Since we already talked about the typical symptoms of the disease, so today we are going to focus on the atypical symptoms of celiac disease.
In this article here, I talk about main symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and other important details to know about celiac disease.
Here in this article I'm going to focus on atypical symptoms that nobody imagines have to do with celiac disease. These symptoms make diagnosing the disease difficult., causing great discomfort to the patient that can last for years.
Celiac patients may present several of these symptoms or only have one of them., leaving the doctor often not knowing where to look for the cause, as many of these symptoms could occur in a number of different health conditions.
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- Iron deficiency anemia refractory to oral iron replacement, folate and vitamin b12 deficiency anemia
- Osteoporosis
- Tooth enamel hypoplasia
- Dermatite herpetiforme
- Arthralgias or arthritis
- Intestinal constipation refractory to treatment
- Pubertal delay
- Menstrual cycle irregularity
- Sterility
- Repeat miscarriages
- Ataxia
- Epilepsy (isolated or associated with cerebral calcification)
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Myopathy
- Psychiatric manifestations (depression, autism, schizophrenia)
- Recurrent aphthous ulcer
- Elevation of liver enzymes without apparent cause
- Weakness
- Weight loss without apparent cause
- Edema that appears abruptly after infection or surgery
- Non-ulcer dyspepsia
Other atypical symptoms of celiac disease
In addition to these symptoms, There are some secondary conditions that may arise as a result of celiac disease, other than typical or atypical symptoms such as lactose intolerance or any food allergy.
I thought it was important to talk about the atypical symptoms of celiac disease as I myself only had them for many years.. It took me a while 7 years to get the diagnosis, because the doctor was unable to relate such random symptoms to the disease and because of this, there were years of suffering! And I know that most celiacs have gone through this too.
Here in this video I tell you how my diagnosis was and what my symptoms were.
There is a statistic that says that 1% of the Brazilian population carries celiac disease, but not everyone has been diagnosed yet. The reason for the lack of diagnosis can be both the presence of these atypical symptoms and the patient's negligence in seeking help..
If you have any of these symptoms at random and never found out the cause, Maybe it's worth investigating whether it could be related to gluten consumption.