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Originally Posted by David126
Gluten intolerance is often associated with osteoporosis. The main cause is chronic GI malabsorption due to the ongoing inflammation of the GI lining due to undigested gluten fragments. Chronic malabsoprtion of calcium leads to loss of bone mass. Once bone mass loss reaches a certain threshold, an individual receives a diagnosis of osteoporosis.
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If intestinal malabsorption from gluten is so bad that it results in osteoporosis, isn't that enough cause to say the person has celiac rather than just "gluten intolerance" or "gluten sensitivity"?
Is the ONLY allowable diagnostic criteria the infamous intestinal biopsy, even if intestinal malabsorption and osteoporosis and gluten sensitivity genes and gliadin antibodies have been shown?