Celiac Disease - Sprue
Alternate Names : Gluten Intolerance, Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy, Nontropical Sprue, Sprue
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Complications
Depending on the degree of intestinal damage prior to diagnosis, the improvement in symptoms may vary in duration once treatment begins. The gluten-free diet must be carefully and continuously followed. When untreated, the disease can cause life-threatening complications. A delayed diagnosis or non-compliance with the diet places one at risk for developing associated conditions such as infertility, miscarriage, osteoporosis, fractures, certain types of intestinal cancer, or other autoimmune disorders.
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