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Sarcoidosis and Celiac Disease
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Scott Adams
In 1994 I was diagnosed with celiac disease, which led me to create Celiac.com in 1995. I created this site for a single purpose: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed and living happy, healthy gluten-free lives. Celiac.com was the first site on the Internet dedicated solely to celiac disease, and since then it has become an invaluable resource to people worldwide who seek information about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.

In 1998 I created The Gluten-Free Mall, Your Special Diet Superstore! which was also another Internet first—it was the first gluten-free food site to offer a shopping cart-style interface, and the ability for people to order gluten-free products manufactured by many different companies at a single Web site. 
By Scott Adams
Published on 07/26/1996
 
Sarcoidosis is the disease; and sarcoid of the lungs is a location affected by the disease.
Sarcoidosis and Celiac Disease

Sarcoidosis is the disease; and sarcoid of the lungs is a location affected by the disease. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health: Sarcoidosis is a disease due to inflammation. It can appear in almost any body organ, but most often starts in the lungs or lymph nodes. As sarcoidosis progresses small lumps, or granulomas appear in the affected tissues. Symptoms are usually general. Weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, fever, or just an overall feeling of ill health. In some cases it shows up with the appearance of skin rashes. red bumps on the face, arms, shins, ect., and sometimes inflammation of the eyes.

Further: Sarcoidosis was once considered a rare disease. It is now known to be a common chronic illness that appears all over the world. It is the most common of the fibrotic lung disorders, and occurs often enough in the United States for Congress to have declared a national Sarcoidosis Awareness Day in 1990. Sarcoidosis is currently (1993) thought to be associated with an abnormal immune response. Whether a foreign substance; a chemical, drug, virus, or some other substance is the trigger and how the immune disturbance is caused are not known. No one can predict how sarcoidosis will progress. In general, sarcoidosis appears briefly and heals naturally. However, 20 to 30% of sarcoidosis patients are left with some permanent lung damage. In 10 to 15% of the patients, sarcoidosis can become severe and chronic. When either the granulomas or fibrosis seriously affect the function of a vital organ; the lungs, heart, nervous system, liver, or kidneys, for example, sarcoidosis can be fatal.

From Ron Hoggan hogganr@cadvision.com:

Sarcoidosis has repeatedly been associated with celiac disease. Some researchers seem to view it as a condition which results from untreated celiac disease, while others see it as coincident with celiac disease. Here are a couple of references you might want to look at:

  • Douglas, et. al. Sarcoidosis and Celiac Disease: An Association? Lancet, 1984; July 7:13-15
  • Karlish Celiac Disease and Diffuse Lung Disease Lancet, 1971; May 22: 1077

A Medline search might reveal more information to you, and I would suggest that you satisfy yourself of the connection. In #1, it says, in part: These cases suggest there may be an association between celiac disease and sarcoidosis, but formal studies of small bowel function in sarcoidosis are needed to confirm this. It is important to recognize that these two conditions can occur together and that unexplained weight loss in a patient with sarcoidosis may be caused by celiac disease. You might consider suggesting that your friend get a full panel of blood tests for celiac disease, as it is usually a very treatable condition. And I have been pleasantly surprised by the resolution of other, apparently unrelated health problems, that have cleared up on the diet since I was diagnosed. I hope she is similarly surprised.

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