Expert answer:
The main symptoms are chronic diarrhea, malnutrition and low growth rate in children. Other symptoms, which are secondary to these, include intestinal bleeding, anemia, fatigue, cramps, abdominal pain, canker sores, bone thinning among others.
Celiac disease is a chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa caused by the exposure, in susceptible individuals, of gluten, which is a protein present in some cereals, mainly wheat, rye and oats.
The diagnosis is made by blood tests and biopsy, and the treatment involves the complete and permanent exclusion of all foods that contain gluten.
