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How Did I Miss That?

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skipper30 Enthusiast
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Ok..I am still new to this whole Celiac thing...but how did I miss the whole celiac is considered a deadly disease. I mean...I knew and know how important that it is to follow the gluten-free diet...but I guess that somewhere along the crazy road of just being happy we finally had a dx..that I missed that one. :o

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un-treated or undiagnosed celiac can kill, it's very rare that a person who is diagnosed and eating gluten free dies.

Think of it this way, when a celiac eats gluten they can't absorb the food they eat because of the damage to the intestines, basically no matter how much they eat they starve to death.

If you go gluten free and your intestines heal, you can live a normal life, and not starve to death.

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For a child to have it, in this day and age, can be very serious, perhaps deadly. The risk of contamination, between day care, school, and friends houses, is very high. Perhaps that is why it was considered to be a deadly disease by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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Thanks for the responses!! I think I just had a paniky mom moment!! :blink: Or a brain fart..and with 4 boys under 6 here....it happens so often!!! I am better now!!

Dallas :D

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