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Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease triggered by gluten. Its symptoms are more complex and far-reaching than many people understand, extending far beyond the gut. In this section I'll try to empower patients to better understand the process of identifying, diagnosing and treating celiac disease.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease triggered by gluten. Its symptoms are more complex and far-reaching than many people understand, extending far beyond the gut. In this section I'll try to empower patients to better understand the process of identifying, diagnosing and treating celiac disease.

Silent Celiac Disease Symptoms

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder which impacts the small intestines and can eventually lead to the inability to absorb essential nutrients. Nearly 1 in every 100 people in the United States suffers from symptoms of this condition. The troubling thing is that celiac disease can be life threatening in some instances. Silent celiac disease is particularly troubling because it can exist without any of the common traditional symptoms.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Fatigue is a symptom of many conditions. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an umbrella diagnosis used when the fatigue is chronic and no underlying cause can be identified. In other words, it is a chronic, severe form of fatigue with no known underlying cause. Typically, the fatigue worsens with mental and physical activity, but doesn’t

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Low Ferritin Symptoms

One of the early ways to diagnose symptoms of celiac disease is from a deficiency in minerals, like iron, absorbed into the bloodstream through the intestinal wall where celiac disease impacts the gastrointestinal tract. An iron deficiency can lead to anemia so it’s important to know how to detect low ferritin symptoms and what you can do about low ferritin levels.

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To Screen Or Not To Screen: New Finnish Study Supports Screening For Celiac Disease

Many progressive-minded celiac disease researchers have encouraged serological screening for celiac disease in high risk individuals. In other words, they would like to use blood tests to screen people who have family members diagnosed with celiac disease, even if those people aren’t experiencing any symptoms. This has been somewhat controversial because the evidence is mixed

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