Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat. In those with celiac disease, the immune system attacks and damages the villi of the small intestine. This prevents absorption of important vitamins and nutrients, leading to problems like poor growth, weight loss, and anemia. The only treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet to avoid these symptoms.

1. CELIAC
DISEASE

2. WHAT´S CELIAC DISEASE?
1. Gluten is a protein found in wheat.
2. For some people, eating gluten can c
ause reaction in the
immune system. This
is celiac disease.

3. WHAT´S CELIAC DISEASE?
1. Your inmune system keeps you
from getting sick, but in
somenone with celiac disease,
the body starts
damaging and destroying the villi.
2. The body can't absorb vitamins a
nd nutrients from food.

4. WHAT´S CELIAC DISEASE?
Without enough nutrients, a ki
d isn´t healthy and cannot
grow properly,
lose weight and could develop
anemia from not
absorbing enough iron.

5. 1. No one is sure why celiac disease appears.
2. You have more posibilities if someone in your family have it.
3. It´s common in people from the northern of Europe and United
States.
4. Many people that have celiac disease they don´t know they have
it.
WHY DO KIDS GET CELIAC DISEASE?

6.  The most common symptom is diarrhea.
 People who have celiac disease will always have
it.
 Someone with celiac disease may feel tired and
irritable.
 Some also have skin rashes and mouth sores.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

7. HOW IS IT TREATED?
Celiac disease is
treated by no
eating gluten.
This can be
difficult because
gluten is in many
foods .

8. GLUTEN FREE FOODS
 which of these food contain gluten???
 Pizza
 Fried chicken
 Pasta
 You will to watch out for foods that may have been
contaminated with gluten.

9. GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS ARE MORE AND
MORE AVAILABLE EVERYDAY