What does anyone do when they need an answer? They search the Internet and that is just what I did. Below are the biggest things I learned in the first 24 hours after the diagnosis:
Celiac Disease, is not an allergy but rather your body responding to gluten in a negative way. The response is that gluten takes the inner lining of your stomach and destroys it making it flat and unable to absorb nutrients, as shown in my low iron levels.
Celiac Disease affects between one and two million people in the United States.
It often takes ten to twenty years for a correct diagnosis of Celiac Disease.
Many people who suffer from Celiac Disease often suffer other conditions, a notable one being an allergy to dairy. I do not have an allergy to dairy but may possibly have Microscopic Colitis. (Like Celiac Disease, diagnosing Microscopic Colitis takes time.)
If you are on a gluten free diet and you accidentally eat gluten, it is called being glutened.
One crumb of gluten can have devastating effects on a person with Celiac Disease. It is not just an upset stomach but can take weeks to recover from.
Once you start a gluten free diet, it can takes months (up to three to six) before you will feel better.
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