Wikipedia article of the day for April 15, 2026
The Wikipedia article of the day for April 15, 2026 is Coeliac disease . Coeliac disease is a chronic, autoimmune disease mainly affecting the small intestine, caused by an abnormal immune system response to gluten. The disease's classic form can affect any age group, causing symptoms of malabsorption. Non-classic coeliac disease is more common in adults, characterised by vague abdominal symptoms and complications in organs outside the gastrointestinal tract. To those with a genetic predisposition to the condition, eating gluten causes inflammation in the small intestine, damaging its lining and leading to malabsorption. Diagnosis is based on symptoms, blood tests, and biopsies of the small intestine. It is treated by implementing a gluten-free diet; symptoms can improve within days. Diagnoses have increased due to increased awareness and availability of blood testing, but it is still thought to be underdiagnosed. Most people develop the disease before the age of ten; it is sligh...
