Word: celiac
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...comes word that this condition, known as celiac disease, may affect the brain as well. In a study published in the journal Neurology, Dr. Marios Hadjivassiliou and his colleagues at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, England, found that a wheat-free diet dramatically reduced the number of debilitating headaches suffered by some of their gluten-sensitive patients. MRI brain scans suggest that gluten somehow triggered an inflammatory response in the white matter of the cerebrum...
...small study, and it has yet to be reproduced. But the Neurology report underscores an important point about celiac disease: its symptoms can be unpredictable and may mimic those of other disorders...
...Although celiac disease is a hereditary disorder, it can strike at any time, starting in childhood. "The first peak occurs at one to three years of age," says Dr. Marvin Ament, a pediatric gastroenterologist at UCLA. "Typically, within six months after the introduction of cereals [to an infant's diet], you'll see a change in the stools. There's progressively more diarrhea, and you'll notice that the growth rate starts to slow." Other peaks occur just before puberty...
Adults often exhibit a much wider range of symptoms. They may or may not have diarrhea. Frequently they become anemic, because their intestine can't absorb much iron. Complicating the diagnosis is the fact that many symptoms of celiac disease are seen in other illnesses, such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulosis or intestinal infections...