Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disease that is thought to affect about 1 in 133 people. It is caused by eating gluten and other proteins found in barley, rye, and wheat.
Symptoms vary, but it causes severe stomach cramping in most people, among many other problematic symptoms.
Not everyone who has a gluten free allergy has Celiac disease. The tests used to detect Celiac disease often misdiagnosed due to other symptomatic factors, such as an IGA deficiency. And people may still be negatively affected by gluten, but not to the point where it is defined as Celiac.
I, and the written statements in this blog, do not claim to know everything about gluten free allergies or Celiac disease, and I do not give medical advice of any kind to people with medical conditions. I have no medical training whatsoever. This blog only serves to state my experience with a sensitivity to gluten, and the people I know personally who also have sensitivities and/or Celiac disease, as well as friends/family in the medical field who I have spoken to about Celiac and gluten free sensitivities.
That said, even if you are tested for Celiac and find that you do not have it, other gluten sensitivities may exist, as is the case with myself and my family members and friends. These symptoms may include skin irritability (itchy, peeling hands/ears), sinusitis, asthma, stomach cramping, and other symptoms associated with autoimmune disorders. It is thought that autistic children have less severe symptoms once put on a gluten-free/casein free diet, but a study has also debunked that claim.
This blog is for people with Celiac disease as well as anyone with gluten sensitivities or who would like to try the gluten free diet and needs someone to commiserate with 
