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Coeliac Disease is commonly thought of as an allergy or intolerance to gluten. However, it is actually an autoimmune disease for which the life long treatment is a gluten free diet.<\/p>\n

Around 1% or 1 in 100 people in the UK population have coeliac disease but only 24% of these people have been diagnosed. Why? Well, it can be tricky to diagnose as the symptoms are varied and can be misdiagnosed as as a number of illnesses including irritable bowel syndrome. Some people have no symptoms at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coeliac Disease is commonly thought of as an allergy or intolerance to gluten. However, it is actually an autoimmune disease for which the life long treatment is a gluten free diet. Around 1% or 1 in 100 people in the UK population have coeliac disease but only 24% of these people have been diagnosed. Why? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUnderstanding Celiac Disease: An Overview | BFree Foods<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An informative overview of celiac disease, its symptoms, and management strategies. 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