Celiac disease
Across
- 6. Something that is passed from parents to their kids.
- 7. A tiny protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
- 13. disease, An autoimmune disease that affects 1 in 133 Americans.
- 15. A doctor who works with the parts of the body that help break down food, including the stomach, intestines, liver and more.
- 16. When your body makes antibodies that attack your own body instead of attacking things like colds, viruses and flus.
- 18. A person who helps you eat the right foods for your body.
- 19. A test that uses a little camera to look at your insides.
- 20. These things look like tiny fingers and are found in your intestine.
- 21. A person who helps you decide what to eat so you will be healthy.
Down
- 1. a person who publicly supports a cause.
- 2. A long, winding tube inside your belly that helps you absorb vitamins and nutrients from food.
- 3. A food, drink or substance that does not have gluten in it.
- 4. When the doctor tells you what illness you have.
- 5. This happens when you are cooking gluten-free food but it accidentally gets gluten in it.
- 7. Short for gastrointestinal.
- 8. group, A meeting with people who share a similar experience.
- 9. The parts of food that are needed to help your body stay healthy.
- 10. These are like tiny pieces to a puzzle that make you unique. They come from your mom and dad.
- 11. the food you eat, that’s right.
- 12. Your body makes antibodies to fight something else in your body. When you have celiac disease, your body releases an antibody in response to gluten.
- 14. System, A part of your body that fights off infections and illnesses.
- 17. Something that runs in your family.