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1. Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune disease, which means you cannot ″get rid″ of it.
2. About 1 in 100 people worldwide have celiac disease.
3. On average, a person waits 6-10 years to be diagnosed with celiac disease.
4. People with a first-degree relative who has celiac disease have a 1 in 10 chance of developing celiac disease.
5. More children have celiac disease than Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and cystic fibrosis combined.
6. Approximately 49% of children with celiac disease suffer from anxiety, including separation and social anxiety, pessimism, and excessive worry.
7. Celiac disease can affect every organ in the body.
8. Adopting a gluten-free diet throughout life is the only treatment for celiac disease.
9. Starting a gluten-free diet before being diagnosed by a doctor can lead to misdiagnosis. To receive an accurate diagnosis, a person must eat foods containing gluten.
10. While a gluten-free diet is healthier for those suffering from celiac disease, there is no evidence to support it for those who do not have it.
11. About 20% of people with celiac disease do not respond to a gluten-free diet.
12. Without a correct diagnosis, celiac disease can lead to intestinal cancer, type 1 diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis, anemia, infertility, miscarriage, epilepsy, and more.
13. There are over 300 symptoms associated with celiac disease.
14. Celiacs suffer from headaches and migraines at a much higher rate than the general population.
15. Like many autoimmune diseases, celiac disease is more often diagnosed in women than in men.
16. About 37% of women with celiac disease also have symptoms of depression.
17. About 20% of people with celiac disease are asymptomatic, which means they have no external symptoms at all.
18. Celiac disease can develop at any age after people start eating gluten-containing foods or medicines.
19. Women with celiac disease are at risk of miscarriage or premature birth.
20. The more celiac disease is diagnosed at an advanced age, the greater the risk of developing another autoimmune disease.
21. People with celiac disease may have lactose and/or fructose intolerance.
22. Because celiac disease interferes with mineral absorption, patients may suffer from deficiencies of iron, fiber, zinc, calcium, folic acid, magnesium, riboflavin, vitamin D, vitamin B-12, copper, niacin, and vitamin B-6.
23. Lebensmittel mit der Bezeichnung ″glutenfrei″ dürfen nicht mehr als 20 ppm Gluten enthalten. Dies ist die sichere Schwelle für den Glutenverbrauch von Menschen mit Zöliakie.
24. Celiac disease is more prevalent in places where wheat consumption is high, such as Europe, America, and Australia.
25. Researchers have found that celiac disease is more common among people who were born by cesarean section.
If you want to find out more about celiac disease, visit Celiacs.net – Gluten Free Lifestyle and Celiac Disease Tips.
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