Celiac disease<\/a> is different from gluten sensitivity disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPeople who have a sensitivity to gluten experience symptoms of bloating and gas after eating foods containing gluten. It\u2019s a digestive repose to the proteins and subsides after a few hours. However, people who are living with Celiac disease have an autoimmune disorder affecting the way the immune system views gluten proteins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In patients with Celiac disease, the body\u2019s immune response to the proteins creates toxic compounds that destroy the villi \u2013 the microscopic protrusions inside the small intestine that absorb nutrition from food. In a damaged and inflamed state, the villi can operate efficiently, and you don\u2019t get all of the necessary vitamins and minerals from your meals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Damage to the health of the villi results in malnutrition and digestive disease.
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