Asked: "Would a person with non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity as serious a condition as celiac disease?"
Answered: "Good question. They are both serious diseases. Celiac sufferers get gut damage from gluten that can be seen by a microscope (called villus atrophy) and they are more likely to get mal-absorption of vitamins and minerals.
However, gluten-sensitive people can get severe symptoms anywhere, and get extremely sick from gluten - but they do not get the gut tissue damage. As yet there is no single test that is accurate enough to make a diagnosis on all gluten-sensitive people. Often relies on a trial of GF foods."
Both groups need the same treatment - zero gluten
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Author of The Gluten Syndrome
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