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I was shocked to find that I was a Celiac as I never had any noticeable GI symptoms. Was diagnosed at age 39 during testing for unexplained anemia due to Vit B12 deficiency in April 2010.
Been gluten free since then, although I wouldn't know if I get accidentally glutenated because of being asymptomatic.
Always been a "bread" guy since childhood, it was a staple food in my diet. Now replacing wheat flour chapatis with Corn floor chapatis and replacing wheat with rice in general. luckily Indian food has amazing variety in gluten free foods, so it's not been very frustrating till now.
Have hypothyroid as well since age 22.
location: Dubai, UAE.
Ethnicity: India
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ARCHIVED Scientific American Article Explaining Link Between Celiac And Autoimmune Disorders
schandel posted a topic in Publications & Publicity
Following is an pdf article from Scientific America which is one of the most informative articles I have ever read regarding link between Celiac Disease and Autoimmune Disorders.. Open Original Shared Link Regards Sanjay -
ARCHIVED Diagnosed Celiac Without Any Gi Symptoms
schandel replied to schandel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Thanks Gemini for your valuable input . Yes, I can already feel that I am at the right place and that there are hundreds of people around the world who are here, willing to help out others with Celiac and Gluten related issues. Coming to think of it, I guess I've had some small vague non gut related symptoms such as brain fog, excessive sleepiness ... -
ARCHIVED Diagnosed Celiac Without Any Gi Symptoms
schandel replied to schandel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I guess It depends on whether the thyroid gland was attacked and fully/partially destroyed by the autoimmune disorder or is it still intact and just inactive. I was on 150mcg at the time of diagnosis of Celiac and my TSH was 0.13 which is borderline hyperthyroid. I was told to reduce the intake to 125mcg of thyroxin and I still have to test it again.... -
ARCHIVED Diagnosed Celiac Without Any Gi Symptoms
schandel replied to schandel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi Raven, It seems you have gone through a lot, mostly due to misdiagnosis. Even if they couldn't relate the Ataxia to celiac, the DH was the telltale sign. At least the DH should have been diagnosed right at the beginning. You must've been real mad at them for not doing enough early on. I was diagnosed with Vitiligo at age 23 and was told it is not curable... -
ARCHIVED Diagnosed Celiac Without Any Gi Symptoms
schandel replied to schandel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Many thanks Raven for your detailed reply. I've been reading posts here at the forum and I totally understand what you mean. There are still some questions such as.. 1. How do I know for how long I have been a Celiac? How did you come to know that you were a Celiac since childhood? Is there any test to find out? 2. You say my other autoimmune problems... -
ARCHIVED Diagnosed Celiac Without Any Gi Symptoms
schandel replied to schandel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I was put to sleep via General Anesthesia. No pain whatsoever. Didn't even notice any throat discomfort afterward. -
ARCHIVED Diagnosed Celiac Without Any Gi Symptoms
schandel posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi, This is my first post here. I am 40 yr old Indian male and was hospitalized in march due to unexplained Anemia. They ran all kind of tests on me and finally found me B12 deficient. To check the reason for B12 deficiency, they also ran a Celiac test which surprisingly came positive despite I showing no classic symptoms of a Celiac. I was diagnosed...