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At What Age Were You Diagnosed?

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At What Age Were You (or Your Loved one) Diagnosed?  

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fisharefriendsnotfood Apprentice
fisharefriendsnotfood
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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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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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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 Apprentice
fisharefriendsnotfood
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Interested in seeing the results....good idea.

Lisa B.

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Thanks.

-Jackie

Eliza13 Contributor
Eliza13
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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 Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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I was diagnosed at 16...I am now 18

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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I was 22.

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

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ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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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 :angry: .

2Boys4Me Enthusiast
2Boys4Me
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My son was 5 (and 3/4) when he was diagnosed. So far, he's the only one in the family with it.

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

Rachel--24 Collaborator
Rachel--24
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34 and like Ian...on the verge of losing everything. Back on track now.

jrom987 Apprentice
jrom987
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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 Enthusiast
burdee
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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 Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

I was 17 when I was diagnosed.

celiac3270 Collaborator
celiac3270
Posted

Diagnosed at 13.

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
Posted

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 Newbie
jmarie
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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 Rookie
sonjaf
Posted

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! :P

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
Posted

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

eherhold Newbie
eherhold
Posted

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

Nicolette Rookie
Nicolette
Posted

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

Marjolein Newbie
Marjolein
Posted

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 Contributor
FaithInScienceToo
Posted

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 Rookie
TheLibertarian
Posted

<_< 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 Enthusiast
elonwy
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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

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