Assignment
This essay assignment is about the condition called celiac disease. In your essay response, please address the following questions.
A. What is celiac? Describe the immunological responses to ingestion of the antigen. Describe the pathology of the gut that results from the continued ingestion of the antigenic food.
B. How common is celiac in the USA? What demographics are more or less prone to the disease?
C. How common is it in the rest of the world? Any results, trends, or patterns stand out?
D. What are the methods of diagnosis? Explain these tests in detail.
E. What are the treatments?
F. What are the consequences of eating a small amount of gluten for someone who has celiac?
G. What are the consequences of non-treatment?
H. Describe the challenges of eating in a restaurant for someone who has celiac.
Choose one of the following to answer
A. Research how many restaurants in your area can safely serve a meal to a person with celiac. Pay attention to and describe how exactly you'd determine "safely". Report back on your findings.
B. Interview someone with celiac and ask them to describe the changes they've had to make in their lifestyle as a result.