Celiac disease
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What is celiac disease?
Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley.
Common symptoms reported by people with celiac disease
Treatments taken by people for celiac disease
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Compare treatments taken by people with celiac disease
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Got a question about living with celiac disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has celiac disease on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 512 say celiac disease is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 39 | |
| 30s | 93 | |
| 40s | 82 | |
| 50s | 103 | |
| 60s | 95 | |
| 70+ | 233 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 66 | |
| 20-29 years | 38 | |
| 30-39 years | 43 | |
| 40-49 years | 43 | |
| 50-59 years | 33 | |
| 60-69 years | 27 | |
| 70+ years | 21 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 207 | |
| Female | 1045 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 727 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 94 |