Anyone have Celiac Disease

[Mayfriday0529]

Celiac Disease: is a digestive disorder. It is characterised by damage or flattening to all or part of the villi lining the small intestine, causing scar tissue that cannot absorb nutrients. This damage is caused by exposure to gluten and related proteins found in wheat, rye, malt, barley and oats.

If so, how were you diagnose?

 

[leftyman]

Celtics havent been the same since Bird,Parrish,McHale and Ainge all played

 

[SagaLore]

We thought my wife had it, but then she came up negative. It turns out she had an H. Pylori stomach infection.

 

[Bumrush99]

One of my clients is going through a really rough time with it. His wife was recently diagnosed with it and has changed their entire diet.
It takes some adjustments but it can be overcome.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
We thought my wife had it, but then she came up negative. It turns out she had an H. Pylori stomach infection.

oh wow... writing that down..adding it to the list of possible things that i could have.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Bumrush99
One of my clients is going through a really rough time with it. His wife was recently diagnosed with it and has changed their entire diet.
It takes some adjustments but it can be overcome.

Don't just look for wheat or gluten. It can be tricky looking for ingredients. Anything that says "modified food starch" is most likely derived from wheat. You can find that in most processed foods, deli meats, yogurt, and some beverages.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Definitive diagnosis is done with a biopsy, there is a less accurate test done on blood samples.

Seems Celiac Sprue is significantly underdiagnosed in the general population.