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by: HealthyKidTips    2:15 minutes

Michael Davis, MD, pediatrician, discusses celiac disease in children.

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Dr. Davis: Celiac Disease is an intestinal malabsorption syndrome caused by oversensitivity to wheat, barley, and rye. For unknown reasons the gluten protein in these food types activates the immune system in the small intestines causing inflammation an