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How Long Have U Had Cd?

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wickedclown Newbie
wickedclown
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hey i was diagnosed with celiac disease april 1999 and i wanted to know how long you ppl have been diagnosed

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minibabe Contributor
minibabe
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I was diagnosed with celiac disease in December of 2004, but I was sick for about 3 years prior

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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Almost 14 months!

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
Posted

I was diagnosed in January of 2004 but I was sick 2 years prior to that. I have been gluten free about 16 months

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

I figured it out in 2003, but I don't have many symptoms and I don't think I had it as a child....

celiac3270 Collaborator
celiac3270
Posted

Diagnosed in Feb. 2004, so I've been gluten-free for about 14 months...... I've had celiac disease much longer.

flagbabyds Collaborator
flagbabyds
Posted

So I was diagnosed when I was 20 montsh old in 1992 so that would be 13 years+ :) Long time:)

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stargirl Apprentice
stargirl
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I'm with Kaiti at 16 months but I was sick on off through my childhood.

yllehs91 Apprentice
yllehs91
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Diagnosed 9/27/04 but had a few symptoms ever since i was about 3 or so...all the docs said I'd grow out of it....ha--sure ;)

ErraticBinxie Explorer
ErraticBinxie
Posted

I am almost 18, have been gluten-free since I was 9.

The funny thing is that I always think about the last gluten thing I ate intentionally when I think about how long I have been gluten-free. I was in fourth grade. I ate some animal crackers. Never again did I intentionally eat gluten. What a lame thing to end my gluten-filled life with huh?

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

I have always had Celiac Disease.

I was diagnosed 2 years ago, though.

VegasCeliacBuckeye Collaborator
VegasCeliacBuckeye
Posted

I know I'm not a teenager, but I was diagnosed in November of 1997, right in the middle of college.

teeta Newbie
teeta
Posted

Hello i am almost 17 and was diagnosed when i was 2 by my mother so that is about 15 years

DoctorDave Newbie
DoctorDave
Posted

Was diagnosed when I was 2 so about 21 years.....

stef-the-kicking-cuty Enthusiast
stef-the-kicking-cuty
Posted

OK, I'm not a teenager either. Does it count, when you look like one??? :P (hugs to all the baby-faces out there) I'm kind of self-diagnosed. My doc still doesn't really believe it. He's like: 'Ok, you're blood-levels were just slightly elevated and didn't show much and you had no biopsy. But, heck, if you feel better... just do what you want...and when you feel bad come back'. Other than the "Amstel light"-mistake I never felt bad again :P . So this "diagnosis" I got 07/21/04. But I suffered really severe for 7 years until anything came out. I also think, I had it all my life, but not as severe.

ianm Apprentice
ianm
Posted

I had symptoms that would come and go all of my life. In my mid-20's they started to become really severe. I didn't learn what was wrong until early 2004 at the age of 36 when I tried the Atkins diet. Dozens of doctors never once suggested a food intolerance. Since then my life has changed dramatically for the better. I am not the man I used to be at all and that is a GOOD thing.

kings-kid Newbie
kings-kid
Posted

I was diagnosed in 1999. I am also dairy intolerant, and have some problems with fruits as well

CrashLanden7 Newbie
CrashLanden7
Posted

This is my first post on the site, but I've been reading for a while. I live in Wyoming and feel like pretty much a loner up here. I am 20 years old and was diagnosed on my 14th birthday <_< , so... Gluten-Free for almost 7 years.

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dyingboy Newbie
dyingboy
Posted

hey guys i just got diagnosed for celiac today, it kinda sucks because my parents cooked a big meal and i couldnt have it. :blink:

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

I don't think it sucks. You will have to start cooking for yourself then.

My family would ahve their meals and I would make my own. I still make my own but now that my Mom and borther were diagnosed they eat glutenfree, too. I just prefer to cook my own food because I did before.

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
Posted
hey guys i just got diagnosed for celiac today, it kinda sucks because my parents cooked a big meal and i couldnt have it. :blink:

We don't have it that bad..we can still have alot of really good foods..you'll get used to it and realize it's not so bad.

explodingmonkey Newbie
explodingmonkey
Posted

sorry for having the rude account name before as "dyingboy" i found it a little offensive

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