Sunny thumberlina girl

Anna is the youngest in the family (two children), a lovely long-awaited daughter. She is a special child, a sunny tiny girl. At her age of 8, she weighs only 10 kg, with the norm of 23-28 kg! The child is always hungry, eats, and loses her weight, because ordinary food cannot be assimilated, and it destroys her intestine; absorption of nutrients does not occur; the body is exhausted regardless of the amount of food consumed. In September she was diagnosed with celiac disease when the body does not absorb plant protein gluten, which is present in almost a third of products!

Damaged parts of the intestine cannot produce a lactase for decomposition of dairy products. It means, as a result of celiac disease, the child acquired lactase deficiency and cannot eat any dairy products. Due to the fact that the child's body does not receive the necessary, growth is slowed down; mental and physical development is delayed, due to the lack of calcium; bone tissue is softened, and bones become fragile. The child is very exhausted from the disease, so even the usual cold is a catastrophe for Ani. From the beginning of 2017, she has already been 4 times on a drip in the hospital.

The main method of celiac disease treatment is a diet, an absolute exclusion of all products containing gluten. Only dieting helps to fully cope with the symptoms and eliminate all signs of celiac disease. But gluten-free products are expensive. Ania’s large family is from a small village. The girl’s mother works as a librarian at school, her father seeks work from time to time. Ania’s constant health problems, Down's syndrome and congenital heart disorder in addition to celiac disease, seriously depleted the already modest family budget. Parents of Anechka ask to help them to buy gluten-free products and medicines for their daughter!

Name: Ishchenko Anna, 21.12.2009

City: Tsebrykove village, Odessa region

Diagnosis: Down's disease, congenital heart disease, delayed psycho-speech and state motor development, celiac disease (gluten intolerance), lactose intolerance (lactase insufficiency), fermentopathy, hypotrophy