What Is the Cause of Coeliac Disease?
In Coeliac Disease the cells of the small bowel (intestine) are damaged. This causes the loss of the tiny, finger like projections, called villi, which line the inside of the normal bowel. The cells on normal villi are specialized so that they can break down and absorb nutrients in food. In Coeliac Disease these special cells are damaged and reduced in number. This leads to deficiencies in vitamins, iron, folic acid and calcium, because of the poor absorption of nutrients. Source:The Coeliac Society Of Australia.
