Innovative Testing Methods for Gluten in Foods for Celiac Disease Patients

Celiac disease falls into three types, Classical, Non Classical and Silent. Classical celiac is the form that most people will experience that includes weight loss from malabsorption of nutrients. This is the form that most commonly affects children.

Non-classical celiac is a form where sufferers will have mild stomach responses to gluten that involves distended abdomens with pain and constipation, reduced bone mass and bones that are prone to breaking and fracture, chronic fatigue, along with other side effects that are associated with classical celiac.

Silent celiac is often referred to as asymptomatic celiac because patients will not exhibit any outward signs of the disease, but the villi of the small intestine will still suffer damage. Patients with silent celiac still benefit from a gluten free diet, as a study showed that those who adopted one reported a decrease in flatulence, abdominal distention, acid reflux and better overall general health.