable and often non-specific.
Absence of such villi in coeliac disease means that food materials cannot be readily absorbed.
http://www.healthguidesonline.com/Coeliac_disease.html   (892 words)

  
 The Health Report: 15 August  2005  - Coeliac Disease
With that, we could conclude with a great level of confidence that at least in this animal model it is the increased permeability allowing environmental material to come in and be misinterpreted by the immune system, leading to an attack to the pancreas.
People with coeliac disease have an intolerance to gluten.
The difference between me and you we don’t have coeliac disease and an individual with coeliac disease is that when we are exposed to gluten we have a transient short lived increase of permeability.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s1439372.htm   (1355 words)

  
 Coeliac disease in the father affects the newborn -- Ludvigsson and Ludvigsson 49 (2): 169 -- Gut
Serological testing for celiac disease in women undergoing assisted reproduction techniques
Coeliac disease in the father affects the newborn
This study suggests that even treated coeliac disease, in either of the parents, has a negative effect on pregnancy, resulting
http://gut.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/49/2/169   (377 words)

  
 Coeliac contacts
The assumption that everyone has to put up with what's ordinary and that this some of thinking can be got away with.
COELIAC DISEASE is a condition that affects a large number of people, and the percentage seems to rise all the time!
There is a more general philosophical problem to do with the coeliac business.
http://www.zyra.org.uk/coeliac.htm   (632 words)

  
 Coeliac Society of Ireland - homepage
Always consult a doctor, a dietician or other qualified health professional if you have personal medical concerns.
The Coeliac Society are not responsible for the medical link and other internet links on this website or linked to this website.
You also agree to be bound by any future conditions of use which may require to be added over time and which will be outlined in this disclaimer.
http://www.coeliac.ie   (445 words)

  
 Coeliac disease and autoimmune Addison's disease: a clinical pitfall -- O'leary et al. 95 (2): 79 -- QJM
coeliac disease in patients discontinuing chronic steroid therapy
Coeliac disease and autoimmune Addison's disease: a clinical pitfall
Diabetes mellitus and celiac disease: a clinical study.
http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/95/2/79   (1683 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Health Medical notes Coeliac disease
People with the disorder are also at heightened risk of the brittle bone disease osteoporosis.
Once this is done, people with coeliac disease find that their symptoms quickly disappear and that they are able to lead an active and healthy life without any problems.
Women with untreated gluten sensitivity can experience infertility, but this is restored when they stop eating gluten.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/medical_notes/2826789.stm   (420 words)

  
 Coeliac disease advice from Glutafin
Coeliac disease is a condition caused by an inability to digest gluten, which is often confused with irritable bowel symptoms, weight loss or failure to gain weight.
Finding appetising food when you have coeliac disease is sometimes a difficult task.
If people with coeliac disease do eat gluten, it could potentially lead to problems such as anaemia and osteoporosis.
http://www.glutafin.co.uk/en/info_coeliac-disease.asp   (230 words)

  
 COELIAC DISEASE
In older people the most common symptom of coeliac disease is chronic tiredness.
Research in the UK has shown that a simple blood test can help diagnose coeliac disease in as many as 9 out of 10 people who don't know they have the condition.
Coeliac disease is diagnosed by taking a biopsy (sample) of the intestine wall, usually done via the endoscope — a narrow ‘snake-like’ telescopic device that is passed into the stomach and intestine.
http://www.mydr.com.au/?Article=315   (623 words)

  
 HON Allergy Glossary Celiac Disease
Celiac Sprue, Coeliac Disease, Gluten Enteropathy, Gluten Intolerance, Gluten Intolerant Enteropathy, Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy, Nontropical Sprue, Wheat Allergy
However, it should not be confused with a food allergy or hypersensitivity to food products.
Celiac disease or Celiac Sprue is a malabsorption disorder characterized by a permanent gluten -sensitive enteropathy resulting in malabsorption, failure to thrive and other gastrointestinal manifestations.
http://www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/celiac_disease.html   (144 words)

  
 Coeliac disease
They provide information but also support and give contact names and numbers of people with the condition who are willing to share their experiences with other sufferers.
Diarrhoea or bulky stools are the main symptoms, but babies with coeliac disease can’t absorb essential vitamins and minerals from foods if they contain gluten and so in the long term both their growth and development can be affected.
Another very useful organisation for people with coeliac disease (and indeed almost any other long term illness or syndrome) is an organisation called Contact a Family.
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/print/0,,177449,00.html   (640 words)

  
 MedlinePlus: Celiac Disease
Celiac Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Celiac Disease Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Associated Autoimmune Diseases (Gluten Intolerance Group) - Links to PDF
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/celiacdisease.html   (239 words)

  
 Disease Information
Celiac disease is also referred to as celiac sprue, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy.
For more Information on Celiac Disease for Medical Professionals Click Here
It is a genetic condition presenting with a life-long intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley.
http://www.naspghan.org/sub/celiac_disease.asp   (78 words)

  
 Home-The Coeliac Society of Australia
The State Societies aim to give information and support to medically diagnosed Coeliacs and their families, sufferers of Dermatitis Herpetiformis and those medically diagnosed as requiring a gluten free diet.
The Coeliac Society of Australia is represented on the following Australian bodies :-
Support groups have been set up throughout the States and Territories where members can meet together to give support and exchange ideas and information.
http://www.coeliac.org.au   (177 words)

  
 Coeliac Disease - The Queensland Coeliac Society
The Society is a non-profitable charity, run by volunteers to support others that suffer with Coeliac Disease and related conditions.
Information on Coeliac Disease and The Queensland Coeliac Society for the whole of
The centre offers up-to-date information on Coeliac Disease, support, recipe books, video/DVD, ID cards, ingredient lists, low gluten communion wafers and information about travelling interstate or overseas to members.
http://www.qld.coeliac.org.au   (124 words)

  
 Coeliac UK - The Charity for people with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis
Coeliac UK - The Charity for people with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis
After the publication of our annual Food and Drink Directory, we publish monthly updates of the latest safe, gluten-free foods...
Make your mark and sign our petition NOW to register your support to lobby the government for earlier diagnosis for coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetitformis.
http://www.coeliac.co.uk   (108 words)

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