Since celiac disease prevents the intestine from absorbing nutrients, I’m wondering if I need vitamin shots. My son, age 12, and daughter, age 17, also have celiac disease. I’m concerned about their health and my son’s lack of growth. Our diet is gluten-free as well as corn, soy, dairy, and starch-free.
Answer: Celiac disease is an inherited, autoimmune disorder that causes gastrointestinal symptoms when the diet contains gluten, the protein in wheat that makes dough elastic. Gluten is also found in rye, barley, and possibly, oats. The body’s reaction to gluten damages the tiny protrusions in the small intestines called villi, which are essential to the proper absorption of nutrients from food….