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What is Celiac Disease?
Celiac disease (aka coeliac disease) is a genetic autoimmune disorder where ingesting gluten (a protein in wheat, barley, and rye) triggers an immune response that damages the small intestine's lining. This damage leads to inflammation and atrophy of the villi, tiny finger-like projections in the intestine responsible for nutrient absorption. As a result, individuals with celiac disease may experience symptoms like diarrhea, bloating, fatigue, and malnutrition. Over time, untreated celiac disease can lead to more severe health problems, including anemia, osteoporosis, weight loss, and increased risk of certain cancers. A strict gluten-free diet is the only effective treatment. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, not a wheat allergy. It's also different from non-celiac gluten sensitivity, gluten intolerance, or sensitivity to gluten.
My Long Journey to Celiac Disease Diagnosis
Like many people, I spent a lot of years, a lot of dollars, and endured many tests and misdiagnoses, before doctors finally discovered that I had celiac disease (also known as coeliac disease or celiac sprue), and needed to eliminate gluten and all gluten-containing ingredients from my diet. Gluten is a protein found in the three main gluten-containing grains: wheat, rye, and barley; and is often hidden in processed foods, and things like soy sauce and beer...[READ MORE about my long and winding road to a celiac disease diagnosis and recovery.]
Gluten-Free Diet
To treat my celiac disease I had to go on a gluten-free diet for life. That meant learning to read food labels to avoid gluten ingredients, and eating a diet of mostly naturally gluten-free foods like meats, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and packaged foods only if they are certified gluten-free or labeled gluten-free, for example gluten-free breads made using gluten-free grains.
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Recent Activity
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- glucel replied to glucel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease2
potato chip cross contamination
Good point, think I will have spend a bit more and buy boulder at whole foods. -
- RMJ replied to glucel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease2
potato chip cross contamination
I don’t know what sort of labeling TJs does for gluten free. In general, if a company labels some products gluten free, then has a product not labeled gluten free, I would be very cautious with that product. -
- trents replied to AmandaA's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
New and Frustrated
Welcome to the forum, @Tracey Thomas! Can you be more specific about the the blood test that was done for celiac disease? There isn't just one that can be run so it would be helpful to know which one or which ones were run to get an idea if others should have been run that weren't. Here is an article to help you understand what I'm talking about: In... -
- Tracey Thomas replied to AmandaA's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
New and Frustrated
Also I had low b12 but my blood test came back normal for celiac not sure if it was because I didn’t eat anything at that time. -
- Tracey Thomas replied to AmandaA's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms8
New and Frustrated
Hi, I’m recently new to the celeiac disease. I’m still going through testing. I’ve had major pain in stomach for years off and on like stabbing fold you over can’t move type pain. I assumed it was gas pains but had a lot of that too. Now after going back and forth to doctor for 2 years with same symptoms just new ones were added every time. Very fatigued muscle ...
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