The rate your heart is pumping when you have been sitting quietly for a while or when you are sleeping is your resting heart rate. This rate indicates your cardiovascular fitness level. The normal resting heart rate is 15 to 20 beats per minute slower than your âusualâ heart rate.
Celiac Disease (Gluten Intolerance). The inability to digest and absorb proteins called gluten found in wheat, rye, and barley. Celiac disease causes damage to the lining of the small intestine and prevents absorption of nutrients.Also called celiac sprue, gluten intolerance, and nontropical sprue.PubMed Health Glossary.eliac Disease (Gluten Intolerance). The inability to digest and absorb proteins called gluten found in wheat, rye, and barley. Celiac disease causes damage to the lining of the small intestine and prevents absorption of nutrients. Also called celiac sprue, gluten intolerance, and nontropical sprue. PubMed Health Glossary.
Gluten is a protein found naturally in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten intolerance is an adverse reaction to gluten. Symptoms of gluten intolerance may be varied and come on slowly over a period of time, thus making it hard to pinpoint, like many food intolerances.hat may surprise you is that many people with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease also experience other non-gastrointestinal symptoms that seem unrelated, such as. 1  Anemia. 2  Weight Loss or Weight Gain. 3  Canker sores. 4  Aching joints. 5  Depression. 6  Fatigue. 7  Itchy skin. 8  Rash or hives. 9  Headaches.