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23

Itchy Skin As A Result From Celiac Disease

Filed Under Eczema Allergy, Eczema Causes

Can your itchy skin rash be a result from having celiac disease? From what is discussed in today’s video posting, you may want to investigate this possibility.

It appears that far more people have celiac disease and remain undiagnosed. The estimate of those with celiac disease is about 1 in every 133 Americans. Celiac disease basically arises due to the inability to digest gluten.

Unfortunately, gluten can be found everywhere. Gluten is a protein that is found in foods that have wheat, rye, or barley in them. These grains are commonly found in many breads, pasta, cookies and even beer. The only grain that does not contain gluten is oats. Then again, oats found in the U.S. marketplace however can be cross contaminated due to crop rotation and milling procedures.

If left undiagnosed, celiac disease can be dangerous. It can slow down growth patterns as it causes malabsorption of nutrients. Children with celiac disease can end up with poor development and low energy.

What happens in your body if you have celiac disease and eat food that contains gluten? Your body triggers an autoimmune response to the gluten. Your body starts to attack and destroy normal tissue, especially the tissue in the small intestine called, “villi”. These villi are tiny, hair-like fingers that have the purpose of absorbing nutrients that come from the food we eat.

Other than unhealthy skin and skin rashes, a malfunction and tissue destruction causes chronic diarrhea, gas, bloating, reflux and also constipation. It does not take much gluten in the diet to cause this reaction; only a small amount can create a lot of problems.

A gluten-free diet can make a huge difference if you are diagosed with celiac disease. To check if you have celiac disease or not, you need to go through some tests. The first is a serious of blood tests. These tests can give false negatives. If a positive is obtained from these tests, a biopsy of the small intestine is required to make the diagnosis.