Food Allergies
Celiac Disease
is a genetic disorder affecting 1 in 133 Americans.
It is the most common autoimmune disease in the
United States
; however for every one person that is diagnosed, there are at least 89
who go undiagnosed for years. People
with Celiac Disease cannot tolerate the proteins found in common cereal
grains, including wheat, barley, oats and rye and referred to as gluten.
When a person with Celiac Disease eats foods containing gluten,
their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine, specifically
the intestinal villi. With
damaged villi, a person can become malnourished – regardless of the
quantity of the food eaten. If
Celiac Disease is left untreated, damage to the small bowel can be chronic
and life threatening, causing an increased risk of associated disorders --
both nutritional and immune related.
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