Children with celiac disease
Children with celiac disease may have stunted growth, and if untreated, childhood celiac disease can result in short stature as an adult. If you feel like having celiac disease symptoms, the best thing you can do is probably visiting your doctor. Symptoms of malnutrition and vitamin or mineral deficiencies include: weight loss, fluid retention, anemia, osteoporosis, bruising easily, peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage), infertility, and muscle weakness. For unclear reasons, patients with celiac disease may have abnormal blood tests that suggest liver injury, specifically, elevated levels of aspartate amino transferase (AST) and/or leucine amino transferase (ALT). Occasionally, abnormalities of these tests may lead to a suspicion and subsequently a diagnosis of celiac disease.
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