What is Celiac disease?

 


Celiacs /Coeliacs disease is known as an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the immune system attacking its own tissue. Each autoimmune disease is different in terms of which tissues are attacked. For Celiacs disease it is the villi in the small bowel. In Celiacs disease, the immune system reacts to gluten, thinking it is an invader….similar to how it reacts to a virus.

 

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