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If my child has celiac disease how long would it take after they ate gluten to get a reaction?
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It depends on how long it takes for their digestive systems to break down the food.
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With celiac disease can you still have a child?
Of course!... Celiac Disease does not interfear with having a child. It just means that your child might have celiac disease.
Can celiac carriers be detected?
Short answer: no. A parent may correctly identify an intolerance to gluten (and this is often the case as the disease is notoriously under-diagnosed by doctors and there are many misconceptions about it), but to correctly identify Celiac disease requires medical testing, either blood, biopsy or genetic assay tests. On the other hand, since gluten intolerance and Celiac disease have the same treatment, a diet excluding certain grains and grain products, and there is no medicine or cure for the disease, the diagnosis is of limited value. Going off gluten can make the disease harder to diagnose, but if you don't have access to testing or your doctors are uncooperative, and taking your child off gluten improves their health, then it's the right thing to do whether or not it's Celiac disease.
What has the author Pat Cassady Redjou written?
Pat Cassady Redjou has written: 'The \\' -- subject(s): Adverse effects, Celiac disease, Child, Cookery, Diet therapy, Gluten
What is the best way to get a celiac disease test?
Yes. Children can get Celiac Disease at any age. A child can have Celiakc Disease when there born. Adults and Children and teenagers can get it. Even grandparents. At any age you can get Celiac Disease.
How is celiac disease spread?
The cause of celiac disease, which is an inability to digest gluten, a protein contained in wheat and other grains, is unknown. It is not infectious, but it may be genetic. It is more prevalent in Europeans and families of European descent.
What are your chances of getting celiac disease when your dad has it but your mother doesnt?
I have done some research on this myself and have learned that if the mother has Celiac the child is more likely to get it then if the dad does. But on average with the mother, the child would have a 20-35% chance of inheriting it. With the father it is far less likely at 5-10% chance. There are many studies that have shown that breast feeding and introducing gluten (baby formulas) to a child at the age of 6-9 months old instead of earlier on can help reduce the risk of developing celiac disease. This is just from research I have done so I hope it helped!
What shoud a child with celiac eat?
Fruits ,vegetables , chicken, meat, fish, popcorn, Hershey chocolate, yogurt, nuts(without gluten products)
Where can I find info on the gluten free diet online?
As a mother of a child who functions better without gluten in his diet, I've found a lot of good recipes at http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/. Another good resource is to see a nutritionist if your health care can allow for it.
Does Celiac Disease intensify both positive and negative emotions especially in children?
Yes, Celiac Disease can cause mood changes and in some cases depression in both adults and children. Your child should be seeing an autoimmune system specialist and you could discuss probiotics which are essential in building a strong immune system as well as the stomach's digestive system and balancing the good bacteria in the intestinal tract (which includes the colon.) Because Celiac patients have a strict diet of gluten-free foods it is essential that vitamins be taken along with the probiotics.
What is ceoliac 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 gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms.When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging or destroying villi-the tiny, fingerlike protrusions lining the small intestine. Villi normally allow nutrients from food to be absorbed through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream. Without healthy villi, a person becomes malnourished, no matter how much food one eats.Celiac disease is both a disease of malabsorption-meaning nutrients are not absorbed properly-and an abnormal immune reaction to gluten. Celiac disease is also known as celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Celiac disease is genetic, 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 stressSymptoms of celiac disease vary from person to person. Symptoms may occur in the digestive system or in other parts of the body. Digestive symptoms are more common in infants and young children and may includeabdominal bloating and painchronic diarrheavomitingconstipationpale, foul-smelling, or fatty stoolweight lossIrritability is another common symptom in children. Malabsorption of nutrients during the years when nutrition is critical to a child's normal growth and development can result in other problems such as failure to thrive in infants, delayed growth and short stature, delayed puberty, and dental enamel defects of the permanent teeth.Adults are less likely to have digestive symptoms and may instead have one or more of the following:unexplained iron-deficiency anemiafatiguebone or joint painarthritisbone loss or osteoporosisdepression or anxietytingling numbness in the hands and feetseizuresmissed menstrual periodsinfertility or recurrent miscarriagecanker sores inside the mouthan itchy skin rash called dermatitis herpetiformisPeople with celiac disease may have no symptoms but can still develop complications of the disease over time. Long-term complications include malnutrition-which can lead to anemia, osteoporosis, and miscarriage, among other problems-liver diseases, and cancers of the intestine.
Is the gene for celiac disease dominate or recessive?
The following information was taken with permission from the author (me) from the following article, A Diagnosis of Celiac Disease: What Does This Mean to Me? referenced below. Celiac disease (CD) is neither a dominant nor a recessive genetic disorder. It is a chronic, inherited (genetic) disorder passed to the child by either the mother or the father (Celiac Disease Center, 2012). It does not require both parents to have that gene and it can occur at any time in a person's life (Celiac Disease Center). Left untreated it will lead to malnutrition (Mahadov & Green, 2011). It is more common in females than males, with a 2-3:1 ratio (Tack, et.al., 2010), especially in individuals who test postitive for the CD gene (Lewey, 2008). The rationale for a higher female to male ratio is thought to be the higher incidence of stress and trauma to the female body (i.e. pregnancy & childbirth) (Lewey, 2008). In families that have CD, there is a 5% probability of developing the disease in first degree relatives (mother, father, child, sibling) and a 3% chance in second degree relatives (aunt, uncle, cousin, grandparent) (Celiac Disease Center, 2012). It results from an immune response (allergy) to gluten (Mahadov & Green, Tack, et.al., GIG, 2012). Just because a person has the gene for celiac disease, does not mean they have the disorder. In fact, 35% of Americans carry the haplotypes, DQ2 or DQ8 (Celiac Disease Center, 2012), but only 1 to 1.26% of Americans have been diagnosed with CD (NIH, 2012). There are some individuals, mostly male, that test negative for the two haplotypes, DQ2 and DQ8, still have positive clinical presentations of the disease (Lewey, 2008). Usually, these individuals have had celiac disease for a long time (Lewey). NOTE: Eating gluten does NOT trigger the gene, but rather, the gene is triggered by stress, trauma, and infections (GIG, 2012, Tack, et.al.). Examples of trauma are not what most would think, and include pregnancy, surgery, a broken bone, death in the family, etc. Some environmental factors include the amount of gluten given to the child and at what age it is given to them (Sharaf, Verna, & Green, n.d.). Infections also play a role in the development of CD (Sharaf, Verna, & Green).
What are the symptoms of Celiac's disease?
I was diagnosed with celiac disease when I was four years old. Although I have grown up learning to say no to food that I didn't know what the ingredient list was, occasionally I eat wheat, malt or barley by accident or contamination. Some symptoms that I experience are; tingling fingers, diarrhea, cramps, passing gas, and nightmares. Many times I have woken up the morning after I had come in contact and family members have said they hear me crying or screaming in my sleep and that is how I know that I have come in contact. The next day is when you experience most or all of the other symptoms. Hope this helps anyone that may think that they are a celiac. Also if you live in Canada there are many Celiac Association meetings where they discuss celiac disease. You can find more information at the Celiac Association website in the link ---> http://www.celiac.ca/
