Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu Revealed She Has Celiac Disease. Here’s All You Need To Know About The Auto-Immune Disease.

Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu Revealed She Has Celiac Disease. Here’s All You Need To Know About The Auto-Immune Disease.

In the past few days, a lot of celebs have opened up about their battles with different diseases. Joining the list of celebs is none other than our Miss Universe, Harnaaz Sandhu! The model recently addressed the trolling she faces on social media for gaining weight. Harnaaz Sandhu revealed that she has been struggling with celiac disease. She spoke about how people troll her about putting up weight without realising that she isn’t allowed to eat wheat flour and many other things.

So, what is celiac disease?

Celiac disease is one of the auto-immune diseases where the immune system attacks the person’s body when it comes in contact with gluten – a type of protein that is found in grains like rye, wheat, and barley. As per the experts, the condition should not be mistaken for gluten intolerance or even gluten allergy.

The disease, which has been gaining more and more importance (especially in western countries) due to increasing cases, is more often than not diagnosed in children who complain about diarrhoea and digestive distress. In adults like Harnaaz Sandhu, the disease can take various forms such as osteoporosis, arthropathy, and anaemia. This condition can either make a person gain weight or lose weight.

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How does the celiac disease affect a person’s health?

Celiac disease is an incurable condition wherein the immune system gets triggered in the small intestine when a person eats anything with gluten in it. In fact, over time the disease can damage the lining of the small intestine and even trigger malabsorption of some nutrients. 

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What are the symptoms of celiac disease?

Over time, celiac disease can trigger the following symptoms and health complications:

  1. Fatigue
  2. Bloating
  3. Nutrient deficiencies
  4. Weight loss
  5. Anaemia
  6. Weakening of bones

In extreme conditions, the disease can also cause bowel cancer or result in low birth weight.

Then how do you deal with celiac disease?

Ngl, there is no cure for the disease and so in most patients, the doctors suggest the patients do not have gluten intake so that they can treat the symptoms and prevent long-term complications.

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