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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Weather or temperature sensitivity
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Bowel incontinence
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*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*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Nutrition/Diet
How many have tried
598
Tried for
celiac disease
(3)
*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*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for celiac disease (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
celiac disease
(3)
*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 | 23 | |
| 20s | 113 | |
| 30s | 272 | |
| 40s | 309 | |
| 50s | 334 | |
| 60s | 268 | |
| 70+ | 136 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 239 | |
| Female | 1,194 |