How Many Family Members Have Celiac?

[shezatrip]

I would like to know how many in your family or extended family have Celiac?

[gary'sgirl]

I would like to know how many in your family or extended family have Celiac?

I just left a message in your other thread, but incase you don't see it:

All three of my children have Celiac. Both my parents and I along with one of my three sisters also have Celiac.

[ravenwoodglass]

All of them.

[India]

No-one in my immediate family seems to have coeliac disease but my dad found out recently that two relatives on his side of the family do have it. He was tested rather reluctantly, so I hope now he realises I wasn't just being over-dramatic!

[Roda]

My youngest son (6yrs) and I have celiac. I have two third cousins on my dad's side who are confirmed celiac. I am suspicious of my father, brother and my dad's brother.

[MelindaLee]

I am the only confirmed, however my son has been gluten-free for the last 2-3 years and won't go back. My sister is in the process of being tested but has noticed when she avoids gluten she feels better. I fear she will get a false negative because she has avoided so much for so long. I am certain my mother is probably as well, but she is in denial, though supportive of me.

[ElseB]

Just me. My sister has Crohn's Disease and refuses to get tested for Celiac. My parents were both tested after I was diagnosed but were negative. My dad likes to think that because he tested negative that it couldn't possibly have come from his side of the family. But the thing is, we know everyone on my mom's side and none of them have it. But my dad doesn't know any of his extended family so its possible one or some of them are celiac!

[Emilushka]

I'm the only one. My sister has been diagnosed IBS but doesn't think she has Celiac and doesn't want to get blood testing done while she's still eating gluten or go gluten-free. She's happy and quite healthy, so for now I'm not arguing.

[cassP]

OY- most of them will not get tested

i have 2 DQ8s- one from both mom and dad. i 100% believe my Dad has it- and he wont get tested ((((( he's had psoriasis for YEARS & anxiety. both his parents ended up with dementia- and i dont want my dad to

Mom's got Hashimoto's and is at least Gluten Sensitive.

Sister is gluten free, and brothers are wheat free.

my aunt's docs dx her with "Crohns" & "Colitis" but never tested her for Celiac- and i asked her to, but she doesnt get it. My cousin has wheat & dairy allergies & gets seizures from aspartame- her doc wants to test her for Celiac but i told her the tests will be innaccurate if she's not eating gluten.

my Dad's Aunt died from stomach cancer. and my mom's side of the fam has thyroid issues and early heart disease.

this is why im so upset with our medical system

[SaraKat]

Just me so far. My Dad was tested and negative and my mom and sister are going to get tested. They don't have any symptoms/other health issues though so unless it is silent celiac I am sure they are negative.

[cap6]

Just me. I believe my mom had it as she had all of the symptoms

diarrhea/constipation

bloating

tummy pain

fibromyalgia

diabetes

what we now believe was dermatitis herpetiformis

IBS

easy bruising

canker sores

restless leg

Untreated, her body failed when she was only 77. My sorrow is now that I wasn't diagnosed sooner that maybe it might have helped her.

[cassP]

Just me. I believe my mom had it as she had all of the symptoms

diarrhea/constipation

bloating

tummy pain

fibromyalgia

diabetes

what we now believe was dermatitis herpetiformis

IBS

easy bruising

canker sores

restless leg

Untreated, her body failed when she was only 77. My sorrow is now that I wasn't diagnosed sooner that maybe it might have helped her.

im sorry and share your frustration

[Googles]

I'm the only one who has been tested. Though I have told the others they should be. My brother and maternal uncle have crhones (sp). And there are other digestive problems in my father's family. I think my mom might have it. I can't force them to get tested as it is their own health.

[polarbearscooby]

Me and a 3rd cousin so far, I'm sure my Grandma has it, and my sister probably does...Who knows how many others...

[precious831]

My daughter and I have it, we seem to be both having issue with all grains so we're actually grain-free. My mother has GI symptoms too, possibly the same thing but she doesn't want to skip gluten/grains.

[rosetapper23]

My mother and her brother, my sister's daughter, and both of my kids have it. We also suspect that my brother's kids have it.

[tennisman]

Me and my Mum both have celiac disease in our family

[lovegrov]

My father and me.

[diane64]

Just me so far. My parents were tested and are negative, but my dad sure does have a lot of the symptoms. My sister was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but tested negative for celiac. My brothers have not been tested yet. My one brother told me that he has enough problems- like being tested makes you sick? My son was adopted, so he doesn't seem to have it- at least not from me!

[mushroom]

Both parents dead, but either one a likely suspect. Brother dead - think he had it. Oldest sister and I are non-tested and gluten free, middle sister "just gets on with it" but always asks if I have enough toilet paper when she comes to stay , oldest sister's daughter is diagnosed celiac.

[WW340]

Almost my entire family and extended family are gene + or double gene positive. Of those, 4 have been antibody positive, including myself and my son. Two other family members are having their biopsies this month. Two others were biopsy negative. We have only had one great nephew that was totally negative.

My Mother and her brother both died of intestinal lymphoma, so it is taken very seriously in my family. Those that are gene positive, but antibody and biopsy negative have still been advised to be gluten restricted anyway due to the family history.

[sa1937]

Both my daughter and I have it. I suspect my mother also had it but died undiagnosed at a ripe old age in 1997. My son is adopted so I guess he has his own set of genes to deal with.

[GlutenFreeManna]

I suspect my parents, brother and grandmother all have it but they refuse to be tested for it. My mother and grandmother both have thyroid disease. My grandmother had stomach problems and anemia for years and just recently survived surgery for intestial cancer. My brother was diagnosed with "IBS" years ago but he got rid of it for the most part by changing his diet to low carb/mostly organic. So he probably has celiac, but would not show up positive on the test because he mostly eat whole foods and very little bread/pasta. It does make it easier to eat at his place when I visit. My dad had stomach problems and IBS all throughout my childhood and he had his gallbladder taken out to try to fix it, gallbladder surgery seemed to help a little, but he still had some eating restrictions after getting the gallbladder out. I had my gallbladder out as well and also found it releived some problems but brought on new ones. I suspect (though I can't prove) that celaic killed my dad's gallbladder as well as mine.

[kitgordon]

My grandmother, my mother and both her brothers, one of Mom's sisters (the other probably has it as well, but doesn't believe it), and probably at least two, if not all 3 of my adult and nearly adult children who refuse to be tested.

[CarolinaKip]

I would like to know how many in your family or extended family have Celiac?

As of now, I'm the only one with Celiac. I have a sister with Lupus and Raynaud's. When I found out I had Raynaud's I thought I might have Lupus as well. When I got the DX of Celiac, she was tested, and it came back neg. She has stomach issues due to her Lupus as well. She wants me to be tested for Lupus. We have three other siblings which seem to have no signs of Celiac or Lupus, they don't want to go get tested either. My parents are both gone, however, we feel our mother had Lupus and or Celiac. My children do not want to be tested and show no signs, however, I do want them tested.