Illness And Celiac

[whatwhat]

Hey.. I was diagnosed with celiac at the beginning of this week. I was just wondering.. is the reason why I am always Ill, anything to do with it? I was viral for a month about 6 weeks ago, then felt slightly better for two weeks and then a common cold started on Sunday.. nothing to write about. I stopped gluten on Monday by wed, I thought I was over my cold, and then by Thursday I went massivly down hill and now feel awful.. headache, light headed, so so tired and achy... The consultant rang last night and said my blood results were really high! (Although I didn’t get a number) she has referred me to the nutritionist apparently urgently.. but who knows how long that will take!

do you think this is just really bad luck and timing, or could it be anything to do with celiac?

Many thanks again..

[bednobs]

one presumes you have had the coeliac disease for a while (certainly a lot longer than than your virus)

[dunnitall]

Coeliacs is autoimmune disease and linked to other things. Definitely B12 deficiency or at least on the low side. I think once you are on gluten free diet you may find a difference but if not then look for other answers such as the B12 and ask for tests for that if not already done. Good luck as it can be a difficult road. My ope you feel better soon x

[jennyjoan]

You need to give your diet much much longer than that to feel better. It is a rotten thing to have but once you have it under control you will feel better indeed. Just follow the diet strictly.

[whatwhat]

I presume iv had it for my life.. iv always suffered with iron deficiency, mild tummy complaints and reflux.. this year though I have gotten increasingly iller.. I didn’t really eat that much gluten anyway.. and my first set of bloods came back as clear.. I then ate loads and they are now really high.. (within a month of each other..) I just wondered wether this could be the effect of gluten, or wether I have just had massively bad luck this year? (I did eat gluten, but nothing like I did on the lead up to the blood tests!

[dunnitall]

Yes you could have had it for years. However once they find it is positive then that's the time to take action. With low iron it also means autoimmune probs connected to coeliacs and how you feel relates to what is wrong obviously. Try the diet and stick to it... Not easy as I know only too well but it will tell you whether it will help or not.

Its a b*gga with this sort of thing you have my sympathy. I am coeliac I can't have gluten or wheat But the gluten free stuff affects me even more so I can't have that either. Plus I'm dairy intolerant, think rice and potato starch mess me up too. So I do understand.

Keep plodding on....research it, look into it all...hopefully it will throw up exactly what you need and together with a sympathetic and understanding GP you will feel well again x

[Sqad]

Too many imponderables here.
Gluten sensitivity is the most diagnosed condition with little or no substance that i can think of, so i presume your Coeliac disease was based on/pr blood test and intestinal biopsy.
If this is the case, then the symptoms that you are describing are "just bad luck" and have nothing to do with the Coeliac disease.

[whatwhat]

YEs blood test and biopsy.. ah well.. I can just hope that I start feeling better again soon!! Thanks for your reply :-)