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What is Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide, but only about 30% are properly diagnosed.

Symptoms of Celiac Disease

Celiac disease can be difficult to diagnose because it affects people differently. There are more than 200 known celiac disease symptoms which may occur in the digestive system or other parts of the body. Some people develop celiac disease as a child, others as an adult.

Diagnosis, diet, and treatment

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that involves the immune system reacting to gluten. Gluten is a general name for a group of proteins in cereals such as wheat, barley, and rye. The only way for someone with celiac disease to avoid the symptoms is to keep gluten out of their diet.

Founding Physicians of Celiac

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Born in 1905 in Dordrecht, Netherlands, Willem Karel Dicke was a remarkable physician and observant researcher. At just 31, he became the medical director at the Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. He had suspicions that wheat aggravated celiac disease, at this point known more commonly as Gee-Herter’s disease (Christian Herter was an American contemporary…

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