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Celiac disease may seem like a modern affliction connected with food antigens introduced into the human diet in the past few decades, but it actually dates back to the 1st century A.D., when the Greek physician Aretaeus of Cappadocia took note of a condition that inhibited the retention of food and caused it to pass through the stomach undigested. He called this condition “koiliakos” (derived from “koelia,” the Greek word for abdomen), and patients with this illness were called celiacs.1
Over the years, there have been many breakthroughs regarding celiac disease. These include Dr. Samuel Gee’s publication of …read more
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