A 45-year-old member asked:
how common is celiac disease (gluten sensitivity)?
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Dr. Scott Welker answered
26 years experience General Surgery
1 in 3,000: But still more people are allergic to wheat, which is a different problem with a similar treatment: avoid it! fyi the only other grains with they type of gluten to avoid in celiac sprue are rye and barley.
Answered on Aug 28, 2013
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
56 years experience Family Medicine
It is the same thing: Celiac disease is gluten sensitivity and it is same condition and treatment is gluten free diet.
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
48 years experience Pathology
Same: The two are the same for all practical purposes.
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