A 36-year-old member asked:
How is celiac disease gluten sensitivity inherited?
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Dr. Stevan Cordasanswered
Internal Medicine 57 years experience
Genetics celiac: This is a complex answer best answered by an expert. Go to http://www.Celiac.Com/articles/1046/1/understanding-the-genetics-of-gluten-sensitivity-by-dr-scot-lewey/page1.Html.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
How common is celiac disease (gluten sensitivity)?
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Dr. Scott Welkeranswered
General Surgery 27 years experience
1 in 3,000: But still more people are allergic to wheat, which is a different problem with a similar treatment: avoid it! fyi the only other grains with they type of gluten to avoid in celiac sprue are rye and barley.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
How can a doctor test for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity?
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Check for antibodies: By checking blood tests for autoantibodies associated.With celiac disease. Most will check for the endomysial antibody.
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Dr. Martin Fried commented
General Practice 36 years experience
To confirm the diagnosis a biopsy is made of the small intestines.
May 6, 2013
A 42-year-old member asked:
Whats the difference between having celiac disease and gluten sensitivity?
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Dr. Sanjay Jainanswered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
7: Gluten sensitivity is from celiac disease most commonly which is a genetic disease. One can have allergies to individual foods otherwise like wheats etc but not have celiac disease.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Can i tell me how i can find out if I have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
It is the same thing: Celiac disease is gluten sensitivity and it is same condition and treatment is gluten free diet.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
How does it take for a doctor to test for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 49 years experience
Depends on the test: And the lab doing the testing. There are a number of lab tests for diagnosing celiac disease. Many labs do not perform the tests in-house but send the specimens to a reference lab. Based on the results of initial testing, additional tests may be needed. Therefore it is not feasible to give an exact timeline, but all of the tests can be completed in a matter of days.
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