Here are some signs and symptoms associated with celiac disease and gluten intolerance:
- Alcoholism (alcoholics also seem to have a genetic predisposition to food allergies and intolerances)
- Alopecia (hair loss)
- Amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) / delayed menstrual cycles
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Apathy
- Autoimmune arthritis
- Asthma
- Cerebellar ataxia
- Mild ataxia
- Cerebral and cerebellar atrophy
- autism
- Spontaneous abortions / infertility / babies born too light
- Heartburn in the retrosternal region
- cerebral calcification
- Gallstone
- Bowel cancers
- Cardiac – dilated idopathic cardiomyopathy
- Folic acid deficiency
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Calcium deficiency
- Iron deficiency
- Magnesium deficiency
- Vitamin A deficiency
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Vitamin K deficiency
- Zinc deficiency
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Colitis
- Microscopic colitis
- Constipation
- Constipation alternated with diarrhea
- Tooth enamel defects – yellows, white spots, missing enamel
- IgA (immunoglobulin type A) deficiency
- Gastrointestinal distress (flattulence, bloating, diarrhea, constipation)
- Depression
- Herpétiforme dermatitis
- Dermatomyosite
- IgA linear dermatosis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Neurological disorders
- Psychiatric disorders
- Type 1 diabetes
- Acute diarrhea
- Chronic diarrhea
- Learning difficulties
- Abdominal distension (children)
- Abdominal pain
- Pain in bones, joints and muscles
- Dysphagia (swallowing problems)
- Epilepsy
- chronic fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- Flatulences
- Glossitis (inflammation of the tongue)
- Abdominal swelling
- Hepatitis C
- Family history of celiac disease
- Hyperthyroidism / Hypothyroidism
- Muscular hypotonia
- Infertility in women
- pancreatic insufficiency
- Lactose intolerance
- Brain white matter damage
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland
- Autoimmune joint disease
- Autoimmune disease (any autoimmune disease)
- Chronic liver disease
- Maladie d’Addison
- Crohn’s disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Obstructive lung disease
- Neurological disease
- Malfunction of the gallbladder
- Headaches (including migraines)
- Early menopause
- Mother of children born with Spina Bifida (folic acid deficiency)
- Mono arthrite
- Nausea with or without vomiting
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Obesity
- Ostéomalacie
- Osteoporosis / Osteopenia / Osteomalacia
- Relatives of gluten- sensitive individuals
- Dry skin
- Impaired intestinal permeability
- Petite stature
- pica
- kidney stones
- Psoriasis
- Delayed puberty
- gastric reflux
- Growth retardation in children
- Developmental motor delay
- Sacroilite
- Schizophrenia
- Scleroderma
- Multiple sclerosis
- Asperger Syndrome
- Syndrome de Down
- Syndrome de Gougerot-Sjogren
- irritable bowel syndrome
- Steatorrhea (pale, smelly, floating stools that are difficult to pass from the bowl, greasy, fat floating on the surface)
- Tetany (muscle cramps)
- Motor disorders of the esophagus (impaired movement of food down the esophagus)
- Mood disorders / sadness / depression
- Memory and concentration problems
- mouth ulcers
- Slow stomach emptying
- Vitiligo