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PLEASE NOTE that not all people with celiac disease experience -- at least initially -- gastrointestinal pain. Lack of pain is not a conclusive negative indica

PLEASE NOTE that not all people with celiac disease experience -- at least initially -- gastrointestinal pain. Lack of pain is not a conclusive negative indicator. I don't want to throw people into a panic, and I don't know the percentages, but I do recall reading that some cases of celiac disease can be relatively or completely pain free. No, that doesn't mean "everyone" has the disease. Just that, when considering whether to make a diagnosis, pain is not a conclusive factor. (IANAD, and this is to the best I recall from some fairly casual and brief reading.)

bane 14y ago
If you are one of the lucky less than 1% of the population you don't get celiac...you are born with it. If your parents have it your chances increases to between 5-10%. It features as primary symptoms significant abdominal pain and eventually an inability to absorb specific nutrients due to the disease destroying your small intestine. Secondary symptoms stem from those primary symptoms. These will be noticeable in most patients at around 6months to 2 years in age as gluten is introduced into their diet. DO NOT mistake gluten sensitivity or gluten intolerance for celiac disease. Do not mistake non-gluten related health problems for any of the above.
- moultano 14y ago
  >If you are one of the lucky less than 1% of the population you don't get celiac...you are born with it. This is false. My sister developed it in her 30s as a consequence of contracting giardia.
  - bane 14y ago
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22617359 a case study about this exact thing. There's actually a lot of literature on giardiasis and celiac as they're often confused initially. Biopsy usually sorts it out.