He International Celiac day The May 5 of each year, a date that aims to raise awareness about this disease that many people do not know that they suffer from it. The gluten intolerance It can be treated through diets that exclude foods such as wheat, oats, barley and rye, which helps patients reduce their symptoms and lead a healthier life.
The date was proposed during an international congress for doctors Julio Cesar Bai – Of Argentine nationality and director of the School of Graduates of the Argentine Society of Gastroenterology – and the Italo -American Alessio Fasano. With the support of expert colleagues in the field, it was decided that each May 5 This day will be held, in order to disseminate relevant information about the Celiacía. One of the main objectives is to promote Medical Appointments before the first symptoms and thus obtain a Adequate treatment To avoid complications of this condition. In 2014, the Argentine Nation Congress decreed this day officially through the Ley 26.947.
There is another date in relation to this disease: Celiac disease daywhich takes place every May 16. The day was promoted by the Association of European Celiac Societies (AOECS). In the United States, the National Celiac Consciousness Day Every September 13, in memory of Dr. Samuel Gee, a pediatrician who introduced a gluten -free diet as a treatment of this pathology.
This disease consists of a permanent intolerance to wheat proteins, oats, barley and ryealso called gluten. It is a condition that occurs due to a genetic predisposition in people and that causes lesions in the intestinal mucosa. This alters the villi of the intestine, which makes the correct absorption of the nutrients of the food we eat.
One of the biggest problems about Celiacía is that many of his symptoms are usually mild and unnoticed. This causes many people not to find an accurate diagnosis or experience certain discomforts when ingesting food, without knowing why this event occurs.
This disease can occur at any time in life, regardless of when gluten was incorporated for the first time. According to the ANMAT, it is estimated that in our country one in 167 adults and one in every 79 children are celiac.
It is important to take into account the Main symptoms of celiachyand then be able to consult with a health doctor or professional:
To get one Diagnostic confirmationblood test and intestinal biopsy can be performed. The latter will help to know if there is damage to the cladding of the small intestine. Other tests evaluate genetic material, to know if a person has a predisposition to this disease.
And confirms at Celiacía In the patient, the doctor may indicate to carry out a treatment through a gluten -free diet (DSG). This consists of eliminating all products that may contain the ingredients wheat, barley, oats and rye and derivatives.
