​Celiac Disease

  • Recently there have been calls to raise awareness regarding celiac disease.
  • Celiac disease also called sprue or coeliac, is an immune reaction to eatinggluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
  • It is a kind of an auto-immune disorder where the immune system mistakes healthy cells and substances for harmful ones and produces antibodies against them(antibodies usually fight off bacteria and viruses) occurring in people who are genetically predisposed.
  • In celiac patient, eating gluten triggers an immune response in small intestine. Over time, this reaction damages small intestine’s lining and prevents absorption of some nutrients (malabsorption).
  • The intestinal damage often causes ....
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