Those with celiac disease, the most well - known gluten - sensitivity condition, suffer with inflammation and damage to the
lining of the small intestine resulting in diarrhea, malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies.28, 29 Gluten troubles have been linked to failure to
thrive in infants and delayed growth in older children.30 Research reveals that non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or immune reactions to gluten, may affect as many as 90 million Americans.28 Kenneth Fine, MD, director of the Intestinal
Health Institute in Dallas, Texas believes 60 - 70 percent of the population possesses the genes that make a person susceptible to developing gluten sensitivity.31