There are a lot of Web sites out there that have clinical definitions for those who are interested. These are by no means scientific, but explain what you need to know about going gluten-free.
Gluten is a mixture of proteins found in wheat, barley and rye. Oats are debatable, depending on who you ask. That means people who are gluten-intolerant can’t eat pizza, pasta, cake, bread, a sandwich, soy sauce, Chinese food…the list goes on and on. Even beer is a big no-no.
Celiac disease is a genetic disease. When a person with Celiac eats, say a slice of cake, his or her body reacts to that piece of red velvet like it’s a virus, kicking the immune system into action. The body starts producing antibodies to destroy the cake, but it ends up destroying the villa in the lining of the stomach. (Villa are tiny super-absorbent sponges in the stomach that absorb nutrients from food.) After a lot of cake and other wheat products, the villa get flattened and cause all sorts of stomach problems.
We’ve read a lot about the symptoms of Celiac. They range from stunted growth to autism to miscarriages, to the more common stomach disorders such as nausea, diarrhea and general upset stomach.
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