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Symptomatic Celiac Disease is far less common than perceived by the public. There are patients that have Gluten sensitivity with poor tolerance to wheat based products, but do not have Celiac disease in the strictest sense.
Celiac Disease is an immunological illness when the small intestinal lining is damaged by consuming a gluten based diet i.e. wheat. It is diagnosed on endoscopy or by blood test then later helping manage the patient’s response to the therapy.
Weight loss, diarrhea, passing greasy oily stool are symptoms in classic Celiac disease but most cases now are mild and picked up by subtle symptoms, blood test abnormalities including anemia and osteoporosis. Total avoidance of gluten in the diet is the treatment and individuals can live normal lives though they have a higher risk of developing a small bowel cancer.
