How is Celiac Diagnosed?

Again here is a helpful link that explains a little more in depth how Celiac Disease is diagnosed. My diagnosis started with physical examinations and led to blood tests and bone tests and eventually a biopsy. After my doctor looked at my small intestine he knew right away I had all the signs of Celiac disease and this is when my gluten free diet began. The small intestine has “villi” which are in charge of absorption. In a Celiac patient these “villi” are flattened. Mine were very flat. I recommend reading both the symptoms and diagnosis links, they can be very helpful to understanding the disease. I was so grateful that I was diagnosed with this because I was in so much pain physically and emotionally and from then on my lifestyle has been so much better.

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