Is it the same? My sister was tested and the dame Dr. found that she also is allergic to gluten. She asked me what the difference was between celiac and gluten sensitivity. I thought they were the same? When I asked my Dr. he said they were different. He stated that on a scale from 1-10 a celiac is a 10 and I am a 5. Does this make sense? Are they not the same?

Though I have been gluten-free from 1 year, now I am again cinfused.

steph

As I understand it, Celiac is a form of gluten sensitivity. With Celiac, the gluten is ingested and it damages the villi of the small intestine. With gluten sensitivity, it doesn't cause damage, but causes the symptoms. Some doctors say that untreated gluten sensitivity can lead to Celiac.

You can be gluten intolerant without being Celiac, but you can't be Celiac without being gluten intolerant.

Either way, it's gluten-free for life.

It is confusing