What is Celiac Disease and How is it Diagnosed?

[Guest guest]

Hello, I joined this group because my doctor has informed me that I am

gluten sensitive. In order to improve my health, and change my diet,

I enrolled in a " gluten free " cooking class. In the class, everyone

was saying that gluten sensitive people had " Celiac Disease " , which my

doctor had not told me about.

Just for my information, what is Celiac Disease, and is gluten

sensitivity the same thing as Celiac Disease? How is Celiac

Diagnosed? (Someone in the cooking class talked about having a colon

biopsy. My gluten sensitivity was diagnosed with a blood test.)

I don't think I have Celiac Disease, but every time I tell someone

that I am gluten sensitive they ask me if I have Celiac. Any

information you can give me to clear up my confusion would be

appreciated. My doctor did not say I had Celiac Disease, and I had

never heard of it before the cooking class.

Thanks,