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I have Celiac Disease
April 14, 2008I have Celiac Disease, though the diagnoses isn’t as cut-and-dry as I would have liked. I didn’t show classic signs of the disease in any of my test. My blood test didn’t have the antibodies seen in classic Celiac Disease, though not everyone with Celiac Disease has those antibodies. I don’t have the malabsorption seen in classic Celiac Disease, though not everyone with Celiac Disease has malabsorption. My Intestinal biopsy was negative, though my gastroenterologist said that could be because the disease hasn’t advanced to the point of visible damage. What the test did show is that I have inflammation in my Small Intestine and I have a bad Vitamin D deficiency. Couple that with the fact that I have all the symptoms of Celiac Disease, that I have Peripheral neuropathy with no known cause and I have Dermatitis Herpetiformis (a skin rash that is basically Celiac Disease of the skin), my doctor feels that I do have the disease. He has told me to go on a gluten-free diet and I am to take Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Zinc and Calcium daily.
I want to thank all of you who have shown concern in my health issues. Thank you for your kind words, for your best wishes and for your prayers! They mean more to me then I can ever convey in written form.
GOD Bless you all!
With Love, Jen
