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.

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What do patients take to treat Celiac Disease and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Gluten Free Diet
(Burgen Gluten Free Bread, Burgen gluten free bread)
10

These charts show data from Celiac Disease patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Celiac Disease at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
85% Females
15% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 60
20-29 yrs 42
30-39 yrs 25
40-49 yrs 18
50-59 yrs 10
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 163
Not Officially Diagnosed 30

These charts show data from Celiac Disease patients who have completed their condition history