GLUTEN AND THE GUT
Dear HIW,
My friend can’t eat gluten and I’d like to understand it better. What’s the difference between gluten intolerance and coeliac disease?
Magda Baran
They share some symptoms, but differ in severity. Coeliac is an autoimmune disorder, which means the cells in the body’s immune system attack healthy tissue. Gluten intolerance is a sensitivity to gluten in the gut, but doesn’t impact a person’s overall health as significantly. Usually, those with a gluten intolerance just need to limit their gluten intake, while coeliac disease sufferers have to avoid it for life, as
