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"Rachel" > wrote:

> I have the same condition as your stepfather, only it is more commonly
> referred to as Celiac Disease, or Celiac Sprue. It is an autoimmune
> disease that is life long, but is treated with a gluten-free diet.
> Gluten is actually found not only in wheat, but also barley, rye, and
> oats. Damage to the small intestent is caused when gluten is digested,
> but the body repairs this damage naturally if gluten is avoided.


My understanding of the issue with oats is not their own gluten content,
but cross-contamination with wheat crops.

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