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Gluten makes me ill so i stopped eating gluten 3 years ago. i just found i have one of the celiac genes. how important is an actual celiac diagnosis?
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Important: Because gluten intolerance can lead to malabsorption of many essential nutrients, minerals, and vitamins .Some cases of Celiac disease can progress to a form of lymphoma in the intestine. Regardless of the mechanism or diagnosis, if gluten makes you ill. it is essential that you avoid it.
Answered 7/26/2015
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