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  • Are you born a celiac or do you become one?

    The celiac disease has a complex pathology that is caused by a variety of hereditary and environmental factors.
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  • Can the celiac disease be cured?

    At this point, there is no known cure through which a celiac could once again eat foods containing gluten without damage to the intestinal mucous membrane. The only solution is a gluten free diet.
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  • Can the danger of the celiac disease be reduced by introducing foods that contain gluten into the diet of a child later?

    At this point, it cannot be proven that the later introduction of types of grain containing gluten into the diets of small children can prevent the coeliac condition. In the best case, the symptoms may be delayed, but they will just appear as soon as gluten is ingested with food.
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  • Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    DH, also known as ”Duhring’s Disease”, is a particular variant of the celiac disease that can also be cured by a strictly gluten free diet. It is recognized by the red pustules and blisters that appear on the elbow, knee, buttocks, neck, shoulders, and in the lower back are. The rash is similar to...
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