Coeliac Disease Flashcards
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What is gluten?
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Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley oats and other grains it is also contained in cereals flour bread and cake
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What is a coeliac disease?
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When the body can’t digest the gluten and the gluten dmagaes the villi in the small intestine
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How do people find the out they have coeliac disease?
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This when you have to sat four slices of regular bread a day.Then they have a blood test to find some antibodies and have a biopsy procedure.This is when a small tube gles through the mouth down to the duodenom to find any damaged villi
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What are the symptoms of coeliac ?
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Diarrehea, constipation, dizziness, moodiness,
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Foods to avoid
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Foods with breadcrumbs
Foods with wheat, barley, oats, rye
Convenient foods
Packet soups and sauces
