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Celiac Disease

Synonyms of Celiac Disease

CD
Celiac Sprue
Gluten Enteropathy
Gluten-sensitive Enteropathy
GSE
Nontropical Sprue

Disorder Subdivisions

General Discussion
Celiac disease is a digestive disorder characterized by intolerance to dietary gluten, which is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Consumption of gluten leads to abnormal changes of the mucous membrane (mucosa) of the small intestine, impairing its ability to properly absorb fats and additional nutrients during digestion (intestinal malabsorption). Symptom onset may occur during childhood or adulthood. In affected children, such symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss or lack of weight gain, painful abdominal bloating, irritability, and/or other abnormalities. Affected adults may have diarrhea or constipation; abdominal cramping and bloating; abnormally bulky, pale, frothy stools that contain increased levels of fat (steatorrhea); weight loss; anemia; muscle cramping; bone pain; exhaustion (lassitude); and/or other symptoms and findings. Although the exact cause of celiac disease is unknown, genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors are thought to play some role.
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Organizations related to Celiac Disease

Autoimmune Information Network, Inc
PO Box 4121
Brick NJ 08723
Phone #: 732-664-9259
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.aininc.org
CORE
3 St. Andrews Place
London None NW1 4LB
Phone #: 020- 74-86 0341
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.corecharity.org.uk
Celiac Disease Foundation
13251 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City CA 91604
Phone #: 818-990-2354
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.celiac.org
Celiac Sprue Association/USA, Inc.
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha NE 68131-0700
Phone #: 402-558-0600
800 #: 877-272-4272
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.csaceliacs.org
European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
c/o Dr. Esther de Vries
Hertogenbosch None 5200 ME's
Phone #: +31- 73--6992965
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.esid.org
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
15110 10th Avenue SW
Seattle WA 98166-1820
Phone #: 206-246-6652
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.gluten.net
International Scleroderma Network
7455 France Ave So #266
Edina MN 55435
Phone #: 952-831-3091
800 #: 800-564-7099
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.sclero.org
Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy
University of Chicago
Chicago IL 60637
Phone #: 773-702-5800
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://millercenter.uchicago.edu
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles CA 90024
Phone #: 310-264-0826
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org
NIH/National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
2 Information Way
Bethesda MD 20892-3570
Phone #: 301-654-3810
800 #: 800-891-5389
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.niddk.nih.gov
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
P.O. Box 544 or 224 South Maple Street
Ambler PA 19002
Phone #: 215-325-1306
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.CeliacCentral.org
R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids)
3527 Fortuna Ranch Rd
Encinitas CA 92024
Phone #: 858-395-5421
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.celiackids.com

For a Complete Report

This is an abstract of a report from the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. ? (NORD). A copy of the complete report can be obtained for a small fee by visiting the NORD website. The complete report contains additional information including symptoms, causes, affected population, related disorders, standard and investigational treatments (if available), and references from medical literature. For a full-text version of this topic, see http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdblist.html