Celiac Disease

To ensure accuracy in diagnosing celiac disease, numerous tests have been developed such as Serology and Antibody Testing. The test to be used on a certain sufferer depends upon the severity of the symptoms. However, this test will prove useful only to patients who were not able to practice abstinence from gluten.  In other words, sufferers who are already taking in gluten-free diets cannot undergo such tests.

Celiac disease is dissimilar from other autoimmune diseases because the antigen that hastens or precipitating its occurrence can be readily excluded from the food intake. This makes celiac disease easy to avoid and cure. The only setback here is how to totally avoid the precipitating agent (gluten) because the substance is present in almost all of the ready made foods sold in grocery stores as well as restaurants.

There are foods in groceries especially bread, that was labeled wheat-free, but take note, wheat-free foods does not necessarily mean they are totally free of gluten. Certain foods that require avoidance aside from bread are pastries, pasta, bagels and pizza. These foods generally contain high amounts of gluten.   Wheat is not the only gluten-rich product that should be avoided, barley, oats and rye must also be evaded.

Instead of buying and eating the aforementioned products, there are products or foods that can be substituted like foods made strictly out of rice flour.  In order to avoid being deceived by food labels, there is a kit that determines the presence of the said antigen in food contents.  After total avoidance of gluten in the diet, a person will usually feel the dwindling of symptoms in a span of just two weeks.  If symptoms persist after the suggested cure, intestinal biopsy is required to further determine the cause of the persisting warning sign.

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