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Has anyone noticed when they were a kid that they had celiac disease or was it older in life? like did it just come out of know where like I was diagnosed via blood test. but I never noticed I was always fatigued but I thought that's what life was for me until swap of gluten free diet and then when near foreign substances my life was just upside down and horrible like what was the symptoms you experienced via nose, mouth and esophagus and gut? 


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I didn't get diagnosed until I was in my mid-20's, but had severe symptoms for a few years leading up to that point. After I got diagnosed and went gluten-free, some long-term  health issues seemed to also go away, and I had those issues long before my severe symptoms kicked in. For example chronic nasal congestion, strange rashes, blepharitis, and panic attacks. It took me years to realize that the symptoms I had when I was much younger were also related to either undiagnosed celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. I never identified the symptoms as being related, and never thought that going gluten-free would cause them to clear up, but that's what happened.

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On 2/2/2024 at 11:29 AM, Scott Adams said:

I didn't get diagnosed until I was in my mid-20's, but had severe symptoms for a few years leading up to that point. After I got diagnosed and went gluten-free, some long-term  health issues seemed to also go away, and I had those issues long before my severe symptoms kicked in. For example chronic nasal congestion, strange rashes, blepharitis, and panic attacks. It took me years to realize that the symptoms I had when I was much younger were also related to either undiagnosed celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. I never identified the symptoms as being related, and never thought that going gluten-free would cause them to clear up, but that's what happened.

ok true really . sorry to hear about that ! i was in my late 20s when i had black outs for no reason and just full on panic attacks would always black out and be like what the heck but like just body in shock but now I take fexofenadine and 2 puffs inhaler because it helps the panic attack and open airways and fexo relives symptoms its so good knowing this can save my life ? what symptoms did you notice growing up as like we grow up out growing wheat but then the body shows later on hey .

Scott Adams Grand Master

So you still have panic attacks after going gluten-free? How long ago were you diagnosed?

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