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Celiac disease is a serious disorder whose management and diagnosis should always be done under the direction of trained health care professionals. A confirmed diagnosis of Celiac disease instead of suspected self-diagnosis of Celiac disease will ensure that you receive proper treatment for all subsequent health problems that takes into account a confirmed Celiac diagnosis. It is not worth while play around with a serious disease like Celiac disease.

In the article ''You don't need a prescription to go gluten-free'': The scientific self-diagnosis of celiac disease some of the people interviewed said that a firm diagnosis from a health care professional stopped others including family and friends from calling them hypochondriacs. A medical diagnosis becomes part of a patient's formal medical record and medical personnel recognize it as legitimate.

There is also an interesting statement in Celiac Disease for Dummies written by two MDs. "If you have not been diagnosed with celiac disease, yet you find yourself feeling better after starting yourself on a gluten-free diet, don't take this as evidence that you have this ailment. In fact, a recent study showed that only one-third of people in this situation actually had celiac disease. The other two-thirds of the group were using a rather restrictive diet to treat conditions that should have been treated in other ways. The only way to be definitively diagnosed with celiac disease is to first have a small intestine biopsy."

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