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Celiac Disease Information

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the small intestines, approximately 1 in 100 people are affected by it worldwide. To put it simply, when a person with celiac disease eats gluten products their body begins attacking their small intestines, causing damage to the villi (fingerlike projections that line the small intestine) which causes nutrients not to be absorbed properly. This disease can have other very serious side-effects and has to be treated by avoiding gluten. To learn more about Celiac disease, please visit the websites below, under the About Celiac Disease category.