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The number of children who are sensitive to gluten has doubled in the last 25 years
Celiac patients and people who are sensitive to gluten are forced to completely avoid some of the most delicious foods available.
But this is perhaps their smallest problem, as celiac disease can cause short- and long-term health problems
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Thursday, 10 June 2021, 06:47 Updated: 06:49
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It is not by chance that we hear about more bakeries and gluten-free products adapted for celiac patients (celiacs in slang) and for those who are sensitive to gluten.
According to new data, the number of children suffering from gluten sensitivity has doubled over the past 25 years and there is a chance that the numbers are higher, as the diagnosis of the disease takes a relatively long time, which means that many of them do not receive treatment.
Celiac disease is an exhausting and painful condition that prevents its sufferers from being able to digest gluten, and the best treatment is to avoid it for life.
Unfortunately, gluten is a key ingredient in carbohydrates like bread and pasta, cakes and cookies.
The more sucks part is that any accidental deviation from the gluten-free diet causes symptoms like bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and fatigue.
But not only.
Celiac disease can also cause blood diseases, fertility problems and osteoporosis, if you do not follow a strict gluten-free diet.
In children, the condition is also linked to growth problems and can delay adolescence.
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Now, researchers from the Polytechnic University of Marche in Ancona, Italy, whose research was presented at the Sixth World Congress on Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pathology and Nutrition, have found that the problem is much bigger than previously thought.
"Our study showed that the incidence of celiac disease among school students has doubled over the past 25 years compared to data reported by our staffs in a similar school age group," says research author Elena Lyonti, a university professor.
"Our feeling is that there are more cases of celiac disease than in the past, and that we could not detect them without running the surveys."
There are more solutions, but there is still a long way to go.
Flour-free pizza (Photo: Alon Mesika)
The discovery came after a new screening program was conducted in eight Italian provinces involving 7,760 schoolchildren.
A blood sample from the tip of the finger was taken to see if the children had certain genetic mutations that could cause celiac disease.
If they were found to be positive, the researchers checked to see if they had gluten antibodies.
Diagnosis was then made using clinical criteria of ESPGHAN (European Association of Children, Gastroenterology, Pathology and Nutrition).
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The researchers found that 1.6 percent of children suffered from celiac disease, a figure that is much higher than the world average.
"Currently 70 percent of celiac patients are undiagnosed and this study shows that it could have been identified more significantly, and at an earlier stage, if the non-invasive tests had been performed in childhood," says Lyonti.
"Diagnosing and avoiding gluten can prevent intestinal damage and prevent malnutrition and long-term conditions such as growth problems, fatigue and osteoporosis."
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