A gluten-free diet is not beneficial for people who do not have celiac disease, but a person can avoid gluten if they are convinced that they are sensitive to this protein. Gastroenterologist Jeffrey Katz of Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) explains it this way: Web site University.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten protein, found in wheat, rye and barley, is consumed. It affects one in 100 people, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation. They need to follow a gluten-free diet.
Katz noted that a gluten-free diet is not beneficial for people who do not have celiac disease. However, there is gluten sensitivity with less severe symptoms than celiac disease. Patients with this condition do not show any specific laboratory abnormalities or signs of intestinal damage. They generally do not need to avoid gluten as much as patients with celiac disease.
However, if a person has personal experience of feeling worse when eating gluten, they may follow a gluten-free diet. The doctor emphasized that giving up this protein will not harm your health.
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