Allergy
“reaction in which the body’s immune system overreacts to a
food and mistakenly produces antibodies to the food”
Intolerance
“adverse reaction to a food that does not involve the immune
system; symptoms are less severe”
Celiac Disease
“gluten reacts with the small intestine and activates the
immune system to attack the lining of the intestines”
Celiac Disease is not an allergy but it does involve the
immune system and attacks the intestine.
Gluten intolerance is someone who cannot consume gluten
without facing the symptoms similar to celiac disease. It does not damage the intestine and small
doses of gluten may be tolerable.
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