Celiac Disease

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM


This autoimmune disease damages the small intestine, creating a severe inflammatory response to gluten.

3 MILLION: Number of Americans who have celiac disease.

100,000: Number of Americans who know they have it.

9: Average number of years it takes to diagnose.

Sources: celiac.nih.gov, celiaccentral.org.

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