Most of us are well aware of coeliac disease, and the fact that it is related to gluten intake. The most common and perhaps well known symptoms include bloating, diarrhoea, stomach pain and tiredness.

Coeliac disease is not a food allergy or intolerance. It’s an autoimmune disease that makes the body attack the small intestine if gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley) reaches the gut.

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Last month, Rebecca Adlington - the BBC Sports presenter and two-time Olympic gold medallist - revealed she had been been diagnosed with coeliac disease, but what exactly is it? Coeliac disease is ...