Coeliac disease - gluten-free for life
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on having coeliac on having coeliac disease disease coeliac, celiac - Greek, κοιλιακός (koiliakόs, "abdominal") first described by Aretaeus, 2000 years ago
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Many of the audience had not realised how serious coeliac disease is and that sufferers must eat gluten-free food for life. A soundtrack was prepared for this presentation but Slideshare refuses to process it for a slidecast. You can hear the soundtrack at http://www.4shared.com/audio/w1t1HCLe/coeliac_small.html Presentation prepared for Toastmasters International Advanced Manual on Technical Presentations, Project 3. 29th March 2010.
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on having coeliac on having coeliac diseasedisease
coeliac, celiac - Greek, κοιλιακός (koiliakόs, "abdominal")
first described by Aretaeus, 2000 years ago
Before Diagnosis
Symptoms:
•diarrhoea•weight loss•fatty stools•anaemia•calcium deficiency•joint pain•bloating
1987 - 1 in 1500 2010 - 1 in 100
Number of coeliacs in population
Where the damage happens
X-section of small intestine
Villus
Normal villiscale 200 micro metres
= 0.2mm long
X-sectionhealthy villi
X-sectionvilli flattened by coeliac disease
Complications of Coeliac DiseaseComplications of Coeliac Disease
Normal blood Anaemia
Complications of Coeliac DiseaseComplications of Coeliac Disease
Normal bone Osteoporosis
What contains gluten?
Wheat
Rye Barley
Life-long gluten free diet - gluten-free Life-long gluten free diet - gluten-free foodsfoods
Free From FoodsFree From Foods
Dangerous foods for the coeliacDangerous foods for the coeliac
How they do it in Spain!How they do it in Spain!Sin Gluten
Eating OutEating Out
Help and Support - Help and Support - www.coeliac.co.ukwww.coeliac.co.uk
