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Said by someone:
 
>What I've been stressing is the disparity of incidence rates between
>Europe and the U.S.  I've explained that doctors on the North American
>continent only recognize the most extreme cases.  That there exists 3
>forms: latent, asymptomatic & symptomatic.  That there is very strong
>linkage between diabetes and CD.  Ultimately, recognizing and
>addressing this condition will have a favorable impact on health care
>delivery.
 
Reminds me of one time I saw a gastroenterologist.  His reaction:  You
can't have celiac because you arn't thin enough.
 
As with any allergy, Celiac can come in varying degrees of intensity.  One
need not be at death's door, or have the most extreme case, to have a
problem.
 
from another:
 
> I am a newley diagnosed celiac patient with a history of being treated
> for Irritable bowel syndrome for a long time.
 
That's where many MD's will point.  Problem is, 40% of IBS patients have an
inability to absorb carbohydrates to at least some extent -- which produces
gas and may agravate the 'IBS' symptoms..  Where does this problem come
from?   MD's I've found often won't even look, they just push the Psyllium
and other IBS 'remedies.'
 
Malabsorption is caused by such things as a flattened mucosa
 
How can one convince MD's that they need to look below the surface?
 
I often design integrated circuits.  The only approach to diagnosis I have
found to work is to patch around the first 'layer' of problems, and look
below for the next layer.  In that way, a single set of masks (which costs
over $50,000) can fix more than one problem, rather than doing one at a
time.  Only when all the problems are fixed can we go into full production.
 We call this 'peeling the oinion'
 
The MD's I've seen lately seem to think that because their patients
dissappear, looking for another MD who will look for the root cause (e.g.
Celiac, Lactose Intolerance, Fructose intolerance, or whatever), that the
problem is gone and that they are being successful.  In reality, the
patients are still suffering.