People with Adult Celiac Disease are Shorter than their Peers

Diagnosed with celiac disease at 21 years old. I am a female 5'8â€. My mom is 5´ 6" dad is 5´9". Don´t seem to fit your theory. I never eat out because of cross contamination. Keep researching. Hoping for a cure.

Diagnosed with celiac disease at 21 years old. I am a female 5'8â€. My mom is 5´ 6" dad is 5´9". Don´t seem to fit your theory. I never eat out because of cross contamination. Keep researching. Hoping for a cure.

The article says that most, but by no means all, people with adult celiac disease are shorter than their peers. That means there will can still be tall people with adult celiac disease, just that they are the exception that proves the rule.

Diagnosed with celiac disease at 31 years old. I´m a 5´8" female. My mom is 5´5" dad with celiac disease was 6" and my sister who doesn´t have celiac disease is 5´5 1/2" and my niece with celiac disease is on target with her I don´t seem to fit the theory either.

That's too bad. I´m 6´3". Maybe without celiac I could've been tall enough to be a center in basketball.

Diagnosed at age 70. Had food problems at age 3, slow growth until age 14. Often anemic. now 5´4". Mother 5´6" Sister 5´8" Brothers over 6´ Father 5´9". Had Lyme Disease. Endometriosis. Osteoporosis. Chemical sensitivities and allergies. Unnecessary sinus operation. Lack of stamina. Was told "it was all in my head" when I went to physicians. Have BS Public Health, MA Molecular Genetics but was too tired to go on for PhD. Now 80. Took about 8 years on gluten-free diet to recover.

I am 47 years old, and 6ft. -8".... Whoever came up with that scientific theory is off the mark!!

I agree with the other commenters. I'm 5'10 and have celiac disease and vitamin B12 anemia. This doesn't really seem to fit their theory.

Diagnosed with celiac disease at 31 years old. I´m a 5´8" female. My mom is 5´5" dad with celiac disease was 6" and my sister who doesn´t have celiac disease is 5´5 1/2" and my niece with celiac disease is on target with her I don´t seem to fit the theory either.

Not picking on Alicia and Hannah specifically, but you have both misread the data here. First, it's not a theory, it is a simple data set from a large population with adult celiac disease. The data show that MOST people with adult celiac disease are shorter than their peers. It can be true that most people with celiac disease are shorter than their peers, AND true that a few rare individuals can also have adult celiac disease and be taller than their peers. BOTH things can be true. In fact, that's exactly what the data says: People with adult celiac disease who are taller than their peers are the exception, they are rare; most are shorter. The data says absolutely nothing about people without adult celiac disease, be they short or tall. I hope that helps.

Diagnosed at 52. I'm 5'1, my mother was 5'4 1/2" and father 5´8" Also was anemic and had osteopenia.

I'm 5'1" My mother was 5'4 1/2" and my father was 5'8". Also diagnosed at 52 years old and was anemic and had low bone density..

I am the only one who has been tested for celiac disease in my family. I am several inches shorter then all the women, but I am not short at 5'6".

I am the only one who has been tested for celiac disease in my family. I am several inches shorter then all the women, but I am not short at 5'6".

The best way to think of it is this: If you had a genetically identical twin without celiac disease, you would likely be a bit shorter, regardless of how tall you both were overall.