The symptoms that can be confused with other diseases

Celiac disease is a disease that affects genetically predisposed individuals. In these individuals, the gluten present in certain flours triggers an altered immune response that damages the mucosa of the small intestine, causing nutrient malabsorption. As Dr. Marta Tejedor, head of the Digestive System Service at the Infanta Elena University Hospital in Madrid and a member of the FEAD, explains: "It affects 1 in 100 people in our country and, ap…

Celiac disease is a disease that affects people genetically predisposed. In them, gluten present in certain flours triggers an altered immune reaction that damages the mucosa of the small intestine, causing malabsorption of nutrients.