Celiac Disease Quiz #3

[Scott Adams]

Good luck!

[Scott Adams]

1. **True or False:** Celiac disease is curable with medication.
    - **Answer:** False

2. **Multiple Choice:** What type of test is commonly used to screen for celiac disease?
    - A) Blood test
    - B ) MRI
    - C) Urine test
    - D) X-ray
    - **Answer:** A) Blood test

3. **True or False:** Celiac disease can lead to infertility in some cases.
    - **Answer:** True

4. **Multiple Choice:** Which of the following is a common symptom of celiac disease?
    - A) Joint pain
    - B ) Diarrhea
    - C) Neuropathy
    - D) All of the above
    - **Answer:** D) All of the above

5. **True or False:** Celiac disease can be triggered by certain viruses.
    - **Answer:** True

6. **Multiple Choice:** Which of the following grains is naturally gluten-free?
    - A) Barley
    - B ) Rye
    - C) Spelt
    - D) Quinoa
    - **Answer:** D) Quinoa

7. **True or False:** Celiac disease can cause damage to the lining of the small intestine.
    - **Answer:** True

8. **Multiple Choice:** Which of the following is a potential complication of untreated celiac disease?
    - A) Anemia
    - B ) Liver disease
    - C) Arthritis
    - D) All of the above
    - **Answer:** D) All of the above

9. **True or False:** Celiac disease is more common in males than females.
    - **Answer:** False

10. **Multiple Choice:** What is the recommended treatment for accidental gluten ingestion in individuals with celiac disease?
    - A) Antibiotics
    - B ) Steroids
    - C) Pain killers
    - D) None, just wait it out
    - **Answer:** D) None, just wait it out

11. **True or False:** Celiac disease can lead to stunted growth in children.
    - **Answer:** True

12. **Multiple Choice:** Which of the following is a gluten-containing ingredient often found in processed foods?
    - A) Xanthan gum
    - B ) Tapioca starch
    - C) Soy sauce
    - D) Quinoa flour
    - **Answer:** C) Soy sauce

13. **True or False:** Eating in restaurants is a prime source of gluten contamination, even if they mark items "gluten-free" on their menus.
    - **Answer:** True

14. **Multiple Choice:** What is the name of the small, finger-like projections in the small intestine that can be damaged in celiac disease?
    - A) Villi
    - B ) Cilia
    - C) Alveoli
    - D) Follicles
    - **Answer:** A) Villi

15. **True or False:** Celiac disease is diagnosed by a gastroenterologist.
    - **Answer:** True

[sc'Que?]

Please teach us more about question #5.

[Auldtwa]

Your question about treatment of accidental ingestion leaves one medication out.  If your reaction is massive projectile vomiting, anti-nausea drugs can help, and are critical if you also have insulin dependent diabetes, because the vomiting really messes up the control of blood sugar by removing the food the insulin was working on. 

That's been my reaction to accidental ingestion in any discernable quantity.  I've had to be taken by ambulance to the ER when my blood sugar dropped to something like 20 and I passed out. 

[Lauriebigpacific]

This shows how people selected answers, not correct answers...?

[Jpate]

My name is John and I suffer from RCD2 

[sc'Que?]

28 minutes ago, Jpate said:

My name is John and I suffer from RCD2 

Can you please describe what that means? 

[trents]

6 hours ago, sc'Que? said:

Can you please describe what that means? 

Refractive Celiac Disease type 2

[Scott Adams]

RCD2 is Refractory Celiac Disease Type II.

[sc'Que?]

15 hours ago, Scott Adams said:

RCD2 is Refractory Celiac Disease Type II.

I think my main point in questioning--for myself and for others--is that the jargon gets in the way of users understanding the reality of what is going on (with their own or their compatriots' bodies).   While the OP stated RCD2--which, to be honest, I'd never heard of, despite being a regular reader of this forum--it was doubly perturbing when admin merely defined the abbreviation, rather than also giving a brief summary of what it means. 

If we all want better sympathy toward Celiac disease in the larger Community, we need to be careful of over-using jargon that means very little to outsiders.  Even a hyper-link (aka embedded link) to what RCD2 entails beyond the literal translation would be helpful to new users... as well as to (seeming) veterans like myself. 

Can we all google?  Sure. But is asking someone to google the best way to convey information in a pop-sci forum?  If googling detracts of the flow of reading, then terms should be clarified on the spot.  Mouse-over definitions are an incredibly useful tool that, for whatever reason, have fallen out of regular use.  Let's bring them back.