Celiac Disease is JUST ONE of the (close to) 100 autoimmune diseases out there - here are just a few others:
Addison’s Disease, Amyloidosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Behcet’s Disease, Crohn’s Disease, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Graves Disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Interstitial Cystitis, Juvenile Diabetes, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome , Ulcerative Colitis, Vasculitis and so on...
Unfortunately, autoimmune diseases like COMPANY. It's not uncommon to have MORE THAN ONE autoimmune disease.
And, when it comes to celiac disease, I want to share this from Celiac Disease Foundation:
(Note: When I started this journey with Jack, 12 years ago, the number was 1 in 133 people worldwide)
It is estimated to affect ** 1 in 100 people worldwide. **
Two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications."
2.5 MILLION Americans are walking around with UNDIAGNOSED celiac disease.
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