VOLUME 21, ISSUE 5 · MAY 2017 “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” ~ Albert Einstein NEW RESEARCH CONNECTS GUT MICROBIOTA & CELIAC DISEASE by Natasha Trenev Celiac Disease (CD), also referred About Celiac Disease sensitivities and the bacteria...
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VOLUME 21, ISSUE 5 · MAY 2017 “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” ~ Albert Einstein NEW RESEARCH CONNECTS GUT MICROBIOTA & CELIAC DISEASE by Natasha Trenev Celiac Disease (CD), also referred About Celiac Disease sensitivities and the bacteria liv- to as gluten intolerance, can mean a ing in the intestinal tract known as lifetime of avoiding grains containing Celiac Disease affects approximately the gut microbiota. Bacteria living gluten, wheat, rye and barely. Expo- one in 133 Americans, or around in the small intestine participate in sure to even the smallest amount of 2.18 million Americans. Symptoms the metabolism of gluten. Scientists gluten can trigger a damaging and can range from classic gastrointesti- know that people with gluten sen- sometimes painful gastrointestinal nal disturbances like diarrhea, reflux, sitivities tend to have a different set reaction in people who are sensitive abdominal pain and bloating, to more of bacteria living in their intestines to the s
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