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Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated disorder that develops in genetically-predisposed individuals, which is triggered by eating gluten that is present in wheat, barley, and rye (
1,
2). Gluten causes an immunological reaction in the small intestine, which damages the villi and leads to malabsorption (including diarrhea, steatorrhea, iron-deficiency anemia and weight loss or growth failure) and other health complications including chronic fatigue, headache and abdominal pain (
1,
2).
CD