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Celiac Disease Related Conditions & Diseases

Celiac disease affects every system in the body, so many conditions can be related to the autoimmune disease.

Conditions related to celiac disease include:

This section is intended to give you a basic introduction to some of the conditions known to be related to celiac disease.

For a more in-depth understanding of these and other related conditions, Beyond Celiac encourages you to read Real Life with Celiac Disease: Troubleshooting and Thriving Gluten Free by Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN and Daniel Leffler, MD, MS.

Think you may have celiac disease?

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Celiac Disease Related Conditions & Diseases

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