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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.

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Founding Physicians of Celiac – Aretaeus

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Areteus lived approximately in the first or second century in Cappadocia, a province of the Roman Empire that is now modern-day Turkey. He was a prolific writer on diseases such as asthma, tetanus, pneumonia, as well as providing the names for diabetes and celiac disease. The Greek physician belonged to the Pneumatic school of medicine, an…

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