Celiac Disease Awareness: SGT University’s Approach to Diagnosis, Treatment and Education

What is celiac disease?

Celiac disease is an illness caused in the small intestine by an allergic reaction to gluten. Gluten is a protein naturally found in wheat, barley, and rye. This disease is commonly known as a wheat allergy. In this case, the small intestine is allergic to gluten and incapable of its digestion.

How is it diagnosed?

Its diagnosis requires blood tests and biopsies of the small intestine.

Symptoms of Celiac Disease:

• Bloating
• Chronic diarrhea
• Constipation
• Gastric issues
• Lactose intolerance
• Loose, greasy, bulky, and bad-smelling stools
• Nausea or vomiting
• Pain in the abdomen
• Weight loss
• Iron deficiency
• Mouth ulcers
• Bone or joint pain

People with celiac disease also have high chances of acid reflux, heartburn, or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), whereas it is not the main cause of these symptoms.

Problems arising due to Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a critical health condition. It can lead to various severe health risks if not taken care of. Some of the severe illnesses that happen as a result of celiac disease are:

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Intestinal lymphoma
• Intestinal cancer
• Intestinal tuberculosis, etc.

Treatment and preventive measures

The only cure for celiac disease is following a strict gluten-free diet as prescribed by the dietician.

SGT University: Best Colleges for Allied Health Sciences

At SGT University, the department of nutrition and dietetics under the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences is working hard to help people deal with celiac disease. They help people with gluten allergies by providing them with a customized diet chart according to their health and body requirements.
There’s no permanent cure for celiac disease, but only preventive measures. Only a gluten free diet can keep you away from problems caused by gluten intake. The right dietician works best in providing you with a gluten-free diet while keeping all the required nutrients in the right proportion as needed by the body.
The faculty of Allied Health Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) and a Master of Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) [Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition]. The Bachelor of Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) basically deals with the basics of nutrition, its impact on life, food guidance, and how it affects various systems of the body.
In Master of Science (Nutrition & Dietetics), the course basically deals in Human Nutritional Requirements and Recommendations through the Life Cycle, Nutritional significance of macro and micronutrients, Changing trends in Dietary intake and Role of Nutrition in Special conditions.
Dieticians at SGT University deeply examine a person’s profile, work on their nutritional requirements and special health conditions, and accordingly customize their diet plans. Especially for people with celiac disease. The faculty also organizes nutritional assessment and dietary counseling with the motive of making “food as the medicine.” The faculty also offers various agripreneurship development courses and workshops to include organic food and millets in the diet, which is both healthy and gluten free.
The faculty of Allied Health Sciences promotes research and experiments to make their own food products. They have put in efforts to produce gluten free products of their own that are affordable in price. Those products were also put on display and for sale at Synergy-biggest technofest at SGT University.
SGT University provides detailed and comprehensive courses along with workshops and programs in the BSc Nutrition and Dietetics Course and MSc Nutrition and Dietetics Course. It makes SGT University one of the best private university in Delhi NCR, Gurgaon, and Haryana

Here are the key details and benefits of BSc Nutrition and Dietetics and MSc Nutrition and Dietetics courses:

BSc Nutrition and Dietetics Course:

Coursework:

Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Human Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Food Science, Diet Therapy, and Communication Skills

Key Benefits:

• Gain theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of nutrition and dietetics.
• Learn about the role of diet in promoting health and managing diseases.
• Develop skills to plan diets and provide nutrition counselling.
• Become eligible to register as a dietitian and pursue career opportunities in hospitals, the food industry, NGOs, etc.

MSc Nutrition and Dietetics Course:

Coursework:

Advanced Human Nutrition, Nutrigenomics, Sports Nutrition, Nutrition Epidemiology, Research Methods

Key Benefits:

• Acquire advanced knowledge in specialty areas of dietetics and nutrition
• Develop research skills and learn statistical analysis methods.
• Gain expertise to accept leadership and managerial roles in the field.
• Opens up career prospects in teaching, research, food regulation, and public health policy making.

The Role of SGT Hospital in fighting celiac Disease

SGT Hospital has advanced laboratories and in-class facilities for all diagnostic tests and purposes. It is a multidisciplinary hospital with all the departments under one roof, so one does not have to rush to various places to look for the underlying cause of its health issues.

Diagnostic facilities

For celiac disease, SGT Hospital has all the facilities for its diagnosis, ranging from blood tests to biopsies. SGT Hospital allows free blood testing and has availability for all blood groups, especially the rare ones.

SGT pharmacy

After the diagnosis, quality treatment is provided at a reasonable price. SGT also has an in-house pharmacy that provides medicines from top drug manufacturers with a 20% discount to all patients and remains open 24 hours a day.

Conclusion

Starting as SGT Dental College in 2002, SGT has developed a lot, with five academic blocks offering various courses among 18 faculties and a multi-specialty hospital with more than 800 beds, taking us closer to our ambition of nurturing future changemakers.
SGT University and Hospital both recognize the critical conditions of celiac disease and work together to educate people about it. SGT Hospital is highly determined to provide the best healthcare to its patients and is considered the best private hospital in Gurgaon.