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Higher Incidence Of Cd In Women?

digerati

By digerati
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digerati Newbie
digerati
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I've been doing quite a bit of reading about celiac disease in the last month, and most everything i've read claims that celiac disease occurs more in women than in men. However, I've also noticed that there are quite a few men on this forum, many husbands/sons/fathers that have been mentioned as having celiac disease, as well as my own family where 4 of us out of the 6 known sufferers are male. Could it be that there are more women who are diagnosed just because they generally don't have the "docphobia" that men seem to have?

Anyone have any thoughts?

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Evonneda Newbie
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I thought men were more inclined to visit the Doc quicker and more often than women ! :D:P

I've been doing quite a bit of reading about celiac disease in the last month, and most everything i've read claims that celiac disease occurs more in women than in men. However, I've also noticed that there are quite a few men on this forum, many husbands/sons/fathers that have been mentioned as having celiac disease, as well as my own family where 4 of us out of the 6 known sufferers are male. Could it be that there are more women who are diagnosed just because they generally don't have the "docphobia" that men seem to have?

Anyone have any thoughts?

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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More women tend to have the autoimmune disorders. Celiac is more in women then men but anyone can have it and it could be that more men would be diagnosed if they would go to the doctors and get tested. My dad goes to the doctor sometimes but my mom can't let him go alone because he will say he is fine blah blah blah and be on his way. Women tend to be more thorough and press the doctor for testing and answers. However, there are exceptions.

digerati Newbie
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I thought men were more inclined to visit the Doc quicker and more often than women !  :D  :P

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While we DO tend to be huge babies when it comes to being sick, it's more of a "i'm pathetic, take care of me?" kind of a thing to get attention from our mates rather than a "lemme rush to the doc and get a test!".

:rolleyes:

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