Simply Celiac?

[AmandaD]

Guys,

I'm curious. I know some of you - and you know I'm a biopsy diagnosed celiac (have been for almost 10 years). I go in regularly to get looked at by the doc and seem to be healthy.

Does every celiac get a zillion other autoimmune diseases? Or can someone just have celiac?

I know that it happens - others get Hashimoto's etc...but does anyone on here simply have celiac disease?

Thanks for understanding,

Amanda

[kareng]

Right now, I just have Celiac (cross my fingers, etc).

Pos blood & biopsy - 3 years

[AmandaD]

LOL. Cross my fingers too.

Right now, I just have Celiac (cross my fingers, etc).

[LFitts]

My daughter only has celiac - diagnosed by biopsy, antibody tests, and genetic test. That's enough and I hope that's her only problem! We are strong and healthy and want to stay that way!

[notkuroda]

my wife has Hashimoto's(hypothyroid), has had it all of her life, her GI doc said it was caused by Celiac, which she was only diagnosed with about 4 years ago

[nvsmom]

I have the zillion, or at least it feels that way. LOL

As far as I understand it, those with untreated celiac are more likely to get multiple immune problems because you are keeping your body in a constant state of inflammation while eating the gluten. Other AI disorders will wax and wane but if a celiac eats gluten, he's fanning the autoimmune "flames" as it were.

I have 3 or 4 AI diseases but I'm certain I've had celiac for over 30 years without realizing it; most of those other AI's cropped up when I was 20+ years into eating gluten AND after a nasty virus like EBV which can kick start an AI disease which may have otherwise stayed dormant... at least that's how I understand it, and I'm no expert.

[GottaSki]

IMO it is a very complex equation. Some factors include but are not limited to:

Length of time undiagnosed/misdiagnosed.

Level of immune response within one's body.

Level of inflammation throuout the body.