Celiac Disease PDF

Name: ________________________ 31 Curriculum Connection B2.4 What is Celiac Disease? Celiac disease is a digestive system disease that means someone cannot digest gluten properly. When someone with celiac disease eats gluten, their body overreacts to the gluten (protein) and damages their villi. Whe...

Name: ________________________ 31 Curriculum Connection B2.4 What is Celiac Disease? Celiac disease is a digestive system disease that means someone cannot digest gluten properly. When someone with celiac disease eats gluten, their body overreacts to the gluten (protein) and damages their villi. When the villi are injured, the small intestine cannot properly absorb nutrients from food. If your body cannot absorb nutrients, it will have issues because our bodies need vitamins and minerals like iron to survive. For example, iron is needed to produce blood. Treatment of Celiac Disease The treatment of celiac disease is simple – have a diet with no gluten. This is easier said then done! Gluten is in a lot of things, including wheat, which means most breads, cereals, and crackers are off-limits. Gluten is even in some sauces as well as breading for your favourite chicken nuggets! Luckily, having celiac disease is no longer as hard as it was in the past. Many companies, restaurants, and fast-food chains are offering gluten-free options. Symptoms of Celiac Disease Someone with celiac with have a lot of stomachaches, diarrhea, weight loss, and a loss of appetite. It is estimated that 1 in 100 people have celiac. Questions Use information from the text to support your answer 1. How does gluten affect someone with celiac disease? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Is it hard to be someone with celiac disease? What do they need to do to treat it? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Reflect Have you seen gluten-free options at a grocery store or restaurant? Explain. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ © Super Simple Sheets supersimplesheets.com