I found out in a pretty horrible way this year that I was a 'silent celiac' - symptomless gluten intolerance. I broke my leg whilst simply doing a hand-stand (s

I found out in a pretty horrible way this year that I was a 'silent celiac' - symptomless gluten intolerance. I broke my leg whilst simply doing a hand-stand (spiral fracture of femur)! All the doctors were confused at how it happened and in the end it was only because I pushed for a blood test that I found out I had Celiac disease and this had meant my body was not absorbing nutrients and so had been taking calcium and vitamin D from the bone stores, making them really weak. My family has generally been very healthy (grandparents living past 100) and I am convinced this is down to chemicals in bread or changes in the wheat itself via G.M. An recent study from University of Sheffield suggests that for every diagnosed celiac, 8 others go undiagnosed. I'd advise anyone out there to get a blood test, as this would have saved me a few broken arms and this horrible experience of a broken leg and now having a semi-titanium leg after surgery..!