Problem
Coeliac disease
Other Names:
Celiac disease Nature:
Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune condition in which the body’s reaction to the protein in gluten damages the digestive tract. Celiac disease can cause gastrointestinal symptoms but it also damages numerous other body systems through an inability to absorb vitamins and minerals that results in nutritional deficiencies and may affect the blood, bones, brain or skin, for example producing severe anemia or unexpected osteoporosis.
Incidence:
The disease mostly affects people of European descent; it occurs more rarely in black and Asian populations. As many as 1 person in 120 or 140 has celiac disease. Since susceptibility is partly determined by genetics, people with a family member who has celiac disease are consequently at much higher risk of the disorder.
Related Problems:
SprueVitamin D deficiencyColon-rectal cancerCancer of the small intestineNeoplasms of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissueLeaky gut syndrome Aggravates:
ArthritisOsteoporosisNutritional anaemiasDigestive disordersImpairments of ability to extract nutrition Subject(s):
Medicine → Intestinal tractMedicine → Pathology
Medicine → Specific diseases
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
07.03.2022 – 18:46 CET