gluten/fatigue

Gluten-sensitive enteropathy or, as it is more commonly called, celiac disease, is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the small intestine that is precipitated by the ingestion of gluten, a component of wheat protein, in genetically susceptible persons. Exclusion of dietary gluten results in

Gluten-sensitive enteropathy or celiac disease is a chronic small intestinal immune-mediated enteropathy precipitated by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Although the disease may manifest itself at any age, it occurs mostly in either early childhood or in the third

Although the gluten-free diet has been recognized as therapeutic for individuals suffering from celiac disease, it has been promoted recently for other indications, such as autism, chronic fatigue syn- drome, and irritable bowel syndrome, or simply as a healthy dietary choice for anyone. The basics

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this case report is to describe a patient with chronic, multisite muscle fasciculations who presented to a chiropractic teaching clinic and was treated with dietary modifications. METHODS A 28-year-old man had muscle fasciculations of 2 years. The fasciculations began in his

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate if co-morbid conditions as hepatitis C virus infection and celiac disease may be associated to undifferentiated connective tissue disease. METHODS We studied retrospectively and prospectively 52 patients with diagnosis of undifferentiated connective

OBJECTIVE There is a paucity of data reflecting the symptomatic responses to dietary gluten (SRDG) in patients with Coeliac Disease (CD). We aimed to determine the type, timing and severity of SRDG with reference to a range of disease-related factors. METHODS Postal survey of 224 biopsy-proven

BACKGROUND Fatigue is reported by many adults at the moment of diagnosis of coeliac disease and during follow-up. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence, characteristics and associations of fatigue in adult coeliac disease patients. METHODS The investigated sample comprised adults from Campania,

Fatigue is increasingly recognized as a significant problem in patients with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. In celiac disease, a chronic immune-mediated disease triggered by dietary gluten, conflicting opinions exist regarding both the size of the problem and the effect of a

OBJECTIVE Celiac patients report fatigue and reduced social activities, which may decrease physical activity. This study investigated the physical activity, fatigue and bone mineral density in celiac women at diagnosis and during diet. METHODS The first group (n=48) had the bone mineral density

BACKGROUND Symptoms of uncontrolled celiac disease impair patients' health-related quality of life, which improves with the exclusion of gluten from the diet. A symptom frequently reported, but difficult to make objective, is fatigue. The Daily Fatigue Impact Scale (D-FIS) questionnaire consisting

Gliadin antibodies of the IgG and IgA isotypes and IgG subclasses were measured in 200 adults who were randomly selected from the Icelandic National Register. Those with the highest gliadin antibody concentrations were invited with negative controls to participate in a clinical evaluation. Neither