I am 55 years old and have suffered from symptoms (as far as I can remember) since the age of 11. My diagnosis came just 7 years ago. Much damage had been done from malnutrition, and I am still battling the depression that has come from knowing that it did not have to be this way. I was very overweight, so I didn't fit the picture of a "typical" celiac. So, now I try to spread the word to anyone who is interested in learning about this very, very common disease that is still so very undiagnosed.