Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance

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Symptoms
The National Institutes of Health lists the follow symptoms of Celiac Disease - recurring abdominal bloating and pain; chronic diarrhea; weight loss; pale, foul-smelling stool; unexplained anemia; excessive gas; bone pain; behavior changes; muscle cramps; fatigue; irritability or depression; delayed growth; failure to thrive in infants; joint pain; seizures; tingling numbness in the legs (from nerve damage); pale sores inside the mouth; a painful skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformis; tooth discoloration or loss of enamel, and missed menstrual periods (due to excessive weight loss).

PERSONALABS™ provides confidential, cost-effective, online blood testing to diagnose Celiac Disease and gluten intolerance.

This test is used in the diagnosis of Celiac Disease; a genetic autoimmune disease exacerbated by eating gluten protein.

Celiac disease is probably underdiagnosed in that it may affect as many as 1 in every 100 people in the United States. The condition is characterized by sensitivity to gluten (found in wheat, oats, barley, and rye) that causes inflammation of the lining of the small intestine. Subsequent malabsorption of the nutrients in food can lead to malnutrition, anemia, low bone density and infertility.

• New York Times Article On Celiac Disease
• Article on About.com
• US NEWS Article
• NY Times Health Information

Once diagnosed, celiac disease can be controlled by avoiding gluten in food and establishing a diet based on fruits, vegetables, rice and potatoes. Strict adherence to a gluten free diet can markedly improve symptoms. There is currently no medical treatment available.

The Celiac Disease Antibody Test offered by Personalabs.com is a simple blood test. A positive result should be followed up with an endoscopy to check for damage to the small intestine.