Background Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten and related prolamines, which can cause a variety of symptoms and complications if left untreated. Despite being a common lifelong disorder, it often goes undiagnosed for a long time, leading to negative impacts on patients' health and quality of life. The diagnosis of celiac disease requires the presence of celiac-specific autoantibodies and distinctive histological changes in the small intestinal mucosa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Self-medication is vital to public health because it has an impact on people's health and the current healthcare system, both positively and negatively. During public health catastrophes like the COVID-19 disease, this is particularly true.
Aim: This study aimed to examine the behavioral response of the community with regard to self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in the eastern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.