Celiac Disease Medications

Definition of Celiac Disease: Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, and barley. When people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine. Specifically, tiny fingerlike protrusions, called villi, on the lining of the small intestine are lost. Nutrients from food are absorbed into the bloodstream through these villi. Without villi, a person becomes malnourished--regardless of the quantity of food eaten.

Because the body's own immune system causes the damage, celiac disease is considered an autoimmune disorder. However, it is also classified as a disease of malabsorption because nutrients are not absorbed. Celiac disease is also known as celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy.

Celiac disease is a genetic disease, meaning that it runs in families. Sometimes the disease is triggered--or becomes active for the first time--after surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, viral infection, or severe emotional stress. More...

Drugs associated with Celiac Disease

The following drugs and medications are in some way related to, or used in the treatment of Celiac Disease. This service should be used as a supplement to, and NOT a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners.

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Remicade (Pro, More...) generic name: infliximab class: antirheumatics, monoclonal antibodies, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors	0 review(s)	Not rated - Be the first

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Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, July 1 -- Celiac disease, a serious digestive system disorder, has become far more common in recent years, a new Mayo Clinic study has found. According to a report in the July issue of Gastroenterology, the disease is four times more prevalent...

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