Celiac Disease Foundation
Truths related to celiac disease
There are some truths related to the celiac disease which are necessary to know you for your awareness and general information.
- Celiac disease is included under autoimmune diseases category. Antibodies synthesized in our own body harm the villi of the small intestine. Person loses the capacity to absorb the nutrients.
- It is a genetic disorder therefore person born with the disease and carries it up to the last moment of the life.
- Symptoms of the disease are very similar to diarrhea and vomiting therefore most of the time it becomes quite difficult to identify and may people consider it as a common diarrhea.
- Patient needs support from the family as well as from friends. Gradually person accepts the difference in the diet and follow that diet throughout his/her life.
- In some people celiac disease is mistaken as allergy or infection of some bacteria or fungus or food infection. If it is incorrectly diagnosed then time taken to recover the disease will be more as compare to normal one.
- In America two million of people are affected by the celiac disease. So in main cities people have come together and formed the foundation which is working for the celiac patient.
Celiac disease foundation
The responsibilities or function carried out by the foundation is as follows,
- Foundation arranges small seminars to guide the patient about the regular diet. As, the celiac patient's diet is different than the normal person's diet. Here, guidance is given by the expert dietician.
- Sometime small camps are also arranged to test the people for the disease.
- It is quite difficult to get the pure food i.e. food without gluten because most of the time there is possibility of contamination of the product with gluten. So foundation arranges the session in which specialist gives the tips for how to cook the gluten free food which is nutritious also.
- Celiac disease foundation arranges the awareness program in which celiac patient get the knowledge about gluten free diet and recovery of the disease.
- Full mental support is given to the patient so that he/she will not be nervous and get well soon.
- Some foundations have the partnership with the researchers group who work for finding medicines to cure the disease.
- Some funds are also provided by the foundation for research work
- Foundation provides guidance to the relatives and friends who are in regular contact with the patient.
- Some gluten free products are provided by the foundation like chocolates of different flavors and colours
- Foundation tells about the latest invention of the disease and provides the correct information.
- They display recent statistical information regarding the disease on their websites
- Foundations have published many books on the information related to the celiac disease
- It can provide the information like restaurants where you will get the food without gluten
