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<channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information at Celiac.com - Comments for article: Gluten Sensitivity and Bladder Disease]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.celiac.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>scott@celiac.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:53 PDT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2767</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you for writing this.  I have had the same experience.  Most doctors here don't recognize the effect that gluten can have on bladder and kidney function.  Or any other organ other than the small intestines.  I hope they wake up soon it would save so many from so much pain.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by krista at 4:14 am, Sat 30th Aug 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (krista)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:14:30 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2798</link><description><![CDATA[I have both IC and a wheat allergy, which I ignored and was paying the price with the severe pain with IC. Absolutely nothing was working and of course no doctor would hear of it being related. Several have told me that diet would not solve anything. *right* That was until the total experience with dermatitis (celiac) forced me to be gluten free and it has  completely stopped the IC pain. It's nothing short of a miracle to have my life back. I can actually plan to leave the house now, where I couldn't before without a serious map to all bathrooms in all stores on the route.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Laurie at 7:23 pm, Fri 5th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Laurie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:23:22 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2806</link><description><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing this information and glad your health improved. I did not have bladder irritation or infection, but I did have stress incontinence. I was told that was 'normal' for a 60 year old woman. When I went Gluten Free 5 years ago, my incontinence disappeared. 

Interesting aside is my dog was urinating in her sleep and when I started her on a Gluten Free diet, she no longer does this.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Anne at 1:59 pm, Sun 7th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Anne)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:59:26 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2819</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you for sharing this. I used to get frequent bladder infections that were prone to quickly creeping up into my kidneys. After going gluten-free more than a year ago, I have only had one, and that was right after diagnosis. I've never gone that long without a UTI since my first one 11 years ago!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Rachael at 9:54 am, Wed 10th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Rachael)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:54:16 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2826</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for this informative article.  I've spent the last month with a urologist testing me to figure out what was wrong.  The first thing I asked him was if there is any relation to my celiac disease...of course not!  All my tests (over $4000) came back negative.  He told me that something was wrong, but he just could not figure it out.  So he wanted to put me on a daily dose of antibiotics to solve my problems. No thank you.  I have piece of mind again!  Thank you!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Melissa at 3:55 pm, Wed 10th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Melissa)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:55:59 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2831</link><description><![CDATA[Its a comfort to hear that there are others out there with the same conditions as I have. I have both IC and Celiac. I am 23 and have have dealt with pain for half of my life and fear that their will never be an end to it. Though I try really hard to stick to the diet it is hard, especially when all my friends like to drink and eat out a lot. I have tried to deal without pain medications but it seems the only way to get through the day. Its hard to deal with life when everyone feels sorry for you but no one understand the day to day trails I go through. I have to say reading the article made me feel a little better to remember I am not  alone. Thanks for the small comfort you gave me.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Kara at 11:41 am, Thu 11th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Kara)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:41:32 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #7]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2837</link><description><![CDATA[OMG!  I'm so weirdly happy to read this.  I also have IC and once I finally found out I was a Celiac, my symptoms also improved.  It's so nice not to think I'm a TOTAL freak.  Thank you!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Heather Tupper at 9:50 am, Fri 12th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Heather Tupper)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:50:13 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2838</link><description><![CDATA[Working through a lot of this information on my own--this sure helps the self-learned.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Frieda Christianson at 12:13 pm, Fri 12th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Frieda Christianson)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:13:20 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2838</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #9]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2843</link><description><![CDATA[Yes!  I suspected a connection.  Celiac is in my family - I asked for testing - they said I wasn't thin enough.  Finally I went gluten-free on my own.  This cleared up my constant UTI's, hives on my legs and lower abdomen, bleeding gums, and all the intestinal distress!  It's been 15 months now and I'm feeling better each day.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Rhoda at 5:41 pm, Sat 13th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Rhoda)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:41:30 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #10]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2847</link><description><![CDATA[I was diagnosed with Celiacs Disease at age 64. Had frequent bladder/kidney infections in my 30's and 40/s, and was having incontinence problems when I was diagnosed (accidentally) at Mayo Clinic. I have been gluten free 18 months, and the incontinence issues are mostly resolved.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Aggie at 10:18 am, Mon 15th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Aggie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:18:03 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #11]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2995</link><description><![CDATA[I've gotten frequent bladder infections for years and though I suspected it might have something to do with what I was eating, I could never quite put my finger on it.  I've also had the devastating fatigue, headaches, painful bloating, achy joints, irritability.  I've been a vegan, too, for about a year now, and I have to say that cutting out the meat and the dairy have helped some, too.  Don't know how hard it will be to be gluten free, as well, but I'll try anything to feel better.  Thank you for your article.  Stay healthy.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by marga at 11:42 am, Thu 16th Oct 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (marga)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:42:58 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment2995</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #12]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3019</link><description><![CDATA[Thanks so much for your info. I thought this was all in my head. I was diagnosed almost a year ago and had no idea it could cause bladder ailments and also the 'new' rash I have. Many doctors (or mine) do not know all of the symptoms that this disease may cause. Thanks<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by phyllis at 4:50 am, Thu 23rd Oct 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (phyllis)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:50:21 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #13]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3120</link><description><![CDATA[After too many years I have struggled with my mother's Colon Cancer and my daughter's Incontinence issues, Now I know that it is a hereditary issue.  Thank you for sharing your stories and I hope that we can heal and help others.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Valerie at 5:20 pm, Mon 17th Nov 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Valerie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:20:11 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3120</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #14]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3245</link><description><![CDATA[I gave up gluten because my sweet son was diagnosed with Celiac disease.  I have had a LIFE LONG struggle with my bladder and kidneys and recently have been in so much pain I felt like giving up on life!!  A few weeks of the diet and I feel AMAZING!!  I cannot wait to see how much better I feel in the future!!  This word HAS to get out!!  My son's diagnosis literally saved my life and I want to become part of the 'cause' to get this word out about gluten!!  Please contact me if there is anything I can do!!!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Amy at 3:19 pm, Fri 19th Dec 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Amy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:19:13 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3245</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #15]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment4307</link><description><![CDATA[This has been so informative. I have celiac, IC, fibromyalgia, sjorgrens.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by judy at 9:55 am, Thu 27th Aug 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (judy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:55:12 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment4307</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #16]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment4392</link><description><![CDATA[I just want to write on behalf of my mother. She has been struggling for almost 6 years with constant bladder-pain infection, and she went for so many operations, and now she must use a catheter three times a day.  she became much better and did cut out the obvious food, except the hidden gluten.  They even put her on anti-depressants.  Thank you for this article.  she cried when she read it.  All praise to God.  Thank you.  She is finally living again, like the mom I always knew.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by let at 9:21 am, Wed 16th Sep 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (let)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:21:35 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment4392</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #17]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment4463</link><description><![CDATA[I didn't even imagine that there is a link between gluten intolerance and IC.  I can't get a doctor to tell me that my problem is gluten, but after cutting out the obvious culprits for the last week, it is glaringly obvious.  Just the fact that I don't look pregnant anymore tells me what I need to know.  Now that I see that the two conditions go hand in hand and can be corrected by eliminating gluten from my diet, I'm more convinced that this is the way to be!  I agree with the other people that say that they are happy to know that it's not all in their imagination!  Thank you.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Chris at 8:29 am, Tue 29th Sep 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Chris)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:29:12 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment4463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #18]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment6017</link><description><![CDATA[I am 24, and I have had stomach trouble and constipation for the past 10 years. My mom was diagnosed with celiac a few years ago, and I suspected that I might have it as well but didn't want to have to go on the diet so ignored my issues. Over the past year, I have had chronic yeast infections, chronic urniary tract infections, joint pain, problems with anxiety, fatigue, headaches and recently started breaking out in hives and an itchy rash. I am now positive that I have celiac too, and I believe it has caused all of these issues. I am going to go on the gluten-free diet and hope that it resolves the issues I have been having.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Bee at 12:08 pm, Thu 18th Mar 2010)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Bee)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:08:16 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment6017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #19 (Reply to Comment #18)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment14358</link><description><![CDATA[I'm having the same problem. I'm 21 years old and have had 5 UTI infections in the past 6-7 months. Now I'm always super constipated that I've left work so many times in pain. No doctor does anything but keeps feeding me antibiotics which has caused yeast overgrowth in my gut. Anyways, I think that wheat is definitely the problem. I tried to eliminate it and then ate it. That day, I got fully constipated and now have another UTI! I didn't have one for 2 months and now it pops up . Crazy how we're so young, yet so much sickness can happen from gluten.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sam at 2:59 pm, Sun 27th Jan 2013)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sam)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:59:25 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment14358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #20]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment6833</link><description><![CDATA[Your article helped me to link a rash I have been getting on my hands and feet for the last 10-12 years of my life to a wheat allergy! I was told it was some weird type of eczema by the doctors and that a steroid cream would make it go away, but I refused the cream, seeming only to suffer badly with it in Summer. But from the pictures and the description I believe it to be dermatitis erpetiformis.
I too have bladder problems! Which has been a more recent problem, lasting about the last 8 months. I have taken countless courses of unsuccessful antibiotics and tried many different supplements, also seen a specialist and had scans, xrays etc. I gave up sex for a month (as instructed by a urologist) which seemed to help a bit, but not fully. It was only when my sister who is a Coeliac suggested that I give up wheat that I found any success. She had read on group on facebook that some Coeliacs have long standing bladder problems (or IC) instead of any intestinal symptoms. I have been wheat free for just over 2 weeks and feel almost normal, urinating no longer has me crying or panicking for the first time in ages. Keep up the good work, because I believe this could solve an awful lot of problems for many people, who are suffering needlessly with endless pain.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Isabel at 1:19 pm, Sat 7th Aug 2010)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Isabel)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:19:51 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment6833</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #21]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8242</link><description><![CDATA[I was diagnosed with IC about ten years ago after living with constant pain, dozens of doctors' appointments and ER visits, and countless rounds of antibiotics.  Last year I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and have been taking synthroid, in addition to Elmiron for IC.  I knew about the link between thyroid issues and gluten intolerance, so when I started to have nausea, sinus headaches and fatigue, I did an elimination diet to see if quitting gluten would help.  The result is amazing.  I no longer have sinus problems or stomach problems or fatigue.  It's only been two months, but already my IC symptoms have improved greatly.  It's something I figured out on my own just by paying attention to my body.  We need doctors to learn more about this and start talking about the benefits of  a GF diet!  I feel like I lost gluten, but I got my life back, and that's a pretty good bargain.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Elizabeth L. at 9:56 pm, Wed 23rd Feb 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Elizabeth L.)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:56:03 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8242</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #22 (Reply to Comment #21)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8679</link><description><![CDATA[Hi Elizabeth,

Well, they are finally beginning to listen. I wrote "The Better Bladder Book - A Holistic Approach to Healing Interstitial Cystitis & Chronic Pelvic Pain" in 2010, and it has an entire chapter on the link between gluten (as well as other food sensitivities) and the bladder. There are also two new studies confirming that at this estimate, about 30-40% of IC patients are gluten-sensitive.

Wendy Cohan, RN - article author<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Wendy Cohan, RN at 1:25 pm, Fri 6th May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Wendy Cohan, RN)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 May 2011 13:25:24 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #22 (Reply to Comment #21)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment9971</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you for all you are doing for those of us who seek mainstream help and are handed antibiotics instead of an over-all picture of how the toxins, allergens, etc. are processed (or not) and the leakage it causes to our sensitive membranes of the gut and bladder.  Thank you for writing your book and for being active in this work. IC and gluten intolerance can be such debilitating disorders to have...and yet with much help so close at hand when the information is shared. D-mannose is an amazing help. FemDophilus has helped a bunch. Living gluten free is key. So much help for those seeking a real choice in their health and wellness. Again, thank you.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Debie at 7:14 am, Sun 27th Nov 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Debie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:14:48 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment9971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #24]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8767</link><description><![CDATA[My daughter is 6 and has had UTI's since 3 with horrible emotional consequences and gastro problems.  She has had two blood tests coming back negative and now has to wait 4 months to have a biopsy to test for celiac.  I so just want to remove Gluten NOW, but have been told not to as it affects the results of the biopsy.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Simone at 6:20 pm, Tue 31st May 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Simone)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 May 2011 18:20:51 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #25 (Reply to Comment #24)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment13416</link><description><![CDATA[Forget their advice. Eliminate the gluten.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by John at 12:33 pm, Thu 1st Nov 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (John)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:33:40 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment13416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #26]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8770</link><description><![CDATA[I have had appts. with my family doc, urologists, and recently a naturopathic physician.  For the last year the inflammation in my bladder has been pretty extreme at times.  I've been diagnosed and re-diagnosed by many - but with no test results to prove anything.  And, the tests I've undergone have been MANY.  Bringing my naturopathic physician into the picture has been a life saver.  He asked me to stop eating wheat in all forms only a month ago.  Within 3 days the severity of my bladder problem totally subsided.  If you run into my post please try this.  I can't believe the different and the insanity of the past year trying so hard to find out what was wrong. Thank you for creating this site.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Christy at 7:19 pm, Wed 1st Jun 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Christy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:19:33 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8770</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #27]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8772</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for this! I saw a stop in my "UTIs" when going on a gluten free diet. I also saw great improvement in my severe IBS, fatigue, and other crazy symptoms (my adult-onset acne cleared completely)! Every time I had an accidental gluten-ing, I would get what felt like a UTI. But the cultures NEVER grew anything out (I was always treated with antibiotics, but after going through my records I realized that I never had anything grow on the cultures). Now that I'm pregnant with my first child, I have had two UTIs. The doctor says they are completely normal and puts me on antibiotics. However, I have nothing growing on the cultures still. This is my third "UTI" in 3 months and I asked him if it could be interstitial cystitis, not an UTI. The doctor is unsure but willing to let me ride out this one without antibiotics because I know that I consumed gluten by accident just four days ago, right before this started! I took this website to him to show him the information contained. Thanks<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Heather at 7:24 am, Fri 3rd Jun 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Heather)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:24:24 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #28 (Reply to Comment #27)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11362</link><description><![CDATA[Since the age of 35, I have had recurring pain in my middle left stomach area along with severe heartburn and skins plaques on my lower legs and knees.  I was diagnosed with IC in Nov 2009 at age 42.   Urologist prescribed Atarax and sent me on my way.   Since IC is such a miserable, life changing condition, I started journaling what I ate and my corresponding level of bladder pain.   After consuming a whole wheat bagel in Feb 2010, I awoke from a dead sleep 6 hours later with blood in my urine.   My IC is so severe that bleeding is a regular thing.   I have since removed gluten from my diet and no more bladder pain.   Completely cured until I cheat....birthday cake.   I always pay the price for a "cheat" without fail.   I have never been officially diagnosed as gluten sensitive, but my doctor was willing to listen to the correlation without thinking me too crazy.   There is definitely a link between gluten sensitivity and IC.   I have tested it on myself at least 20 times (very weak when cake is involved), and I always have a flare up without fail.   Whole wheat products create a faster reaction that white flour products.   Perhaps there is more gulten in the whole wheat?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Thelma at 2:26 pm, Thu 10th May 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Thelma)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 14:26:55 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11362</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #29]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8916</link><description><![CDATA[Hi, it is brilliant to find this information. I get urine/bladder infections really easily.  I've long thought that a gluten intolerance could be to blame. Recently my gynecologist told me the infections could stem from a problem with the intestines. Along with being very bloated all the time and having sudden tired/irritated spells there are many other little symptoms. My sister has intolerances and my mother has been struggling for years to get some kind of diagnosis for herself, but being of a certain age doctors take her for a complaining menopausal woman. She has cut out gluten completely. I'm hesitant to go to see a specialist. My generalist is pretty useless, combing this with my mother's struggle I am very skeptical that something will come out of it. What should I expect and how should I approach this with a doctor?  Thanks in advance for any feedback.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ali at 1:15 am, Fri 24th Jun 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ali)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:15:18 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #30 (Reply to Comment #29)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8927</link><description><![CDATA[You should always be the boss when it comes to your health--never take no for an answer and switch doctors if necessary. Also, just try the diet should you not be able to get properly tested.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by admin at 12:54 am, Mon 27th Jun 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (admin)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:54:42 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment8927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #31]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment9567</link><description><![CDATA[Why has it taken me 25 years, and many, many doctors to find this article. I have suffered so long and in the last year it has been a nightmare of always being sick, never going anywhere because of IC. Finally a name for the frequent urination, sometimes 25 to 35 times a night. I really need some information as where to start and what books are best to change my diet.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by D.N at 4:04 am, Mon 3rd Oct 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (D.N)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:04:39 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment9567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #32 (Reply to Comment #31)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment9618</link><description><![CDATA[Hi D.N.,

I am happy to help you with this. I can recommend two books: The Better Bladder Book - A Holistic Approach to Healing Interstitial Cystitis, my book which contains an appendix covering the basics of a gluten-free diet, and Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide, by Shelly Case. Both will give you the information you need to know. Recent research shows that about 30-40% of people with IC are gluten-intolerant. About 12% have actual Celiac disease.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Wendy Cohan, RN at 5:07 am, Tue 11th Oct 2011)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Wendy Cohan, RN)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:07:34 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment9618</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #33]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment10737</link><description><![CDATA[I can't tell you how excited I am that this is all coming out! I suffered for 8 years with painful swollen bladder, aching joints, migraines,constipation,irritability,painful sex,sinus congestion that would turn to pneumonia yearly,pain that radiated from between my shoulder blades and depression. I had a urologist run tests,scopes in all my holes and hundreds of dollars in medicine monthly. One night when I could not sleep I was researching bladder pain.trying to find a cause and I found.a girls blog stating all the same symptoms I had. She had a friend who was a nutritionist who told her to go gluten free. She did and felt better, so I tried it. It used to feel like I was peeing razor blades in acid every time I went. That was better the first day I didn't eat gluten and has improved everyday since then. It has now been one and a half years and I still get better each day. I never cheat on the diet and if I accidental get some I know it for about three days.i feel like a new person. My husband says I am funnier and happy all time! I wish I knew where the blog was I read I owe that girl my life. I had no idea just how bad I felt until I went gluten free. I get out of bed every day thanking God for that blog and for the internet.i am excited to be alive!!!!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Kate devoll at 8:20 pm, Sun 26th Feb 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Kate devoll)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:20:52 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment10737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #34]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment10888</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you, your blog should be read by millions of women who even consider suicide for being deprived of sex, sleep and a job. The most desperate aspect of this link between gluten, sugar and dairy intolerance is the ignorance of almost 99% of doctors and the public in general, we're treated as "freaks" or "anorexia candidates". I lost a job, a marriage and almost killed myself. Your blog can save many lives.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Claudia at 5:14 pm, Sat 17th Mar 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Claudia)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:14:05 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment10888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #35]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11172</link><description><![CDATA[I came across this post while researching bladder infections/trouble on the net and the link between gluten intolerance and the bladder. Although I don't think I have IC, I'm a man, do men get IC? the benefits from going on a gluten free diet are worth the withdrawal symptoms from going wheat/gluten free. My bladder problems have almost gone ( only two weeks on diet ) but energy levels are much better and clearer thinking, which is great. I think for a man its much harder to talk about these things and then when they do by going to a doctor, they can be and more than likely to be misinformed about their condition. This post is fantastic for women, but hopefully more men who have these problems find it and see the link with their bladder problems.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dermot at 3:36 am, Wed 18th Apr 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dermot)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:36:17 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11172</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #36]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11303</link><description><![CDATA[This certainly explains a lot!  I have been having this problem for nearly all my life and have had numerous of test done with doctors/urologist with no answers.  Always felt as if I was the only one that experienced these symptoms in life.  I am a male 37 years of age and now I have answers that hopefully I have been looking for!  Switching over to Gluten Free Diet and I will keep you posted on how things go!  Keeping my fingers crossed that this is the answer to all the pain and suffering that I have experienced in life due to this disease.  Thank you so much for the valuable knowledge.  Certainly will keep you posted!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by JoelG at 10:32 pm, Sat 5th May 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (JoelG)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 05 May 2012 22:32:58 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment11303</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #37]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment13199</link><description><![CDATA[I have had IBS bladder INFECTIONS for years. I was told I may have wheat and oat intolerance. I was not given any test, so I put myself on a gluten-free diet for five months. I felt 100% better: no bladder problems. Then I had a communion wafer at church and felt so ill the doctor sent me for tests. Still waiting for results. I had to eat gluten for two weeks and all symptoms came back. I just rang doctor for another lot of antibiotics for bladder. My problems are dermatitis on hands, headaches, aching legs, swollen stomach, nausea, lack of sleep, mood swings, tiredness and diarrhea. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by val stratton at 1:32 am, Fri 19th Oct 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (val stratton)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:32:52 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment13199</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #38]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment13224</link><description><![CDATA[I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this article and all the comments. I have suffered with bladder problems for 20 years and never knew of, or thought of, the gluten/wheat connection. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for getting the word out!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Carolyn at 1:24 pm, Sun 21st Oct 2012)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Carolyn)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:24:44 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment13224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #39 (Reply to Comment #38)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21636/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Bladder-Disease/Page1.html#Comment13677</link><description><![CDATA[I have celiac disease, chronic bladder infections, anxiety for years, and now IBS.  My doctor sent me to a celiac specialist; he knew nothing! So I wrote him off.  Recently, tired of no action or help from my doctor, and not wanting any more antibiotics, I went to a different doctor who recommended "buscopan" for my severe bloating and pain in my entire abdomen (including spleen which deals with autoimmune overload) buscopan (non addictive) is a parasympathetic nervous system 'antispasmotic." It totally calmed all my 'spasms': bladder, bowels, spleen...I woke up with a flat stomach! I think it raises my blood pressure a bit though, but it calmed everything down.  I follow a strict diet to no avail, so I was happy to get relief with the CNS antispasmotic. Long term effects of Buscopan?  I guess I'll be figuring that out as I go.  Good luck, all!<br/><br/>
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