“I moved back home and there was substantial worsening of my symptoms, along with a tremendous weight loss.”

“I was constantly exhausted, bloated, nauseous, and itchy, and my skin was always red with sores and very painful.”

“We weren’t looking for celiac disease, it just so happens I got lucky and found out before it was too late.”

“For the longest time I thought I had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which turned out to be a misdiagnosis.”

“Luna always has a positive attitude and is extremely mature about her disease for an 11 year old.”

“I had severe abdominal and pelvic pain that would land me in the emergency room multiple times a year.”

“After visiting dozens of dermatologists who had no clue what was wrong […] I thought I would have this rare, incurable disease for the rest of my life.”

“My mom was my advocate; she showed up to every doctor’s appointment demanding answers because there had to be a reason I was so sick.”

“The most significant of my symptoms were psychiatric, and we believe that my celiac disease caused encephalopathy.”

“My worst symptom was swelling and pain in my gut. I was waking up from the pain every single night.”

“Neither my kids nor I have obvious or strong reactions, if any, to gluten, and I think this is why I never pursued a diagnosis in the past.”

“There were times he would vomit out of nowhere. He was also exhibiting some sensory issues and mood swings.“