Celiac Disease
Celiac
disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and
interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac
disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and
barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in products we
use every day, such as stamp and envelope adhesive, medicines, and vitamins.
When people with celiac disease eat foods or use
products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small
intestine. Because the body’s own immune
system causes the damage, celiac disease is considered an autoimmune disorder.
However, it is also classified as a disease of malabsorption because nutrients
are not absorbed.
Celiac disease is a genetic disease, meaning it
runs in families. Sometimes the disease is triggered—or becomes active for the
first time—after surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, viral infection, or severe
emotional stress.
Symptoms
- pale,
foul-smelling, or fatty stool
- weight
loss/weight gain
- fatigue
- unexplained
anaemia
- bone
or joint pain
- tingling
numbness in the legs (from nerve damage)
- muscle
cramps
- missed
menstrual periods (often because of excessive weight loss)
- tooth
discoloration or loss of enamel
- recurring abdominal bloating and pain
Homeopathy
Being an autoimmune disease, celiac disease is an extremely difficult condition to maintain a healthy lifestyle with. Homeopathy will aid an individual with celiac's disease not only by strengthening and supporting the immune system but by also providing long term relief with irregular bowel movements, rectifying digestive issues and pain management. Some remedies may be useful as first-aid in intense situations, however
proper analysis of the patient is required prior to prescribing an in-depth
treatment plan. More
about homoepathy......
