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What role does celiac disease (gluten sensitivity) play in peripheral neuropathy?

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Celiac disease, a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food, can be associated with peripheral neuropathy, along with other disorders. People with celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, which is found in wheat, rye and barley. It is an inherited condition that is believed to be significantly under-diagnosed in the United States.
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How common is gluten-sensitivity and Celiac (Coeliac) disease?

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Gluten-sensitivity is very common. It occurs in about one-in-ten people. However, Celiac disease is less common, occurring in about one-in-one-hundred. Gluten-sensitivity has probably always been around but not been diagnosed. The diagnosis has not been possible until the advent of the blood tests over the last 10 years.
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What role does genetic testing play in the diagnosis of gluten sensitivity?

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Currently, tests are available to detect the genes that control the immune system's reaction to gluten. These genes are called human leukocyte antigens or HLA. There are several types of HLA genes within each person. It is a particular type called HLA-DQ that is most useful in the assessment of the probability that a person may be gluten sensitive.
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Does reactivity to gluten mean I have celiac disease?

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A definitive diagnosis of celiac disease is through a tissue sample taken from the small intestine where pathological damage is observed. An antibody response to gluten does not diagnose celiac disease, but may warrant further investigation.
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o Is low GI diet suitable for celiac disease (gluten sensitivity)?

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Yes. Asian foods like Indian dahls, stir-fries with rice, sushi, noodles are all both low GI and wheat-free. Other choices are vermicelli noodles prepared from rice or mung beans and low GI rice such as basmati. In case of lactose intolerance live cultured yoghurts and lactose-hydrolyzed milks are useful.
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What is the difference between celiac sprue and gluten sensitivity?

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Gluten sensitivity implies that a person's immune system is intolerant of gluten in the diet and is forming antibodies or displaying some other evidence of an inflammatory reaction. When these reactions cause small intestinal damage visible on a biopsy, the syndrome has been called celiac sprue, celiac disease, or gluten sensitive enteropathy. (Nontropical sprue and idiopathic steatorrhea are other terms that have been used for this disorder in the past.
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How common are the gluten sensitivity and celiac genes?

DQ2 is present in 31% of the general American population. DQ8 (without DQ2) is present in another 12%. Thus, the main celiac genes are present in 43% of Americans. Include DQ1 (without DQ2 or DQ8), which is present in another 38%, yields the fact that at least 81% of America is genetically predisposed to gluten sensitivity. (Of those with at least one DQ1 allele, 46% have DQ1,7, 42% have DQ1,1, 11% have DQ1,4, and 1% have DQ1,9.
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What is peripheral neuropathy?

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Peripheral neuropathy is a disease that can damage nerves in the feet and prevent them from working properly. It's most common in people with diabetes. Neuropathy can also be caused by poor nutrition, injury and other diseases. When nerves are damaged, you may have changes in sensation, including numbness. Not being able to sense pain makes you more likely to injure your feet without knowing it. Over time, neuropathy can lead to permanent loss of nerve function, as well as bone and joint damage.
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Peripheral nerves are those nerves that are not found within the spinal cord. In peripheral neuropathy there is damage to the nerves causing dysfunction and sensory loss. Symptoms are usually found in the limbs and may include sensations such as pain, pins and needles, numbness, a burning sensation, weakness, and in some instances paralysis. When many nerves are involved the syndrome is called polyneuropathy. There are many causes of peripheral neuropathy, however the cause may not be known.
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What is Celiac Disease?

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Celiac Disease (CD) is a lifelong digestive disorder, found in individuals who are genetically susceptible, that results in damage to the small intestine by interfering with the absorption of nutrients. Celiac Disease is unique in that a specific food component, gluten, has been identified as the culprit. Gluten is the common name for the offending proteins in specific cereal grains that are harmful to persons with CD.
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Celiac disease is a an autoimmune disorder that causes damage to the small intestine, which can lead to malabsorption of nutrients. A genetic intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley, triggers this destructive reaction of the immune system.
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What is the difference between Gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease?

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Gluten intolerance is a broad term which includes all kinds of sensitivity to Gluten. A small proportion of Gluten intolerant people will test positive to Celiac Disease test, and so are called Celiacs (~0.5% of the population). But most Gluten sensitive people return negative or inconclusive results upon Celiac testing. The correct term for these people is Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitive (NCGS) and may be as many as ~15% of all people or 1 in 7.
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How common are Gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease?

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However new evidence shows Non-Celiac Gluten intolerance is around 30 times more prevalent. Up to 15% of people or 1 in 7 are Gluten Sensitive and suffer the same symptoms. These are people who test negative or inconclusive for Celiac Disease. They are known as Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitive (NCGS). Diagnosis of Gluten intolerance in elderly patients is disproportionately high. This is because it is misdiagnosed and under-diagnosed by doctors.
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What are the symptoms of Gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease?

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Many people suffer from headaches, mouth ulcers, weight gain or weight loss, poor immunity to disease, and skin problems like dermatitis and eczema. But the common and well-known Gluten intolerance symptoms are gastro-intestinal (diarrhoea, flatulence, bloating etc.). Also associated are miscarriage and infertility and malabsorption problems like anaemia.
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How are Gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease identified?

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All Gluten intolerance is easily identified by an Elimination Diet. However many people turn to blood tests as a first investigation. Because the most common test for Gluten intolerance is still the old-fashioned Celiac test (blood tests and intestinal biopsy), most Gluten intolerant people return a 'negative' or inconclusive test. But the easy version of the Elimination diet, the Detection Diet in The Tuesday Club will always find Gluten intolerance. We guarantee it or your money back.
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How are Gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease treated?

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No drugs or therapies are needed to treat Gluten sensitivity. The best treatment is to exclude Gluten for life. This means a Gluten-free diet and the exclusion of all foods and pharmaceuticals that contain Gluten. But to eat Gluten-free with confidence, you need to read all labels and understand the traps. A comprehensive guidebook like The Compleat Guide to Gluten-free in The Tuesday Club is an invaluable reference.
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When will I be cured from Gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease?

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You don't need a cure, just a different diet. Gluten sensitivity is just the way some people are. Like having blue eyes or freckles. Gluten is one of the most complex proteins consumed by man - and is therefore extremely difficult to digest. This is why babies first introduced to solid foods are not given wheat. They are started on a thin porridge of rice because their tiny digestive tract can process it easily.
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I have celiac disease (gluten intolerance); can I still take Adora Calcium?

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you probably know, gluten is found in grains that include rye, oats, barley and wheat. None of these ingredients are found in either Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate Adora Calcium, so you should be able to tolerate this supplement. However, since everyone is different it is important to introduce new products to your diet slowly, and always get your doctor’s advice first. For a complete list of Adora Calcium’s ingredients please see our Nutrition Information page.
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Why are gene results so complicated, and which genes predispose to gluten sensitivity/celiac sprue?

Gene tests for gluten sensitivity, and other immune reactions are HLA (human leukocyte antigen), specifically HLA-DQ, and even more specifically, HLA-DQB1. The nomenclature for reporting HLA gene results has evolved over the last two decades as technology has advanced.
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Is it possible to tell which parent gave me the celiac or gluten sensitivity gene?

Everyone has two copies (or alleles as they are called scientifically) of every gene in the body; one from mother and one from father. The only way to know if a parent definitely has a gluten sensitive or celiac gene without testing them directly, is if a child has two such genes (having received one from mother and one from father). If only one gluten sensitive or celiac allele is present in a child, there is no way to know if it came from mom or dad.
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I have Celiac Disease, an allergy to gluten and wheat products. Do you have gluten free items?

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Yes! We have an awesome selection of gluten free, wheat free items. Look for the that will tell you the item is gluten free.
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b: How does IBS differ from celiac disease?

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People with celiac disease experience marked intestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and gas upon the consumption of foods that contain gluten, such as products made from wheat, oats, rye, and barley. Upon the elimination of gluten-containing foods, the symptoms disappear. Some people with IBS may experience an aggravation of symptoms with the consumption of similar wheat-related products and eliminating these products can help alleviate symptoms.
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What causes peripheral neuropathy?

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Peripheral neuropathy is not a single disease. It is a general term for a series of disorders that result from damage to the body's peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system sends messages from the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) to the rest of the body: the arms and hands, legs and feet, internal organs, joints and even the mouth, eyes, ears, nose, and skin.
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What are the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy?

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Peripheral neuropathy usually starts with numbness, prickling or tingling in the toes or fingers. It may spread up to the feet or hands and cause burning, freezing, throbbing and/or shooting pain that is often worse at night. The pain can be either constant or periodic, but usually the pain is felt equally on both sides of the body-in both hands or in both feet. Some types of peripheral neuropathy develop suddenly, while others progress more slowly over many years.
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If I have celiac disease (gluten intolerance) can I take Super Green Phyto Complex?

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Super Green Phyto Complex does contain wheat grass juice. Many Celiac sufferers have reported that they have successfully been able to use Super Green’s. We believe this to be true because gluten is found in the mature heads of the wheat kernel not in the grass.
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I was told I have peripheral neuropathy. Is this the same as PAD?

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No, this is actually a group of nerve diseases affecting the nerves to the limbs. To learn more about neuropathy go here.
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What is peripheral vascular disease?

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Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that affects all the arteries, and patients who have coronary artery disease also have a higher likelihood of having peripheral vascular disease. Just as the coronary arteries can become diseased with cholesterol plaque that affects the inner lining of the artery and causes narrowing of the channel, the arteries of the lower (and more rarely, upper) extremities can become laden with cholesterol plaque.
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