I was recently diagnosed with Celiac disease, which means I have a sensitivity to gluten (wheat, flour, etc.).

Anyone else have this or familiar with it?

my mum has this..it really limits what you can eat..you dont realise how much stuff ahs wheat /gluten in

never heard of it

How do you know if you have this?

well with mum if she eats wheat/gliten she goes very light headed, feels sick and gets stomach cramps and diarrhoea

It's possible to get a blood test, although the blood tests are not so accurate. Many people of European descent have the disorder, although few are aware of it.

While some people report no symptoms at all, many have physical symptoms that range in seriousness and number.

* Abdominal cramping/bloating
* Feet (Reduced fat padding)
* Abdominal distention
* Flatus (Passing gas)
* Acidosis
* Gluten ataxia
* Appetite (Increased to the point of craving)
* Mouth sores or cracks in the corners
* Back pain (Such as a result of collapsed lumbar vertebrae)
* Muscle cramping (Especially in the hands and legs)
* Constipation
* night blindness
* Decreased ability to clot blood
* Skin (Very dry)
* Dehydration
* Stools (Loose? Hard? Small? Large? Foul smelling? Floating? Clay, Light tan or Gray-colored? Highly rancid? Frothy?)
* Diarrhea (See Stools)
* Tongue (Smooth or geographic - looks like different continents)
* Edema
* Tooth enamel defects
* Electrolyte depletion
* Weakness
* Energy loss
* Weight loss
* Fatigue

Wow alot of symptoms. I have not heard of it before but i hope you are not suffering bad with it

That list was all-inclusive. It does not necessarily mean that one person would have all of those symptoms.

My symptoms weren't near as bad as many people's.

I only had a couple of symptoms, but they would happen every time I ate pasta, which clued the doctor's office in to the problem.