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By Scott Adams

July 26, 1996
By Scott Adams • July 26, 1996

How Common is Celiac Disease

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Dr. Alexander: In reviewing the syllabus for the Baltimore conference, there are some points that I wonder about. The syllabus suggests the frequency of celiac disease (celiac disease) may be 1 in 250 people. Perhaps it is in Ireland and certain other locations where there is a homogenous population this may be true. But could it really be 1 in 250 people in Italy, which is practically synonymous with pasta? You would expect there to be an epidemic of complications. Perhaps the definition of celiac disease used in these studies is less stringent than it is here. If the studies are based on symptoms or positive blood tests, they could be including a lot of false positives in their statistics. Or perhaps the studies are based on relatives of celiacs, in which case you would pick up a higher percentage of celiacs than you would from the general population.
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Scott Adams was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994, and, due to the nearly total lack of information available at that time, was forced to become an expert on the disease in order to recover. In 1995 he launched the site that later became Celiac.com to help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives. He is co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of the (formerly paper) newsletter Journal of Gluten Sensitivity. In 1998 he founded The Gluten-Free Mall which he sold in 2014. Celiac.com does not sell any products, and is 100% advertiser supported.
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