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Digestive & GastrointestinalModerate
Celiac Disease
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon but likely underdiagnosed — increasingly recognised in India, particularly in wheat-consuming northern regions
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by an abnormal immune response to gluten in genetically predisposed individuals
- 2in which the immune system attacks the small intestine's lining upon exposure to gluten-containing foods. Specific genetic markers are strongly associated with the condition
- 3and having a first-degree relative with celiac disease significantly increases risk. The exact trigger for the disease to become active in a genetically susceptible person
- 4sometimes occurring after an infection
- 5surgery
- 6or significant stress
- 7is not fully understood.
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