2nd yr Rn student w/question?

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RE:Celiac Sprue disease-Dermatologic-Why does this pt need to avoid foods/meds w/mannitol ingredient?

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Celiac disease is not really a dermatologic condition, although celiac sprue patients have an increased chance of certain skin diseases, like dermatitis herpetiformis. Celiac disease pts have problems digesting any gluten-containing substances, which include wheat, barley and oats. Can lead to a wide variety of GI problems, including dehydration and big weight loss. I believe that mannitol is actually used to test for celiac disease, so it must be gluten-containing as well.

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I thought it was a digestive/absorption disorder.

Anyway, here are three websites that may help. Is it possible the mannitol (a sugar alcohol) further aggravates the disease?http://www.mdheal.org/leakygut.htm

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol

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