How Old Were You When You Were Diagnosed?

[SaraKat]

I got the positive blood test last week and I am having the endoscopy next week and I am flipping out about the intestinal damage I may have been doing all these years. I am 35 and have been eating gluten all these years. I love cereals, chips, etc. I am so nervous!

How old were you when you were diagnosed?

My main symptom is left sided rib cage pain and I've always have mild gas- I always thought it was when I ate junk food. I am hoping the left sided pain is from the celiac. I just want to get the final dx and start the diet to see if I feel better.

Thanks!

[Skylark]

Don't worry. It heals. I didn't figure out I was gluten intolerant/celiac until my late 30s. We just have to catch up on calcium with lots of weight-bearing exercise, supplements, and calcium-rich foods.

[mama3122006]

I got the positive blood test last week and I am having the endoscopy next week and I am flipping out about the intestinal damage I may have been doing all these years. I am 35 and have been eating gluten all these years. I love cereals, chips, etc. I am so nervous!

How old were you when you were diagnosed?

My main symptom is left sided rib cage pain and I've always have mild gas- I always thought it was when I ate junk food. I am hoping the left sided pain is from the celiac. I just want to get the final dx and start the diet to see if I feel better.

Thanks!

I was diagnosed at 21, but I had been having the same side rib cage pain you described since I was about 17. I was originally diagnosed with acid reflux disease, until they found an abnormality during my 2nd upper endoscopy and did a biopsy. They then sent me for blood testing to further confirm the diagnosis. The real kicker was that I was a vegetarian at the time, and I worked at Subway for years!

[SaraKat]

Thanks! Speaking of calcium, I found a blood test I had done in April 2010 (before my celiac positive blood test) and my calcium, B12, and D were all in the normal range. My iron and ferritin were low though. Do you know if that has any indication about the condition of the intestines? I must have been absorbing some nutrients for them to be normal. All my liver levels were normal also.

[Roda]

I was 35 when I was diagnosed and it will be two years this Sept.

[jerseyangel]

I was diagnosed 5 years ago at the age of 49.

I've had 2 endoscopys since, and no damage was found on either. I am highly sensitive to cross contamination, and have several other food intolerances and chemical sensitivities that showed up after going gluten-free.