Gerd Celiac Disease
Could chronic acid reflux be caused by gluten intolerance? One reader writes to The People’s Pharmacy to say that a diagnosis of celiac disease finally cured her friend's constant heartburn. Pharmacologists Joe and Teresa Graedon respond to the reader with information on how and why intolerance to the gluten protein found in wheat, barley and rye could cause an overproduction of acid. And they suggest that the disease is much more common than many people know.
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