India, Dec. 11 -- Gluten-free eating may seem like just another wellness trend, but for many people it is a medical necessity - one that can mean the difference between health and serious harm. For individuals with this condition, even a crumb of gluten can trigger a dangerous autoimmune reaction, causing the body to attack its own intestines and leading to wide-ranging symptoms.

Dr Kunal Sood, an anaesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, is raising awareness about a gut condition in which eating gluten triggers an autoimmune response that causes the immune system to attack the body's own intestines - a condition known as coeliac disease. In an Instagram video posted on 11 December, the physician explains how, for som...