Too Much of a Good Thing

"Celiac disease is linked to a very rare genetic disease
of iron overload, hemochromatosis.(Symptoms include chronic
fatigue and abdominal pain, among others.) People with celiac
disease who also have hemochromatosis may not know it because
the malabsorption of celiac protects them from accumulating
too much iron - until they go gluten free. As they change their
diet, their intestines heal and their iron levels can rise
dangerously. Serum ferritin is the best test to screen for iron
overload."

-Living Without Magazine February/March 2010