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wolfhound309 Newbie
wolfhound309
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Does everyone who has been diagnosed w/ DH have celiac disease? I have been told different things about this topic. I have DH, but have no symptoms of celiac disease. Any information anyone has would be greatly appreciated. I have never met anyone else who has DH, so I am psyched to find this site. I have felt very isolated. Thanks.

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Does everyone who has been diagnosed w/ DH have celiac disease? I have been told different things about this topic. I have DH, but have no symptoms of celiac disease. Any information anyone has would be greatly appreciated. I have never met anyone else who has DH, so I am psyched to find this site. I have felt very isolated. Thanks.

Short answer......yes.

DH is absolutely a positive diagnosis of celiac. I do not have DH, so others can probably be more helpful.

Welcome........and keep reading......you're in the right place!

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According to most experts and the NIH, you have -- or certainly will have -- celiac. All I had for 20 years was DH, and I ended up EXTREMELY ill. You should go gluten-free if you haven't already.

richard

wolfhound309 Newbie
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Thanks for the info. I have been gluten free for about 5 years. I guess the main reason for my question is because when I did ever have a flair up due to my DH I had no other problems with my gut.

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According to most experts and the NIH, you have -- or certainly will have -- celiac. All I had for 20 years was DH, and I ended up EXTREMELY ill. You should go gluten-free if you haven't already.

richard

Me too.

Celiac also does not just attack the gut. Sometimes it can attack the brain, as with depressive or anxiety effects, brain fog or ataxia, it can attack the liver which is evident when we have elevated liver enzymes, it can inflame the body which can lead to fibro and arthritic problems and... well the list goes on. Some of us can become very ill from other impact long before gut stuff seems out of the ordinary.

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