Celiac Disease And Loosing Weight
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Celiac disease and loosing weight. Weight loss is one of the symptoms of celiac disease. In children malabsorption can affect growth and development besides causing the symptoms seen in adults. Copd chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation worsening of symptoms. Changes in diet or appetite.
Potential causes of unexplained weight loss include. Addison s disease adrenal insufficiency cancer. It s possible to be overweight with celiac disease. Like any diet a celiac friendly weight loss plan requires calorie restriction.
Once diagnosed and the patient begins following the gluten free diet significant weight gain can occur. To lose 1 pound per. A weight loss plan for celiac disease celiac restrictions. The intestinal damage often causes diarrhea fatigue weight loss bloating and anemia and can lead to serious complications.
For many people with celiac disease losing weight is a side effect of not being on a gluten free diet. Crohn s disease a type of inflammatory bowel disease dementia. It usually occurs because the body has an immune response to gluten and the small intestines are damaged. For some of us with celiac or severe ncgi the inflammation of the condition appears to cause weight retention while for others the malabsorption causes waif like malnutrition.
Changes in sense of smell. Celiac disease can cause malnutrition due to malabsorption in which nutrients can t be absorbed properly by the body. For others without a celiac disease or a gluten intolerance the gluten free diet represents a way to lose weight by avoiding many foods including most processed foods and restaurant foods. 2 people with malabsorption are often underweight which is why doctors did not usually consider a diagnosis of celiac disease in people who are overweight.