AustinAg2K said:

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KidDoc said:

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No. It is not auto immune is an allergic reaction.

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I'm fairly certain this isn't correct. Celiac is an auto immune disorder (it's more than just a gluten allergy); however, there is currently no evidence that celiac patients have a more severe reaction to Covid.

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No it is an allergic reaction that destroys the gut epithelium, generally IgM/IgG mediated not IgE like most allergic reactions. If you avoid gluten it does not happen, thus not auto-immune which is where the body attacks itself no dietary modification helps with autoimmune disease. The treatment for Celiac is not immunosuppression.

AustinAg2K said:

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KidDoc said:

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No. It is not auto immune is an allergic reaction.

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I'm fairly certain this isn't correct. Celiac is an auto immune disorder (it's more than just a gluten allergy); however, there is currently no evidence that celiac patients have a more severe reaction to Covid.

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Often, arguing with a doctor in regards to medical things doesn't work the way you think!

I stand by my statement.

https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/what-is-celiac-disease/

"Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine."

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/celiac-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352220

"Celiac disease, sometimes called celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye."

https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/celiac-disease#1

"Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that's triggered when you eat gluten"

https://medlineplus.gov/celiacdisease.html

"Celiac disease is an immune disease in which people can't eat gluten because it will damage their small intestine"

https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/related-conditions/autoimmune-disorders/

"Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder."

https://www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-disease/

"Celiac disease is:

• A serious autoimmune disease"

https://www.celiac.ca/gluten-related-disorders/atypical-symptoms/

"Celiac disease is also an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks the lining of the small intestines and damages the villi"

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16214317/

"Celiac disease, which results from an immune reaction to ingested cereal gluten proteins, has several autoimmune features. In particular, celiac disease patients produce highly disease specific IgA and IgG autoantibodies to tissue transglutaminase when they are on a gluten-containing diet, and they have small intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes which can mediate direct cytotoxicity of enterocytes expressing MIC molecules in an antigen non-specific manner. Similar to typical autoimmune disorders, celiac disease has a multifactorial aetiology with complex genetics, and several autoimmune diseases are commonly presented by patients with celiac disease. Much has been learned about the immunology of celiac disease in recent years, and there is overwhelming evidence that the immune response to gluten is central to the pathogenesis. In light of this, the many autoimmune phenomena associated with celiac disease are thought-provoking, and they challenge us to rethink the boundaries between autoimmunity and immunopathology."

https://www.healthline.com/health/autoimmune-disorders

https://www.aarda.org/diseaselist/

https://www.autoimmuneregistry.org/the-list

https://nationalceliac.org/celiac-disease-questions/gluten-allergy/#:~:text=Answer,term%20to%20use%20for%20CD.

"Celiac disease (CD) is not an allergy but an autoimmune disease. People with CD have an autoimmune reaction involving IgA antibodies when gluten is ingested. An allergy is different and involves a different branch of the immune system, so the term gluten allergy is not the correct term to use for CD"

I went back and forth about saying something.

I was diagnosed with celiac over 10 years ago. I have always been told it's autoimmune. You can see the Celiac Disease Foundation also states it is: https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/related-conditions/autoimmune-disorders/
I found other medical sources as well: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16214317/
The Canadian Celiac association also lists it as an autoimmune disorder.
I can see Kid Doctor's point of view- but for those of us who do suffer with it, our doctors have told us that is in fact autoimmune.

Good information here. It also states that Celiac is NOT an allergic reaction.

https://celiac.org/celiac-disease-and-covid-19/

Good discussion thanks for the info!

I've diagnosed several Celiacs in my 20 years but of course they are mostly managed by the GI docs. I still don't think Celiac is a risk factor for severe COVID.

bay fan said:

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AustinAg2K said:

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KidDoc said:

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No. It is not auto immune is an allergic reaction.

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I'm fairly certain this isn't correct. Celiac is an auto immune disorder (it's more than just a gluten allergy); however, there is currently no evidence that celiac patients have a more severe reaction to Covid.

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Often, arguing with a doctor in regards to medical things doesn't work the way you think!

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Wow. When calling your shot goes wrong!