How does celiac disease affect and how often?

Answer 1

Well, in terms of how often, it only affects you if you actually ingest gluten. i would be careful because you may get a bad reaction from just licking an envelope.

It affects different people in different ways. For me, i get a reallybad rash in many places and skin problems in general (zits, rashes, dry, oily, flaky etc), and i get really sick.

its pretty gross, but im..uh...on the toilet for a while, im bloated, loose dangerous amounts of weight, etc.

There is a HUGE range of things you may feel, but also HUGE amount of this that you don't feel and..basically make you deathy ill.

It also depends on your age. If your a child (like, 2-10) you'll get mostly annoying symptoms. if your a teen (11-20) its REALLY up in the air.

i am a teen, and i get minor annoying symptoms, but i know a teenaged girl who almost died from a reaction. When your an adult you will probably develop cancer and ongoing serious problems from ingesting too much gluten, so don't take your chances.

Of course all this is simply from experience, so you may react differently, and im no doctor. however, i actually wouldn't recomend going to a doctor because they will probably diagnose you with something completely wrong and get you on unessecary drugs. i have nothing agaiunst doctors, but they just don't know anything about gluten intolerances.

Hope this helps,

Girl with gluten problem ;)

Answer 2

Celiac Disease (CD) is a lifelong inherited autoimmune condition affecting children and adults. When people with CD eat foods that contain gluten, it creates an immune-mediated toxic reaction that causes damage to the small intestine and does not allow food to be properly absorbed.