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  1. cristiana
    Quite a good post on the Coeliac UK website about theories why these issues occur. https://www.coeliac.org.uk/information-and-support/coeliac-disease/conditions-linked-to-coeliac-disease/infertility-and-coeliac-disease/
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    That's great news. My MIL has some fantastic natural cures for everything. The problem is she's lived in so many countries I don't know where that particular remedy harks from, but I suspect it is Italian!
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    Hi Mary You raise some valid points. I'm not a scientist but what I can tell you is that I was diagnosed with coeliac disease around the same time as a friend who had had several miscarriages,. It wasn't until she developed gastro symptoms that the doctor thought to check for coeliac disease. She has never had another miscarriage since adopting a...
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    A young member of the family suffered from this and when visiting her grandmother in Italy she suggested the following traditional cure: teaspoons of blackcurrant jam, and a drink of hot water mixed with brown sugar. Surprisingly effective. Fresh cold orange juice is also useful.
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    Great advice from @trents. Sorry for the late reply but living in the UK the different time zones get in the way sometimes! The family meeting is a great idea, as is supplementation. Take the best you can afford. I found vitamin B supplements a game-changer when I was first ill. Sublingual are best, but if they are too expensive for you I found...
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    Hello there and welcome to the forum, I am so glad you have got in touch because a lot of us here will be able to identify with the fear and uncertainty you are currently going through. So many of the symptoms you list - ulcers, diarrhea, mucus, weight loss, abdominal pain etc are things that many of us have experienced before diagnosis, and it...
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    Hello Julia and welcome to the forum! Continuing to lose weight after adopting a gluten free diet isn't uncommon. It certainly happened to me. I think I was 10 stone at diagnosis, and my weight got down to about 9 1/2 stone before it crept up again. My weight is now where it was before I got ill. Why does this happen? One reason is your...
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    Hello Elisec4 I had bloating for some time after going gluten free, and from memory two things that really affected it were dairy and iron supplements. The dairy bloating seemed to affect my lower left quadrant and so I was told to try going lactose free for about three weeks. It definitely improved, but as we have a family history of osteoporosis...
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    Just to say you are describing my own reaction to gluten when I eat gluten in any sizeable quantity (for example, a slice of cake, or when I was served the wrong pasta at a restaurant). I second @trents advice, and definitely speak to your gastroenterologist asap. Let us know how you get on.
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    Hello Jazzyeales Welcome to the forum. It is so annoying when products are put on the wrong shelf! I've had that happen to me. Even this weekend I was glutened by a couple of sugar free cookies that had been sold from the gluten free cookie section. Quite miraculously I didn't suffer any obvious noticeable effects this time, but that is really...
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    I find NSAIDs of any variety make my stomach burn. If I'm getting heartburn, I will take some Gaviscon last thing at night and sleep with a wedge pillow, to avoid excess acid burning my throat. (Gaviscon in the UK is gluten free, I am not sure about Canada). If it persists for a few days make sure I'm cutting back on fatty and spicy food, as well as...
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    Hello Emily and welcome to the forum, The biopsy results are suggestive of coeliac disease but occasionally villi can be blunted for different reasons, for example, by taking certain medication. It would be helpful to know if you have any other coeliacs in the family as this is a hereditary condition, or if you had been experiencing symptoms which...
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    Hi Maggie The only other thing I can think is you might have mild gastritis, or you may have an H Pylori infection. https://www.healthline.com/health/excessive-burping#:~:text=Excessive burping can be a,abdominal pain This is very common and I know I was tested for it when I had an endoscopy. Something to ask your gastroenterologist before...
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    Hi Charlotte I am so sorry to hear about your miscarriages. In the case of coeliac disease there does appear to be a link; certainly, I was made aware of this link by a friend who had several miscarriages until she was diagnosed with coeliac disease, then was able to carry two babies to term without any issues. This is just one of the many...
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    Also - are you taking iron supplements? These really affected me and gave me so much wind in my stomach it would hurt my back.
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    I have times when this troubles me a lot - although I follow a gluten-free diet, there are times when I get mild gastritis symptoms I think this is when it affects me most. I find drinking chamomile is very soothing on the stomach. Mint tea also seems to help - it makes the burping worse initially, but then it seems to settle down. You may wish to...
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    I was diagnosed with coeliac disease in my mid-forties and lost a lot of weight, including around the bust. I lost about 20 pounds probably and although it was scary losing weight when it was unintentional, my mother and sister said it suited me. When I went gluten free the weight eventually went back and I am now the same dress size I was before I got ill...
  18. cristiana
    Thanks so much for the update. It is always good to hear how people are progressing, so please do keep us posted. I hope that your rheumatologist appointment is helpful. Cristiana
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    Thanks, @trents. Annilee - do have a good look at the information about the Fasano diet, by following the link above. It could help you, it has certainly helped a lot of people on this forum in the past. Take care, Cristiana
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    Hi Annilee Welcome! I agree with the above advice from trents. @trents - do you think Fasano's diet might help here? I am not on the forum as much as I used to be so I may have missed it, but I haven't noticed it mentioned recently. It used to be suggested a lot when I was first diagnosed?
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    You are more than welcome. When I read your story it could have been describing my own experience. My GP spotted a fissure but you may have one a bit "further up" which s/he couldn't see. It was amazing the amount of bleeding it caused. Yes, my GP put me on the same iron they are giving you and it definitely made my diarrhea worse (although my iron...
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    Hi Harriet Welcome to the forum, although I'm sorry you are suffering these symptoms. If your doctor has ordered an endoscopy, hopefully the following will help you manage your symptoms better:- Changing Iron Supplements: I too had blood, and I was told it was fissures. In fact things improved dramatically before going gluten free when I...
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    Hi Nattalie If you are from the UK, it is worth bearing in mind that there are significant advantages in obtaining an official diagnosis of coeliac disease. Some people will just go gluten free without finding out for sure one way or another - I know two people who have done just that - but if it does turn out your child is coeliac, the NHS offers the...
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    Helpful and positive - thanks for posting. I know in the past when I have had aches and pains they always seemed to get worse when I've been stressed.
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    I had something that sounds just like that and it turned out to be a type of eczema, strange because I hadn't had it as a child. It started in my early 50s. I went to the doctor and he prescribed a topical steroid, Betnovate, and an emollient gel with an added anti-inflammatory agent known as Adex. He advised me to apply the Adex 20 minutes before...
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