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Yes, I do take a sublingual B12 supplement and B complex as well. Those are water soluble vitamins so no danger with overdose. The B vitamins play a role in iron absorption. People with pernicious anemia must get B12 injections. They lack an enzyme called "intrinsic factor" that enables them to assimilate B12 from the gut. I think folic acid comes into play...
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It may take awhile for your ferritin levels to catch up. If your hemoglobin level has responded so well to iron therapy it could be that going on a gluten free diet has allowed your gut to heal and now it's absorbing iron from your diet adequately. Just keep an eye on your iron levels. It could be that you just need a lower dose supplement. Chronically high...
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Pyloric Stenosis, Raynaud's, And Celiac
trents replied to NoG4MeWV's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
I don't know about the pyloric stenosis but the others are all auto immune conditions. One theory about pyloric stenosis is that it is an allergic reaction. -
One researcher estimates that 18-40% of Celiacs have elevated liver enzymes. This was what led to my being dx as a celiac. If those enzymes are elevated for a long time, even moderately, you risk liver damage.
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Do Eye Problems Go Along With Celiac?
trents replied to JulesH's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Jules, how old are you? Could this be "floaters"? -
Since going gluten free I have considerably fewer colds than I used to as well. There are days, though, even now, when I feel run down and ache all over. Maybe its just being 56 but maybe it has somenting to do with a body whose immune system is on edge. Steve
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I had pluerisy almost a year ago on the left side and probably a little pneumonia at the same time. I am 56 years old now. It was excruciatingly painful for a couple of days. I was put on anti inflamatories and an antibiotic. It got better after a few days but the pain persisted to some degree for about 2 weeks. Steve
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There is a well known connection between celiac disease and neurological problems, though not specifically MS that I know of. The connection is linked to poor vitamin and mineral absorption, esp. some of the B vitamins, that Celiacs experience. I hope it turns out to be something less serious than MS. Keep us posted. Steve
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Indeed, there certainly may be a connection between kypho-scoliosis and celiac disease. Here's an exerpt from an online article I just found (http://www.shands.org/health/information/article/000233.htm): Signs and tests: Typically, most people with celiac disease will have symptoms of malabsorption such as diarrhea. However, some will have bone disease...
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Sarah's platelet count takes a dive whenever she gets an infection, like strep. We had her on Predinsone for a short while but it gave her gastritis. We quickly discontinued it for fear she might develop a GI bleed. It really had a beneficial effect on her platelet count, however, and seemed to be the beginning of the upward trend. Have you read of any...
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How long have you had ITP? My daughter was orginally diagnosed with it when she was 14 but after bone marrow studies the docs changed it to aplastic anemia when she was 16, which is considered to be an autoimmune disease. At one point her platelet count was down to 25,000 when, as you know, the low end of normal is 150,000. It was scary! She is now 20 years...
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Haven't heard of their being a connection between urinary tract infections and gluten sensitivity/Celiac disease. Of course, Celiac disease isn't considered an allergy but rather an auto immune condition. I think there is a tendency in human nature, once we discover we have a certain medical condition, to start blaming everything that is wrong with us on...
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Yes, the article was from the archives of the Weston Price Foundation but was actually authored by a Katherine Czapp. If we moderns have traditional ways of preparing our food, less healthy though they be, then that must make us a traditional culture, but I think I know what you meant.
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Have any of you read or heard that the microbial process involved in producing sourdough bread renders it safe for consumption by Celiacs? I ran across this idea this summer on the internet. Here is an excerpt from a sourdough noodle recipe where the author makes the claim: "The digestibility of these dumplings was also a noticeable virtue; they were very...
