Alvin

Hi, Well I suppose they can't ignore someone with special dietary requirements in the military, they do make consessions for Muslims and vegetarians (but no gluten is another thing, of course). Labelling laws are pretty strict in Singapore. (Laws in general are very strict over here). And you're right about the mixing of people in Asia, my ancestors...

Thanks buffettbride, I did do an endoscope, but except for some minor gastristis, there seems to be nothing majorly wrong (at least what the doctor says), but they didn't take any biopsy. Any chance that mild intestinal damage gets past that? I suppose I could try getting off gluten for a while, but isn't it terrible when everything you eat has gluten...

Hi Fiddle, Thanks for your reply. I guess it's strange to say this but, I think it's even harder to avoid gluten in Singapore, I eat mainly rice, but also bread and wheat-based Chinese noodles from time to time. And I'm sure you already know, they use wheat flour in something as innocuous as soy sauce (which is used pretty liberally in Chinese cooking...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum. I'm 22, male and of Chinese descent, and I come from Singapore. I've been feeling unwell for a while now, did a lot of research, and chanced upon celiac disease and this forum, so I actually suspect I might have celiac. However, my medical student friend tells me that Chinese hardly get the disease, is that true? Compared...