At What Age Were You Diagnosed?

[fisharefriendsnotfood]

I just wanted to make this poll because I fell like I'm one of the only ones who was diagnosed very young (2 years of age). Okay, Thanks!

-Jackie

[Lisa]

I just wanted to make this poll because I fell like I'm one of the only ones who was diagnosed very young (2 years of age). Okay, Thanks!

-Jackie

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Interested in seeing the results....good idea.

Lisa B.

[fisharefriendsnotfood]

Interested in seeing the results....good idea.

Lisa B.

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Thanks.

-Jackie

[Eliza13]

I just wanted to make this poll because I fell like I'm one of the only ones who was diagnosed very young (2 years of age). Okay, Thanks!

-Jackie

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Oh boy....are you ever lucky. I learned this year at 29, after many medical complications.

[KaitiUSA]

I was diagnosed at 16...I am now 18

[Carriefaith]

I was 22.

[ianm]

I was 36 and on the verge of losing everything. You are one of the lucky ones to have been diagnosed so young.

[ravenwoodglass]

I just wanted to make this poll because I fell like I'm one of the only ones who was diagnosed very young (2 years of age). Okay, Thanks!

-Jackie

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Your so lucky. I was 45 and had been sick for 15 years, although the depression. DH and nuerological effects started when I was about 7. They couldn't figure out why I had poison ivy all year round. Duhhh. I went through years of very painful shots for that. I was almost totally disabled for the last 5 years before I was diagnosed. And I am not unusual .

[2Boys4Me]

My son was 5 (and 3/4) when he was diagnosed. So far, he's the only one in the family with it.

[jerseyangel]

I was 49 (still am) and have had problems for 20 years. They got a lot worse 2 yrs. ago.

[Rachel--24]

34 and like Ian...on the verge of losing everything. Back on track now.

[jrom987]

I am 46 and have had symptoms for years and years. I am sure that everyone thought I was a hypochondriac, even my family and doctors! In a weird way, I am glad they found something and now I can "cure" myself. I have so much to learn about being gluten-free but I am off to a good start and this place is such a God send! Thank you!

[burdee]

I'm 58, was diagnosed 18 months ago, but had accepted most of my symptoms as 'normal for me' UNTIL I experienced increasing excruciating abdominal pain after hemorrhoid surgery. That surgery was necessitated by chronic constipation which was due to casein intolerance which I suspected 50 years ago.

BURDEE

[MySuicidalTurtle]

I was 17 when I was diagnosed.

[celiac3270]

Diagnosed at 13.

[psawyer]

I was 46 when given the diagnosis, but I had symptoms for years before that. I was an undiagnosed celiac for at least 5 years before that. Unexplained gastrointestinal problems since ange 15. Now I think I know what the cause was, but at the time the doctors had no clue.

[jmarie]

Diagnosed at 29 after 12 years of severe arthritis and anemia. At 17, they diagnosed me with "autoimmune disorder - unspecified", and they treated just symptoms for years. I assumed my stomach distress was psychosomatic/stress-related until it became so severe that I was vomiting after I ate anything. It would have been nice to be diagnosed earlier, but my gluten-free diet doesn't seem to be helping too much, either.

[sonjaf]

Diagnosed at 35, after having severe symptoms for 3 months. You are lucky you found out so young. I hate having to change my entire lifestyle at my age!

[happygirl]

Diagnosed at age 23, right after I was married! Very sick for 10 months before diagnosis. But, had mild GI problems during college.

[eherhold]

Diagnosed at 37. Prior to that had problems since age 20 or so. More severe the last 5 (after my daughter was born).

[Nicolette]

Diagnosed this year, aged 33, after twenty-five years of symptoms.

[Marjolein]

I am now 39. I was diagnosed when I was 2 and the doctor said I was cured when I was 9. Was not realy healthy my whole life. Got sick during the hollidays 3 months ago and was diagnosed with.............celiac. So I am learning to eat gluten-free again.

Marjolein

[FaithInScienceToo]

I was 47, when I self - diagnosed in January '05, and when I was officially diagnosed in Feb 05 -

I went through 2 decades of severe problems.

I am SO happy for those that got diagnosed earlier in life , and I am also SO happy that I finally found out what was 'wrong with me'...

Love, Gina

[TheLibertarian]

I was diagnosed just recently at 25. I was really fortunate because I work in the health care industry and had access to software and dictionaries and reference materials I could research my own symptoms on. If I had'nt, I would never have gotten help.

All-time worst doctor story:Right after getting sick, I noticed my abdomen seemed swollen and large compared to the rest of me. I knew I had been too sick to excercize but I knew this was'nt right. When I brought it up at the doctor's office, she advised me to "do leg lifts."

[elonwy]

Diagnosed at 27 after years of minor naggling health issues and one year of really bad health. Interestingly enough, my bad symptoms developed after I quit smoking ( diff thread). Seems like theres alot of us here in that age range.

Elonwy