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Ok so it all started last August. I mentioned to my wife one day that my chest was tight. It wasn't painful but it felt like there was tightness in my chest all the time.

I also started to hear my heartbeat when in bed and going up stairs my heart would really pound. I started freaking out about it because it wouldn't go away . Went to doctors and they said I was fine. This went on for months.

Since I don't have a colon due to Ulcerative Colits I thought maybe I was defficient in something. I made the Dr. check my iron leves and sure enough I was headed for Iron Deficient Anemia.

It took months (December) to finally get this result and by that time I was really stressed out and started having other weird symptoms. The chest tightness went away after a couple months on iron but other symptoms started....mind fog bad, anxiety, depression, stiff neck etc.

Do you think this episode of stress in my life could have triggered Celiac? My mom has celiac as well .

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Most definitely. Mine was triggered from the post-traumatic stress from a surgery that I endured without anesthetic.

Moreover, your mom has Celiac which makes it even more likely since it's hereditary.

The iron deficiency is common in Celiacs.

Have you had any testing done? This is the complete Celiac blood panel, you should take it in to your doctor. Don't start the diet until all testing is done though!:

Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgA

Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgG

Anti-Endomysial (EMA) IgA

Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA

Total Serum IgA

Welcome! :)

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I'm waiting for those results to come back. I had a scope and biopsy and pretty much everything was inflamed, I had stomach ulcers and my small intestine was inflamed. I also have GERD.

The funny thing is I have no stomach or abdominal pain. You'd think with all that inflamation going on I'd have some pain with it. I think not having a colon helps because everything goes right through me :)

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Ok so it all started last August. I mentioned to my wife one day that my chest was tight. It wasn't painful but it felt like there was tightness in my chest all the time.

I also started to hear my heartbeat when in bed and going up stairs my heart would really pound. I started freaking out about it because it wouldn't go away . Went to doctors and they said I was fine. This went on for months.

Since I don't have a colon due to Ulcerative Colits I thought maybe I was defficient in something. I made the Dr. check my iron leves and sure enough I was headed for Iron Deficient Anemia.

It took months (December) to finally get this result and by that time I was really stressed out and started having other weird symptoms. The chest tightness went away after a couple months on iron but other symptoms started....mind fog bad, anxiety, depression, stiff neck etc.

Do you think this episode of stress in my life could have triggered Celiac? My mom has celiac as well .

I've been able to hear my heart for a long time; I started getting palpitations in my 20s. I especially notice it when I go to bed. In fact, I had started getting palpitations right before bedtime and had difficulty falling asleep because they were continual and in a constant rhythm...until I found a position where they didn't do that. I'm guessing it's because of acid reflux that is loading my esophagus and doing this. I don't know. I also get head surges when I try to sleep. I don't know what this is.

I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 08-08 and have been gluten-free ever since. But recently, I started feeling full and having problems. One thing I did find out from my nutritionist who also has celiac disease is that I've become hypoglycemic, which can cause anxiety and mind fog. (Actually, my mind fog may be from not getting enough recent sleep.) But when I eat carbs that are high in sugar, I become very agitated.

You might want to watch your diet. See if you're more anxious when you take in carbs high in sugar. If so, start going on a high-protein diet, and ingest protein before you eat anything else. Also, balance out your carbs.

I was told by my nutritionist and new GI that it takes an incredibly long time to recover from celiac disease. I am currently on STD (short-term disability) because of all the problems I've gone through recently (including nearly starving myself for feeling full and being constipated). I've also felt like I couldn't breathe at times, which might be due to the anxiety.

Keep a journal of what you eat and your symptoms to see if there's any connection to anything else. Also check out this website:

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Good luck! I hope you figure it out. Just remember, we're all in this together. Also, help spread the word about celiac disease!

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