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Endometriosis?

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CantEvenEatRice
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I am trying to figure out why I have been feeling so lousy for the past few months. I was diagnosed with Celiac about 3 years ago and have been on the diet ever since. I felt great during my pregnancy (my son is now 18 months) and breastfeeding. After I stopped breastfeeding, things seemed to go downhill. I just feel very tired and am starting to battle diarrhea with everything I eat. The only thing I can pinpoint that is different now is that I am not on birth control pills. I always thought many of my problems were related to hormone issues. The pill helped with painful periods in the past. So I was researching on the internet and began to read about endometriosis. I now have pelvic pain pretty much throughout my cycle. I also have fatigue, muscle aches and occasional dizzy spells. So I was thinking that I should probably go back on the pill to see if it will help. Does this sound like endometriosis to anyone? Thanks for your help!

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I am trying to figure out why I have been feeling so lousy for the past few months. I was diagnosed with Celiac about 3 years ago and have been on the diet ever since. I felt great during my pregnancy (my son is now 18 months) and breastfeeding. After I stopped breastfeeding, things seemed to go downhill. I just feel very tired and am starting to battle diarrhea with everything I eat. The only thing I can pinpoint that is different now is that I am not on birth control pills. I always thought many of my problems were related to hormone issues. The pill helped with painful periods in the past. So I was researching on the internet and began to read about endometriosis. I now have pelvic pain pretty much throughout my cycle. I also have fatigue, muscle aches and occasional dizzy spells. So I was thinking that I should probably go back on the pill to see if it will help. Does this sound like endometriosis to anyone? Thanks for your help!

The best person to answer your endometriosis qestion is going to be your GYN, I would make an appointment. I would also do a bit of develving into whether or not you are getting CC anywhere. Did anything change in your diet or environment (does the baby eat food with wheat, do you use Johnson & Johnson baby products, those are not gluten-free, new hobby, new pet and pet food, remodeling in your home) after you stopped breastfeeding? Have you had your TTG levels checked to make sure you are not reacting to unknown CC? If you showed up in blood work that would be the first thing I would do. Do you consume any food with a CYA statement? For example I am recovering from a glutening, my first in months, after consuming some tea that I thought was safe. It had a CYA statement and I ignored it. I won't ignore those again.

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kalanfan
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the tests for endo are just an ultra sound and im sure even your family doc wouldnt have any problem sending you to one....

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CantEvenEatRice
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Thanks so much for all of the replies! I have an appt. scheduled with my obgyn next week. I didn't even think to have my blood levels checked again for gluten. I was originally diagnosed through blood so that is a good idea. As for Lyme, I actually had Lyme and was even treated with a Picc line for many months. I heard Lyme is really hard to get rid of though even though I did feel better after the treatment. My gut tells me it is something with the reproductive area due to such consistent pelvic pain month after month. It is not severe pain, but it just doesn't seem like normal cycle related pain. Thanks again for the responses! I will have to check out my son's Johnson and Johnson's products. I try to wash my hands a ton each day, but I could be missing something.

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