Gluten-induced enteropathy

Introduction: Gluten-induced enteropathy

Description of Gluten-induced enteropathy

Gluten-induced enteropathy (medical condition): A genetic digestive intolerance to gluten in the diet caused by damage to the intestinal villi with an ...more

Gluten-induced enteropathy: See also:

Celiac Disease:
  »Introduction: Celiac Disease
  »Symptoms of Celiac Disease
  »Treatments for Celiac Disease

Gluten-induced enteropathy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Gluten-induced enteropathy:

• Gluten
• Enteropathy

Gluten-induced enteropathy: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Gluten-induced enteropathy as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Gluten-induced enteropathy as a Disease

Gluten-induced enteropathy: Another name for Celiac Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Celiac Disease
  »Symptoms of Celiac Disease
  »Treatments for Celiac Disease

Gluten-induced enteropathy: Related Diseases

Gluten-induced enteropathy: Gluten-induced enteropathy is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Autoimmune diseases
• Digestive Diseases
• Chronic digestive diseases
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Under-diagnosed conditions
• Intestinal Conditions
• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Chronic digestive conditions
• Autoimmune conditions
• Immune system conditions
• Allergy-like conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Digestive conditions

Symptoms of Gluten-induced enteropathy (Celiac Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Gluten-induced enteropathy incude:

• Digestive symptoms - some people will notice digestive symptoms such as:
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Abdominal bloating
  • Pale stool

See full list of 35 symptoms of Gluten-induced enteropathy (Celiac Disease)

Treatments for Gluten-induced enteropathy (Celiac Disease)

Treatments for Gluten-induced enteropathy (Celiac Disease) include:

• Gluten-free diet - avoiding various foods including wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
• Vitamin supplements
• Mineral supplements
• Intravenous nutrition supplements - for severe cases not responding to the gluten-free diet.
• Copper - possibly used for related copper deficiency

See full list of 6 treatments for Gluten-induced enteropathy

Treatment of Gluten-induced enteropathy: For more treatment information about Gluten-induced enteropathy, see treatment of Celiac Disease (Gluten-induced enteropathy)

Gluten-induced enteropathy: Article Excerpts about Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from... (Source: excerpt from Celiac Disease: NIDDK)

Gluten-induced enteropathy: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Gluten-induced enteropathy:

• Food allergy
• Sprue (gluten enteropathy)
• Celiac disease of childhood
• Wheat/Gluten/Gliadin intolerance
• Hereditary disorder
• Specific food/intolerance

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