Are the villi in the upper intestine damaged if you are a ceoliac

Question: Are the villi in the upper intestine damaged if you are a ceoliac
- Keywords:
  intestine,
  villi
Asked by 295ntrd45 to Chloe, Irene, Uday on 19 Nov 2015.
- Irene Regan answered on 19 Nov 2015:
  
  Great Q:)
  
  In coeliac disease, gluten damages villi, the finger-like projections in the small intestine responsible for absorbing nutrients from food. When the villi are damaged, the body can’t absorb nutrients the body needs to grow.