Friday, June 29, 2018

Celiac Disease Understanding Why

It may seem like the end of carefree
eating after a Celiac diagnosis.  It will
be hard, it will be an adjustment, but
following a gluten free diet is essential
for staying healthy.

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye,
barley, rye, and triticale.  When a person
with Celiac ingests gluten, the immune
system overreacts, seeing gluten as a
foreign body.  The immune system attacks
and damages the villi in the small intestines.

Once gluten is removed, the intestine will
start to heal itself.  It is estimated that
nearly 1 out of 100 people have this disease.

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