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.
How do members experience celiac disease?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with celiac disease*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for celiac disease*
*Data from patients with celiac disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with celiac disease*
*Data from patients with celiac disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has celiac disease on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 18 | |
20s | 112 | |
30s | 268 | |
40s | 325 | |
50s | 341 | |
60s | 270 | |
70+ | 143 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 244 | |
Female | 1,210 |