1. By: Maryam Ali and Faith Kubala
Celiac Disease
By: Maryam Ali and Faith Kubala

2. Summary
Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.)
requires a medical diagnosis
Over time, the immune reaction to eating gluten creates inflammation that damages the small intestine's lining.
It also prevents absorption of some nutrients (malabsorption).
When people with celiac disease eat gluten, their body mounts an immune response that attacks the small intestine.
These attacks lead to damage on the villi, (small fingerlike projections that line the small intestine, that promote nutrient absorption)
When the villi get damaged, nutrients cannot be absorbed properly into the body.
celiac disease is hereditary (runs in families)
people with a first-degree relative with celiac disease (parent, child, sibling) have a 1 in 10 risk of developing celiac disease

3. Causes
Normally, the body's immune system is designed to protect it from foreign invaders. When people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system forms antibodies to gluten which then attack the intestinal lining.
This causes inflammation in the intestines and damages the villi, the hair-like structures on the lining of the small intestine.
Nutrients from food are normally absorbed by the villi. If the villi are damaged, the person cannot absorb nutrients properly and ends up malnourished, no matter how much he or she eats.

4. Foods containing gluten
pasta
breads
crackers
baked goods (cookies, cake, pies, and brownies)
breakfast foods (cereal, granola, oatmeal, pancakes, waffles)
Beers (has wheat in it)

5. Foods you should eat if gluten free
fruits
vegetables
meat and poultry
fish and seafood
beans and nuts
gluten free carbs

6. Signs And Symptoms pain in abdomen or joints
can be burning pain in the chest
bone loss
fatigue
delayed puberty/slow growth
cramping
itching
skin rash
weight loss
lactose intolerance

7. Treatments prescription: folic acid
self-treatment: Calcium and Acetate
change lifestyle to gluten free diet
Vaccine: Pneumococcal
Therapies: support group
Can’t be cured but treatments will help and maintaining a lifestyle without gluten

8. Fun facts
In children, malabsorption can affect growth and development.
Other names for celiac disease are coeliac disease, celiac sprue, gluten enteropathy.
Effects 1 in every 100 American
May have to have an endoscopy(views digestive tract) to determine if you have celiac, they look for villous atrophy to diagnose it.

9. Citations
"What Is Celiac Disease? - Celiac Disease Foundation." Celiac Disease Foundation. N.p., 15 Jan Web. 29 Feb
"What Can I Eat? - Celiac Disease Foundation." Celiac Disease Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb
Kerr, Michael. "Gluten Allergies Food List: What to Avoid & What to Eat." Healthline. Steven Kim, n.d. Web. 29 Feb
"Celiac Disease Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, Tests, & More." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 29 Feb