KCG91
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Low Ferritin
KCG91 replied to veryami1's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Awww, Laura! Yes they're back to where they should be (and my boyfriend and family wish I'd slow down a bit now. Hehe). -
Low Ferritin
KCG91 replied to veryami1's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Mine was at 3 in September - I took fairly strong supplements for six months and it's now remaining normal by itself which I am very pleased about! It's made such a difference to how I feel. -
Struck lucky with my new GP and had to stop myself hugging her. Yay!
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Impromptu camping trip on Sunday night (yay) at the end of an already busy weekend = spending Friday night thinking about Monday morning's breakfast
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Yeah! I'm still smiling about it a few days later. I'm not sure... There are two restaurants I eat at where I feel completely safe so next time I eat there with someone I feel comfortable explaining my requirements in front of (like my parents or boyfriend) I'll take note of how I feel. Hard one to test really! I wish there was some instant test that could...
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The last few weeks have been a bit fraught over here with uni finals and The Job Hunt beginning, to the point where I ducked out of a dinner and night out with old school friends on Saturday because I didn't want to join in with the chat about uni and jobhunting, or to once again grill waiters in front of my friends. My friends are fine about it, I just hate...
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Hey Leanne, I'm in the UK too and if you've been seeing GPs with unexplained vaginal bleeding and they aren't investigating that then they need a !. You shouldn't have to pay for something the NHS should be doing (I know that's easier said than done when they are point blank refusing to take you seriously!).
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I haven't linked ingesting gluten (though touch wood I haven't majorly glutened myself...yet) with vaginal bleeding, but I realised after diagnosis and a few months completely gluten-free just how erratic and weird my cycles had become - irregular, varying heaviness and really painful! Since going gluten-free and taking supplements for the anaemia I also...
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In the three months after going gluten-free I reacted to whisky in a way I hadn't before - horrible horrible cramps, bloating and gas. Six months down the line and all is good again If you are new to the diet it is fiddly working out what you can tolerate/re-introduce but preferable to cutting it all out. Apologies if you're further into it than that and...
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I Went Camping For The 2Nd Time Since Diagnosis
KCG91 commented on moosemalibu's blog entry in moosemalibu's Blog
Sounds like a great trip! (I'm hungry now, thanks) We decided on camping this year (June) as it was easier than finding somewhere to eat GF. Can't wait now :D (But we only have a tiny car so we won't be offroading ;)) -
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Three Months In - Blood Test Results
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Thanks! I'm soooo pleased with them!
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I don't know enough about anything other than iron unfortunately :( It just occurred to me because it's another factor that changed around the time you went GF so it is probably, in some way, responsible for how you feel now. Maybe worth creating a forum post about it for those more informed than I am to think about?
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So I collected my blood test results after three months gluten free. When I was diagnosed my ttg IgA was >128u/ml, with 'normal' being <7. Today it is at 22u/ml! Poor doc was a bit confused because for many people this would be high, but obviously for me it's a massive improvement. I wasn't expecting it to be that good, as I live between three non-gluten...
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Never mind hugging you, maybe I should hug my (normal-ish) poop?! Ew, no. No no. No. Doesn't one normal one count as progress? (Or were the subsequent ones so bad as to cancel it out?!) I'm sure you've gone over it already but could any of your supplements be causing/contributing to it? Just because I was beating myself up about still having C, then...
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Am I Being Selfish And Inconsiderate?
KCG91 commented on moosemalibu's blog entry in moosemalibu's Blog
I think friends/family/partners who get a good understanding of how to handle adapting to Coeliac diagnosis and lifestyle go through a bit of a honeymoon phase... I think people who really care about us are determined to keep us safe and do everything they can to achieve this, probably expending a lot of time and energy on it which is probably a bit draining...
