Celiac Disease

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Celiac disease (CD) is marked by an inability to absorb gluten. Gluten, also known as glutenin, is a protein found in “wheat, rye, barley, spelt, and triticale” (Turner and Torkos). The problem with the disease is that it is an “autoimmune disorder in which the immune system responds to gluten by damaging the small intestine” (Turner and Torkos). This damage to the small intestine is “characterized by villous atrophy” in people who are “genetically susceptible” (Parnell and Ciclitira). The disorder may latent for years and then suddenly cause horrendous symptoms that may be misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome. There is danger in a misdiagnosis because many high fiber foods used to help control irritable bowel syndrome are gluten containing foods that will further damage the small intestine and the microvilli in it. Damage to the microvilli is especially dangerous because without the presence of these tiny fingerlike projections, and the mucosa that surrounds them, the intestines are unable to absorb the proper nutrients to fuel the body. In the instance of eighty year old Florence, the disease took a disastrous toll on her body. Unbeknownst to her, her body had begun the rejection of gluten, damaging the microvilli in an attempt to absorb the vitamins and minerals from the food she would take in. Suffering from curious bouts of abdominal pain accompanied with nausea, she went to her doctor for answers and was treated with a blood test to check for celiac, a faulty at best technique for discovering the true nature of what she was afflicted with. The blood test came back with a result negating the possibility of celiac. As she searched for answers, her body searched for the proper nutrients it needed to stay healthy and functio...

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Florence. Personal Interview. 8 Feb. 2011.

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