Learn more about Related Conditions ». Over a four-year period, people with undiagnosed celiac disease cost an average of $3,964 more than healthy individuals. (Source: Long et al, 2010) 5-22% of people with celiac disease have an immediate family member (first degree relative) who also has celiac disease.
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Celiac disease can lead to a number of other disorders including infertility, reduced bone density, neurological disorders, some cancers, and other autoimmune diseases. 5-22% of people with celiac disease have an immediate family member (first degree relative) who also has celiac disease.
https://www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-disease/facts-and-figures/
Both conditions have intestinal symptoms, such as bloating and pain, and symptoms outside the digestive tract, such as fatigue. A small percentage of people with irritable bowel syndrome have either celiac disease or NCGS as well, Seidner says. Celiac disease runs in families, while NCGS doesn’t appear to, he says.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20131212/celiac-disease-gluten-sensitive
Because celiac is a genetic condition — in other words, you need to have the right genes to develop it — the rate of celiac disease varies widely from country to country. In the United States, about one in every 133 people have celiac disease, which means approximately 2.4 million people have the condition. 1  However, more than 2 million of these haven't yet been diagnosed, so they don't know they have the condition and therefore need to follow the gluten-free diet.
https://www.verywell.com/how-common-is-celiac-disease-562738
About 1 in 100 people worldwide has celiac disease. The only treatment is a gluten-free diet. When someone with celiac disease eats even tiny amounts of gluten, their immune system attacks the the lining of the small intestine. This can lead to malnutrition.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20131212/celiac-disease-gluten-sensitive
Celiac Disease Statistics. Celiac.com 06/26/2007 - Celiac disease is one of the most common chronic health disorders in western countries. It is also one of the most under-diagnosed. Up until ten years ago, medical schools taught that celiac disease was relatively rare and only affected about 1 in 2,500 people.
https://www.celiac.com/articles/1164/1/Celiac-Disease-Statistics/Page1.html
On average, a diagnosis of celiac disease is not made until 6 to 10 years after symptoms begin. Some people have silent celiac disease, in which they have no symptoms of the disorder. However, people with silent celiac disease do have immune proteins in their blood (antibodies) that are common in celiac disease. They also have inflammatory damage to their small intestine that can be detected with a biopsy.
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/celiac-disease
But for most people, it’s not necessary. About 1 in 100 people — about 1 percent — have celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune disease that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten is ingested. About .4 percent of people have a doctor-diagnosed wheat allergy, according to a 2006 study.
https://celiac.org/blog/2014/02/9-things-you-should-know-before-going-gluten-free/
9 Things You Should Know Before Going Gluten-Free. February 12, 2014. Sarah Klein of the Huffington Post, with the help of Celiac Disease Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Sheila Crowe, laid out nine tips on starting a gluten-free diet.
https://celiac.org/blog/2014/02/9-things-you-should-know-before-going-gluten-free/
Celiac disease tends to cluster in families. Parents, siblings, or children (first-degree relatives) of people with celiac disease have between a 4 and 15 percent chance of developing the disorder. However, the inheritance pattern is unknown.
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/celiac-disease
the number of people who have celiac disease
About one in every 133 people have celiac disease, which means approximately 2.4 million people have the condition.