I nearly died from undiagnosed celiac disease

by Tracy

Actually, the finality of undiagnosed Celiac is what kills. You all have heard this before, but I am one of those who came within a breath of death due to this. Last fall I was 100 pounds, 5'6", 38 years old.

I was starving to death, but eating all the time, with unresponsive asthma. I could hardly think or walk, and was so shaky I could no longer drive. After a couple of ambulance trips and having to be resuscitated, my doctor finally told me he didn't know why I was dying, but I was.

My family came over and we planned my funeral. I will never forget having to sit my kids down and explain to them I would not be living to an old age.

Last December, through an interesting set of circumstances, I figured out that gluten was a huge culprit in my life. Fast forward to now, I have gained weight, I am off all my asthma medications, I can think, walk and drive, and funeral plans are off.