Celiac Disease & Gluten Intolerance Care

Celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction to gluten confirmed with serology and often biopsy. Wheat allergy is an IgE-mediated allergy. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity involves symptoms with gluten exposure without celiac markers.

A strict gluten-free diet is the foundation of celiac care. Functional medicine also looks at nutrient repletion, gut repair, and coexisting immune issues after gluten is removed.

We clarify which gluten disorder fits your labs, review nutrient gaps common after malabsorption, and support gut healing while you maintain the dietary restrictions your diagnosis requires.

“Why don't I feel better now that I'm off gluten?” Sadly, 60% of patients studied one year post gluten removal still had no significant gut healing. Meaning, you can remove the main trigger (gluten), but you can still suffer from symptoms. This is most likely from continued autoimmune inflammation, infections, hormonal changes and nutrient deficiencies. You heard that right: the majority of those diagnosed with celiac disease do not recover after gluten withdrawal!

It can be frustrating trying to find help with chronic and complex conditions, which is why we have chosen to dedicate our practice to exactly that. Instead of treating the symptoms, our functional medicine approach focuses on finding the causes.

All autoimmune diseases start in the gut. We design custom plans of dietary intervention, supplements and lifestyle recommendations to help heal the gut and support the immune system. In supporting these fundamental functions of the digestive tract we can reduce inflammation and see dramatic changes in symptoms.

Our small intestine consists of 25 feet of tubing, the inside surface area being equivalent to that of a doubles tennis court!

Proteins called “tight junctions” prevent a flood of material into the gut. Low vitamin D levels coupled with inflammation in the gut starts to widen the space between cells, allowing materials (bacteria and food) to start seeping through. This triggers inflammation and as antibodies are formed against your own tissue.

Dr. Autoimmune is based in Boulder, Colorado, and delivers care entirely by telehealth so patients across Colorado and the United States can work with the team without travel.

Lab draws are coordinated at a facility convenient to where you live. Discovery calls and evaluations happen by secure video. If you are searching for a celiac and gluten-related specialist in Boulder, start on this page and the homepage. Denver metro patients can read how visits work with the Boulder clinic on the Denver telehealth page, then book a discovery call to confirm fit alongside any specialists you already see.