Medical Disorders Commonly Related to Celiac Disease

The symptoms of celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome are very similar, leading to confusion between the two conditions. Which do you have?

Osteoporosis (fragile bones) is common in patients with celiac disease. The American Gastroenterological Association advises that (1) patients with celiac disease should be tested for osteoporosis and (2) young patients with osteoporosis should be tested for celiac disease.

Short stature can sometimes be the only symptom of celiac disease. Research shows that children with short stature should undergo tests for celiac disease.

Autoimmune reactions to gluten can also take the form of an extremely itchy, burning, stinging skin disease called dermatitis herpetiformis.

Celiac disease or gluten intolerance appears to cause ADHD symptoms in some children and adults. Could a gluten-free diet help you or your child manage your attention problems?

It's common for people with celiac disease to have signs of liver disease, including fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver conditions and even severe liver failure.

Celiac disease seems to confer a higher risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. Learn about the links between the two conditions.

Plenty of celiac disease patients report they also have Sjogren's syndrome, and vice versa. Learn the connections between the two conditions, and how adopting the gluten-free diet can improve your health.

It can sometimes be difficult to tell whether someone has an eating disorder or celiac disease, or both. Some signs of anorexia and bulimia arepresent in people with undiagnosed celiac disease.

People with celiac disease have higher rates of depression. Sometimes the gluten-free diet can help.

Because irritable bowel syndrome and celiac disease share so many similarities, researchers recommend that everyone with irritable bowel syndrome be tested for celiac disease as well.

If you have celiac disease and were vaccinated against hepatitis B, the vaccine might not be effective. Here's what you need to know.

Research has linked celiac disease, itself an autoimmune disease, with autoimmune thyroid disease.

Information for diabetics with celiac disease, from the American Diabetes Association.

Untreated celiac disease can cause malnutrition, even when you're eating a balanced diet, because your small intestine isn't able to absorb nutrients. A gluten free diet can reverse the damage.

Celiac disease patients have a higher risk of autoimmune thyroid disease, including Graves disease and Hashimoto's disease.

Celiac disease patients have a higher risk for the skin condition psoriasis, and psoriasis patients often have anti-gluten antibodies. Do celiac...

Most people with celiac disease test deficient for vitamin D. Here's what you need to know about celiac disease, how it affects your vitamin D level, and how to raise your vitamin D level if you find out you're deficient.

Eczema appears more frequently in people with celiac disease. Can treating your celiac with a gluten-free diet also help with eczema?

Do pelvic pain, endometriosis and dysmenorrhea occur more often in women with diagnosed or undiagnosed celiac disease? Learn what medical research has been done on pelvic pain, endometriosis and dysmenorrhea in celiac disease.

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Can celiac disease cause severe menstrual cramps? Learn the links between celiac disease and severe menstrual cramps.

People with celiac disease often complain they have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms. A gluten-free diet may alleviate these GERD or reflux symptoms if you have celiac disease.

GERD and Celiac Disease - Your Stories About GERD, Reflux Symptoms and Celiac Disease

After their celiac disease diagnosis, newly diagnosed celiac disease patients may want to discuss possible nutritional deficiencies, additional medical testing for osteoporosis and celiac gene testing for family members with their physicians.