1.0ASSSA Englishhttps://www.asssa.es/ensoportehttps://www.asssa.es/en/author/soporte/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="j8xq4EzPsq"><a href="https://www.asssa.es/en/coeliac-symptoms-and-treatment/">COELIAC. Symptoms and treatment.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.asssa.es/en/coeliac-symptoms-and-treatment/embed/#?secret=j8xq4EzPsq" width="600" height="338" title="“COELIAC. Symptoms and treatment.” — ASSSA English" data-secret="j8xq4EzPsq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.asssa.es/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.asssa.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/00017_1-3.jpg600298Coeliac disease (CD) is an enteropathy, i.e. a condition that predominantly affects the intestine, which occurs in genetically susceptible individuals. It is an autoimmune process consisting of the abnormal activation of the body’s own defences in the mucosal lining of the small bowel triggered by gluten. In its most severe forms it causes intestinal atrophy, which results in disturbances in intestinal absorption of nutrients from food.