Jay, I am not sure what she see's in the pic either, cause we celiac's all look like normal people. Two of my son's doctors told them "you don't look celiac!" What, do we have 2 heads? Many doctors think a celiac has to be a very thin, malnourished looking person, which isn't true. At least half of all celiac's are overweight, and malnourished as well.

I do not believe this to be true either. I belong to a huge celiac support group, and there are no more blue eyes with fair complexions then there are dark eyes, with darker complexions. This is just another myth. The Europeans have believed there are celiac's for much longer than the US has, that's the difference. In Ireland, the children were checked for celiac before going to school...it will be years before the US thinks of that. The US is finally realizing this is not the rare disease they thought it was. 9 years ago, when my sister was diagnosed, her gastro laughed at her when she asked to be tested for celiac, he told her it was so rare, she absolutely could not have it. He was wrong. We have both been gluten free, her 9 years this month, me 9 years in July, and our dad, 4 1/2 years now. We all have brown hair and the darkest brown eyes you will ever see!

So Jay, many people with gluten intolerance will also be B12 deficient. So yes, be checked for celiac, then go gluten free no matter what the results of the testing were, and see if it helps. Many, many people feel much better on a gluten free diet.