Gut Bacteria And Celiac

  A new study has found that gluten, which we know damages the small intestines of people with Celiac 
disease, could be metabolized by bacteria when the gut fails to digest it.
Celiac  is a genetic autoimmune disease where the person is unable to digest gluten, leading to
damage in the small intestines.  This damage leads to deficiencies of iron, calcium, vitamin D, protein,
fat and several other nutrients.

This disease affects 1 in 100 people worldwide while in the United States almost 2.5 million people
still haven't been diagnosed, exposing them to the risk of long tern health problems.

One study showed the chemistry of gluten metabolism by Psa and Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus
 was able to detoxify gluten while Psa produced gluten sequences that show similarities to the
 inflammation of people with  Celiac.  The type of bacteria that we have in our gut contributes
to the digestion of gluten, and the way this digestion happens could increase or decrease the risk
 of developing the disease.

Celiac disease is caused by gluten in genetically predisposed people, but bacteria in our gut
could tip the balance in some people between developing the disease or staying healthy.

There is no cure for the disease, only treatment is a strict gluten free diet.  Maybe this new
information will be helpful in the future, more studies need to be done.