The diarrhea you have had on and off for months isn't getting better. Your are making yourself eat more, but you are still losing weight. On top of that he tells you that the X-ray of your arm shows your bones are in the early stages of osteoporosis. Maybe, maybe not. Also known as sprue, non-tropical sprue, or gluten sensitive enteropathy.
CD occurs when the body's immune system reacts to gliadin, a protein fraction of gluten.
Gluten is found in wheat, but also in many other foods. Symptoms are present from the beginning, but may be ignored or attributed to other causes. Usually the first notice is taken when problems with food digestion become apparent. In the early stages of untreated CD the small bowel becomes irritated and damaged, but remains functional. The onset of CD can occur after a viral illness so the symptoms are similar to having a flu that just seems to hang on.