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Why does gluten ruin your digestive process?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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If you have Celiac disease or gluten intolerance, a chemical in the gluten found in certain grains triggers an autoimmune response that literally attacks your intestines, and can lead to symptoms including poor absorption of nutrients, internal bleeding, and cancer.

The grains in question are wheat, barley, rye, kamut, spelt, and triticale.

Approximately 1.3% of the population has one of these two conditions, and they can be very hard to diagnose because the symptoms vary widely.

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