HEALTH IS NOT VALUED TILL SICKNESS COMES: 18 Days of Prednisone

Saturday, March 6, 2010

18 Days of Prednisone

Eighteen days of being on Prednisone and Kennedy has finally had a normal stool. YEAH!! Hopefully this will continue and she won't need another biopsy!!

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Celiac Information

Celiac disease affects different people differently so the symptoms that a person with the condition experiences can vary. Also, symptoms can occur in various parts of the body, not just the digestive system. Therefore, one person might have diarrhea and abdominal pain, while another person may be irritable or depressed. In fact, irritability is one of the most common symptoms of celiac disease in children. Therefore, when it comes to celiac disease symptoms, many people withe the disease will not fit the profile of a "typical celiac patient."
Common Celiac Disease Symptoms
Recurring abdominal bloating and pain
Swollen abdomen
Chronic diarrhea
Pale, foul-smelling, or fatty stool
Weight loss
Other Symptoms
Gas
Weight gain
Fatigue
Unexplained anemia
Bone pain or bone tenderness
Joint pain
Behavioral changes, such as depression or anxiety
Tingling numbness in the legs (from nerve damage)
Muscle cramps
Seizures
Missed menstral periods
Infertility
Failure to thrive in infants
Pale sores inside the mouth (called apthous ulcers)
Tooth discoloration or loss of enamel
Itchy skin rash
Complications of Celiac Disease
Damage to the small intestines and the resulting nutrient absorption problems put a person with celiac disease at risk or malnutrition and anemia, as well as several diseases and other health problems.
These other complications of celiac disease can include:
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Adenocarcinoma(colon and rectal cancer)
Osteoporosis
Miscarriage
Birth Defects
Short stature
Also increased risk of developing other types of autoimmune diseases like:
Addison's disease
Type 1 diabetes
Sceroderma
Myasthenia gravis
Thyroid disease, such as Grave's disease and Hashimoto's
Autoimmune hepatitis
Lupus
Sjogren's syndrome

HEALTH IS NOT VALUED TILL SICKNESS COMES

Saturday, March 6, 2010

18 Days of Prednisone

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