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by renewedrebecca 610 days ago
Gluten can also trigger certain thyroid conditions, which can wreck havoc everywhere in the body, including the intestines.

IIRC, the problem is that gluten is similar to thyroid tissue, and for some people, the immune system will then attack the thyroid as well as causing trouble in the intestines where the gluten was found.