What causes celiac disease?

Answer 1

The actual "cause" of Allergies is one of those mysterious subjects. People can have allergies to all kinds of things and there doesn't seem to be any particular reason other than a common familial tendency toward allergies. Family members don't often share the same allergies, but they share a TENDENCY toward allergies. The mother might be allergic to nuts and the daughter might be allergic to eggs. Allergy to gluten is usually specific to the type of grain, often wheat gluten. You might be able to tolerate other grains, like rye, oat or rice. Often these types of food alergies can subside after several years. Good luck.

Note: People often speak of a "gluten allergy" when they mean either a wheat allergy or celiac disease, which is not an allergy - it is an autoimmune reaction to a family of grains including wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, and triticale.
People who suffer from gluten allergies have to stay away from wheat products to avoid allergiv reactions ranging from Asthma lile symptoms to anaphylaxis.

Answer 2

Celiac disease is a genetically inherited disorder, where certain immune system molecules attach to part of a specific kind of protein (gluten) in certain plants (wheat, barley, rye, kamut, spelt, and triticale) called a peptide and the resulting molecule triggers an immune response that attacks the intestine itself.

Ingesting the proteins found in those grains or almost any product made with them triggers the response, which can lead to a variety of symptoms, initially digestive distress but eventually severe damage to the intestine, osteoporosis, infections and cancer of the intestine.

Answer 3

Intestinal villi can be damaged by bacterial or parasitical infections.

Answer 4

Most of the causes of coeliac disease are related to extreme reaction to gluten. This is where the immune system in the small intestines reacts to gluten.