Celiac Disease Symptoms and Signs

Being in a bad mood closer to depression is one of the first symptoms not only of many emotional disorders but a celiac disease. The longer the person has the disease, the higher rates of his depression are. Doctors noticed that depression rates are higher among patients who suffer from this particular problem. It is often closely related to the fact such people stick to the gluten-free diets. It is better to consult psychologists timely.

If the extremities of the person are trembling all the time, it is a symptom of celiac disease. The limbs also get numb periodically. Among all parts of the arm or leg, fingers are the most sensitive. Thus, it is easy to detect celiac disease by observing the reaction of fingers. Tingling fingers most probably mean that a person has this health condition. If you stop feeling extremities for a while, consult a doctor.

Nightmare ache. Imagine someone who had extremely hard working day and who wants to relax after that in front of the TV and go asleep afterward. In one moment, in the middle of the night, this person wakes up by reason of sudden sharp pain. That is another flashing symptom of celiac disease. Those flashes of the disease come suddenly and are not very pleasant. Such bouts of ache are the result of pain and numbness in limbs and some other parts of the body. It cannot be cured with more comfortable sleeping condition.

Insomnia. Well, it makes sense that a person who suffer from anxiety and ongoing depression cannot sleep well or have troubles with falling asleep even after a long, hard-working day. Add long-lasting numbness in the limbs, especially fingers, trembling/shaking of the whole body, and you’ll get the answer to the question, “Why insomnia can be another symptom of celiac disease?”

It is almost impossible for the patients with celiac disease to focus. They are inattentive to details, always thinking about their own worries instead of other daily tasks like those they receive at work. Health care professional define this condition as a ‘brain fog.’ The best way to overcome this sign is to keep away from the meals that contain high levels of gluten, it might be difficult to concentrate for several days or even one week.

The worst symptom of any illness, in fact, is the absence of any symptoms. It is difficult then to diagnose the health disorder on time, so the illness may progress silently and result into something worse suddenly. It’s a strange thing, but most people report they had no idea of celiac disease in their bodies for a long time.

Distending, swelling sensation is another possible symptom of celiac disease. The digestive system gets irritated as the person gets diseased. In case the patient eats food with sufficient amount of gluten, he or she may start bloating for about one week or less. The stomach fills with gas which has to be released somehow, but it’s difficult to get rid of it. If the feeling of bloating gets too annoying and even painful, go to your doctor.

Celiac disease is able to cause problems with stool. In most cases, the patients report of the constipation – the inability to eliminate waste material such as absorbed food in a natural way. They spend hours in their bathrooms without the expected result. The bowel movement slows down, making the patient almost crazy and impatient. Patient’s organism makes an attempt to retrieve nutrients from the taken meals, so it keeps the intestines more than usually.

The opposite of constipation is diarrhea, and it happens less frequently in patients with celiac disease. But when it takes place, the person also noticed a drop in the water level also known as dehydration. The meals are not correctly and timely digested, so it all results in diarrhea. With significant efforts, the food manages to pass by, but it turns rather smelly. Pale is the typical color of the celiac disease patient’s stool.

People who have a potential for celiac disease notice speedy weight loss and other issues associated with the healthy size. While some people gain extra weight, others enjoy losing it, but not for a while. Both processes may speed up, and the person may get extremely obese, or, vice, versa, anorectic. In most cases, these changes are associated with stool issues such as constipation or diarrhea.