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Terminology and classification

I added a section on terminology and classification as it gets confusing at times. For this I used an older source however that’s only because there hasn’t been an updated source that would better represent this information. let me know if it needs any tweaks to the wording. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 06:49, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Far too many mentions of 'coeliac disease' ? (on whole page) --Iztwoz (talk) 22:50, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to copy edit the article, I was more concerned about sourcing right now. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 00:55, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks ID Iztwoz (talk) 09:39, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]