Celiac.com 03/05/2019 - Doctors commonly suggest celiac screening for anyone with a family history of celiac disease, or of disorders such as thyroid disease, anemia of unknown cause, type I diabetes or other immune disorders or Downs syndrome. Otherwise, patients are generally screened on a case by case basis according to individual symptoms.
Blood Testing - Antibodies Point to Celiac Disease
Screening for celiac disease usually begins with a blood test.
People with celiac disease have abnormally high levels of associated antibodies, including one or more of the following: anti-gliadin, anti-endomysium and anti-tissue transglutaminase, and damage to the villi (shortening and villous flattening) in the lamina propria and crypt regions of their intestines when they ...

Celiac.com 04/05/2019 (Originally published on 10/19/2009) - Gluten intolerance caused by celiac disease, or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, may affect virtually any part of the body. A culprit in multiple health disorders, gluten intolerance is a major driver of health care delivery and associated costs.  While this may seem to be an outrageous claim, a review of the many ways in which gluten intolerance can adversely affect the body will illustrate this point. So, let’s work our way down from head to toe.
Celiac Disease Can Cause Hair Loss
Normal, healthy hair is usually glossy and thick.  An autoimmune disorder known as alopecia areata results in abnormal loss of hair, either in patches, or totally, and is one of many autoimmune disorders associated with celiac disease. Malab...

Celiac.com 03/29/2019 - What are we looking for when we ask for testing for celiac disease? The primary objective is usually to discover whether a given set of troubling symptoms are the result of eating gluten. With asymtomatic family members, the objective is likely to avoid developing the many health problems that are in the offing for those with untreated celiac disease. But maybe there is another reason to test for celiac disease. Perhaps some people could achieve optimum health— a better and longer life—through eliminating gluten from their diets. Two relatively new developments in the field of celiac disease research may open the path to testing aimed at optimal health. These discoveries may offer a better understanding of the dynamics of celiac disease and others who are genetically sus...

Celiac.com 05/10/2019 (originally published 10/08/2010) - After giving birth to my first son in 2003, my OB/GYN tested me for diabetes due to a sore on my leg that would not heal.  The diabetes test came back negative but my thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level was extremely high.  Further testing revealed Grave’s disease.  After seeing an endocrinologist I underwent radioactive iodine ablation to “kill” my thyroid gland.  After ten months of unsuccessful thyroid replacement therapy, following radioactive iodine ablation due to Grave’s disease, I was diagnosed with celiac disease in April of 2005.  
Once I had begun Levoxyl, a thyroid replacement hormone, things got worse instead of better.  I had monthly blood work done to check my TSH levels in order to see if I was on the pr...