Eli5: what is so bad about gluten and why is everyone gluten intolerant nowadays?

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Gluten has always been a huge part of diet so how come people are now intolerant? Is it just a trend? Were people always intolerant but there was no other option? Or has gluten changed though breeding?

Is it possible that people have made themselves more intolerant by excluding gluten from their diet thus losing the ability to digest it?

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I’d bet over 90% of the people going gluten-free don’t actually have a medical issue with gluten. It’s just become a popular thing. However, I find that cool since it means the stores are now full of gluten-free products, which really benefits those who do have medical issues with gluten. Twenty years ago there was nothing for them except to just avoid anything with gluten in it, which severely restricted their choices.

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