Malabsorption symptoms are caused by increasing amounts of unabsorbed nutrients passing through the digestive tract, or by the nutritional deficiencies from inadequate absorption.
These symptoms can be associated with celiacs disease but can be attributed to other health issues as well.
What is Malabsorption? Malabsorption is the inability to absorb essential nutrients through the small intestine into the bloodstream.
What causes Malabsorption? Malabsorption can be caused by various things including cystic fibrosis, lactose intolerance and celiacs disease to name a few.
Malabsorption Symptoms include: diarrheoa, cramping, frequent bulky stools, gas or flatulence etc.
How is Malabsorption diagnosed? Almost every case of malabsorption has an underlying cause, for this reason testing needs to be extensive to find the root cause, only then can the sufferer begin the road to recovery.
Malabsorption is not a disease in itself, it's the result of another condition such as celiac disease.
Overtime the condition can become quite severe as one may become deficient in iron, some proteins, vitamins and minerals.
As a result of these deficiencies you can become malnourished and anaemic.
As celiacs disease could be the condition that's caused the malabsorption it is wise to fully investigate and treat this disease, hopefully before the problems of malabsorption arises.
Celiacs disease can most certainly be inherited, if you have a direct relative (mother, father etc) that has the condition, chances are they passed it on to you but it can also develop on its own.
The principle cause of the disorder is an auto immune reaction to certain dietary glutens.
Once diagnosed the only course of action is to follow strict gluten free diet avoiding foods such as bread, pasta's, liquorice and or any foods prepared using wheat or wheat products.