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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-celiac-disease-563183&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Celiac disease&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, is an &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-an-autoimmune-disease-189661&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;autoimmune disorder&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; in which eating foods that contain the protein gluten causes damage to the villi lining the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/picture-your-digestive-system-1945313&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;small intestine&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. This damage results in problems with the absorption of critical nutrients, putting a person who has celiac disease at risk for serious health complications. Celiac disease is diagnosed in both children and adults.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Celiac disease used to be called celiac sprue, as it was categorized alongside a condition called tropical sprue. Tropical sprue is a very different disease, but also results in malabsorption due to damage to the small intestine.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Symptoms of Celiac Disease&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Due to the malabsorption of nutrients, celiac disease can impact all parts of the body. It therefore may present with a wide variety of symptoms. The following is a list of some of the more common symptoms:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Abdominal pain&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Anemia&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bloating&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Chronic diarrhea&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Constipation&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Fatigue&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Nausea&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Osteoporosis&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tooth enamel problems&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Vomiting&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Weight loss&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Celiac Disease Diagnosis&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The first step in a diagnosis of celiac disease is a blood test. You must be eating gluten-containing foods at the time of testing in order for the testing to be accurate. This blood test is just a screening. A definitive celiac disease diagnosis is made following an intestinal biopsy and symptom improvement as a result of following a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/the-gluten-free-diet-562662&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;gluten-free diet&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Celiac Disease Treatment&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The gold standard of treatment for celiac disease is to follow a strict gluten-free diet. Even tiny amounts of gluten can cause damage to the villi in the small intestine, putting a person at serious risk for severe health complications.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Research into alternative treatments is in very preliminary stages. Possibilities include various types of medications or perhaps the use of a vaccine. However, until there is solid research as to the effectiveness of these alternatives, the gluten-free diet is essential for anyone who has the disease.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Celiac Disease and IBS&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Celiac disease and &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-ibs-1945365&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;IBS&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; share many of the same symptoms. Research has been mixed as to the risk of a person who has IBS as actually having undiagnosed celiac disease. Since such a possibility may exist, IBS management guidelines recommend that all IBS patients be screened for celiac disease.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Even when celiac disease has been ruled out, an IBS patient may still have a reactivity to gluten-containing foods and thus may benefit from gluten-free diet. This may be due to a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity-research-562960&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;non-celiac gluten sensitivity&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, or due to a reactivity to the carbohydrate fructan, one of the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-are-the-fodmap-types-1944697&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;FODMAP types&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; identified by researchers who developed the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-the-low-fodmap-diet-1945332&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;low-FODMAP diet for IBS&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Sources:&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;American College of Gastroenterology IBS Task Force &amp;amp;#34;An Evidence-Based Position Statement on the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome&amp;amp;#34; &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;American Journal of Gastroenterology&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; 2009:S1-S35.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#34;Celiac Disease&amp;amp;#34; &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;National Institute of Diabetes &amp;amp;amp; Digestive &amp;amp;amp; Kidney Diseases&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; Website accessed January 13, 2016.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Fasano, A. &amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/gluten-sensitivity-tests-562963&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Gluten Freedom&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#34; Nashville:Wiley 2014 Print.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Freeman, H. &amp;amp;#34;Celiac Disease: A Disorder Emerging from Antiquity, Its Evolving Classification and Risk, and Potential New Treatment Paradigms&amp;amp;#34;\u00A0&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Gut and Liver&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; 2015 9:28-37.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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