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<channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information Since 1995 at Celiac.com - Comments for blog: Infertility and Celiac 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>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:10:12 PST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment143</link><description><![CDATA[I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 36 years. I was diagnosed with celiac disease and dermatitis herpetaformis three years ago. After having diabetes so long, my organs are tired and are giving up. My diet is extremely complex. No sugar, no fiber, no potassium, no phosphorus, low protein, and no wheat, barley, oats, and rye. Some people may also not be able to eat casein, soy, sodium, artificial salt, or salt substitutes. The Gluten-Free  Mall has cookbooks for celiacs with adj. for diabetics and lactose. Hope this helps other people who also have every organ giving up. Best wishes in the life ahead of you.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Educatorkn at 11:28 am, Wed 31st Oct 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Educatorkn)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:28:43 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment143</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment1018</link><description><![CDATA[Vindicated - I have Type 1 diabetes but neither me nor doctor could ascertain its cause. Thanks for providing the answer.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by teji at 7:00 am, Sat 5th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (teji)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:00:49 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment1018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1026</link><description><![CDATA[Be sure to see the Fertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage and Celiac Disease section in the Celiac Disease Research: Associated Diseases and Disorders category.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Scott Adams at 10:56 am, Sun 6th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Scott Adams)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:56:02 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1034</link><description><![CDATA[Hey, I don't know much about the links between celiac and infertility, I know that I am not as fertile as regular women, although I have not had the testing done, but my Dr. did tell me that I have a way less chance to conceive. My friends at work who are both infertile, found Clomed, I think that is how it is spelled, Anyhow you can buy it on the net, and it helps women who don't ovulate and who are infertile to conceive, I have not tried it myself since I am only 23 and not ready for a family, try looking at web md, there are alot of forums out there for women who are trying to conceive, and a lot of good advice, and methods to use...Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Good Luck.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jodi Mills at 9:04 am, Mon 7th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jodi Mills)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:04:01 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1044</link><description><![CDATA[Try Vitamin D, D3, K2 and K.  I too was on your path to over turn this infertility myth.  I am now 25 weeks with twins.  Good Luck!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by june-bug at 12:39 am, Tue 8th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (june-bug)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:39:12 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1109</link><description><![CDATA[Check out a Homeopathic/Nutritional Supplement alternative.  Nutritional Supplements help target the root cause of the infertility ...help ovulation etc.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by L Schreiber at 7:46 pm, Thu 10th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (L Schreiber)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:46:24 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1109</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #7]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1111</link><description><![CDATA[Hi..I was told the same thing from a few doctor's including Mayo Clinic. But they pointed out that since I haven't tried to have kids yet nothing was certain. Since I have endometrosis also, I think I'm not going to have kids at all now. That's okay because I could always adopt! Good luck and hang in there! -Holly<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Holly at 9:03 pm, Thu 10th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Holly)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:03:30 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1125</link><description><![CDATA[Make a visit to a fertility specialist to have testing performed for your progesterone, estrogen, etc hormonal levels. These indicators will give you a more valid sense of your ability to get pregnant. The point of fertility as it relates to celiac disease is really more indirect in that celiac disease results in malnourishment. That is, if celiac disease is not being treated or if celiac disease is undiagnosed. As we all know, the effects of celiac disease are reversible (with some exceptions, such as when celiac disease triggers secondary medical conditions) through maintaining a gluten-free diet. I wonder if the doctor who told you that you will not be able to get pregnant is a gastroenterologist? A fertility expert? A general intern? The type of specialty will certainly drive the perspective from which your Dr speaks, so you are right to look for more information. Are you malnourished? A regular physical exam with your general Dr can indicate if you are deficient in many vitamins and minerals. These can be considered as indirect indicators of nutritional deficiencies. To answer your specific question, I don't off hand know of specific medical references for the link between fertility and celiac disease, but you can certainly search Medline (www.pubmed.gov) and type in the key words 'infertility' and 'celiac' to perform your own search of the primary research journals. Best wishes to you.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Teresa at 5:13 pm, Fri 11th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Teresa)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:13:53 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1125</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #9]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1155</link><description><![CDATA[I have celiac disease and was successful in bearing a child.  I did conceive two times with the first dying one week to due date.  It is not known if that is linked to the disease.  My son is now 23 years old and his sister would have been 27.  So to link celiac and infertility...I can say I support that connection.  By the way, my son does not have celiac disease or any brain disorder.  He is very intelligent and well rounded.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Rose MacKinnon at 6:00 am, Mon 14th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Rose MacKinnon)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:00:13 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #10]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1163</link><description><![CDATA[If you are missing iodine in your diet this could cause hormonal problems. Get your ob/gyn to test your hormone levels and stay gluten free.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by April at 11:30 am, Mon 14th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (April)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:30:08 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #11]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1198</link><description><![CDATA[Hi Courtney! 
Sure do appreciate your frustration, hope this will help.  It's not only low iodine, but an underlying thyroid insufficiency which contributes to the difficulty getting pregnant and miscarrying that many women experience prior to their diagnosis. 

Also if you're trying to get pregnant, I suggest look into starting folic acid supplements right now, since spina bifida and other neural tube defects are higher in women with gluten intolerance, whose folic acid absorption is greatly reduced for up to several years due to long term gut healing after going gluten free.

All the best with your quest for a baby!
Georgina


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(Comment posted by Georgina at 9:07 pm, Wed 16th Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Georgina)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:07:37 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1198</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #12]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1270</link><description><![CDATA[I'm extremely sensitive to MSG and free glutamate and I've noticed that the list of foods to avoid is much the same as for celiac disease/gluten intolerance. A lot of the symptoms are the same, too. I'm not saying that you don't have celiac disease, just that glutamates can also cause many health problems, too, and most people aren't aware of the many ways glutamate is hidden in food. Good luck to you. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sheri at 1:04 am, Tue 22nd Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sheri)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:04:27 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #13]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment1280</link><description><![CDATA[I have had diabetes for 50 years and l got celiac 6 years ago, plus high potassium. I find it very interesting that these go hand in hand. No diabetes in my family, but my mother had celiac and now my daughter has severe celiac. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Carole at 3:35 pm, Wed 23rd Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Carole)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:35:08 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment1280</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #14]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1445</link><description><![CDATA[I understand pefectally - I was not diagnosed until 2001, age 62 - now my earlier years make sense - I had baby #1 - then I had a serious breakout of Dermatitis Herpetiformis - blisters the size of English peas - could not get pregnant - finally 5 years later my Dermatitis Herpetiformis subsided - amazing I got pregnant with baby #2 and 18 months later baby #3. So I would say from experience, it takes a while for our bodies to heal after serious outbreaks of Celiac Disease/Dermatitis Herpetiformis - give yourself time and I am sure you will have that beautiful baby you are praying for. Have faith - relax and it will happen - when all else fails, stand on your head - a friend told me that as a joke, but I even did that - I was desperate for that second baby - good luck and God bless you.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Kathleen at 8:54 pm, Fri 8th Feb 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Kathleen)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:54:20 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #15]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1491</link><description><![CDATA[My sympathy.  Three miscarriages, one still birth at 5 months and one live birth.  Plus thyroid disease and a host of other issues. Not diagnosed until 14 years later when my one beautiful daughter was diagnosed. Find an ob-gyn familiar with the disease. As well as a pediatrician that knows about Celiac.  My daughter suffered for years. I am furious for you that anyone would tell you it is a done deal that you will 'never conceive.'<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Terri Duganne at 6:59 am, Tue 12th Feb 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Terri Duganne)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:59:05 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #16]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1516</link><description><![CDATA[I would be looking for a more up to date Doctor. I was married 5 years before my 1st baby, nothing wrong with her. My 2nd one had all sorts of odd ball problems, but I had a wise baby MD. All in all 11 babies, 5 living. I have a congenial heart defect. But that didn't stop the babies from coming. I am recently diagnosed with sprue but I think I have had it all of my life, possibly born with it.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by katherine at 2:02 pm, Tue 12th Feb 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (katherine)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:02:47 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment1516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #17]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment1582</link><description><![CDATA[My husband has lost over 100lbs in less than a year and we just recently were told to try the gluten-free diet.  It's helping, but his potassium level is still high, he's very thin and weak  and he's not tested positive for diabetes although he drinks a ton of water and gets regular skin sores.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Kerri Monis at 1:14 pm, Sun 17th Feb 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Kerri Monis)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:14:19 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment1582</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #18]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment2544</link><description><![CDATA[I'm actually looking for information about celiac and infertility. I'm gluten-free and have been for ten years. I have been through 9 cycles with a fertility clinic using both Clomid and Bravelle with no results. I have no advice, as I'm looking for some for myself. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. All we can do is keep trying. Good Luck!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Julie at 11:43 am, Wed 23rd Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Julie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:43:18 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment2544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #19]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment2909</link><description><![CDATA[Go and get tested.  I'm currently going to a fertility treatment to find out why I can't get pregnant.  I had several fibroids and then a myomectomy two years ago.  I was diagnosed with celiac in 2000.  I have what I called unidentified inability to conceive.  I just hope the infertility specialist can tell me why.  Go to the fertility specialist because if you don't go...you'll never know.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracy at 7:58 pm, Wed 1st Oct 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:58:43 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment2909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #20]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3112</link><description><![CDATA[I found this article interesting, but I have celiac (sprue) and Diabetes type two. Appreciate any information you may have.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by lois horak at 4:37 pm, Sat 15th Nov 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (lois horak)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:37:10 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html#Comment3112</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #21]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment3128</link><description><![CDATA[I was diagnosed with celiac disease when I was 24--we have tried 4 years to get pregnant. I have had a molar pregnancy 4 years ago and have not gotten pregnant since. Do I think I can bear children--no. I have totally given up on something that was really important to me. Only thing you can do is save your money and hope something works. Fertility is not cheap.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by lindsay at 10:30 am, Sat 22nd Nov 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (lindsay)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:30:45 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment3128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #22]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment3769</link><description><![CDATA[Please don't give up...all of you!   I too had problems conceiving.  I am just now wondering if I have celiac disease, have not been tested yet, but have a lot of the symptoms of the disease.   I do have twins (thru IVF and a surrogate).   Even though I could not get pregnant, at least I do have my babies!  Please see an infertility specialist.   Don't give up on your dream!!  When there's a will, there's a way.   Good luck to all you mommies-to-be!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tiffany at 7:21 am, Wed 13th May 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tiffany)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 May 2009 07:21:20 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment3769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #23]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment4088</link><description><![CDATA[I was married in Feb 08 and got pregnant in April 08 lost my pregnancy at week 5 1/2.  Found out then that I had a thyroid problem.  Found out March 09 that I had celiac disease.  I have not been able to get pregnant again.  I have already done IUI one time with no success.  Since I have only been diagnosed with Celiac since March I am hoping my body heals itself and I can get pregnant.  There is nothing more that I want then to be a Mom.  I was told to take B complex vitamins.  I also take Prenatals and vitamins.  Good luck to everyone.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Suzanne at 5:10 pm, Mon 20th Jul 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Suzanne)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:10:31 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment4088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #24]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/33/Infertility-and-Celiac-Disease.html#Comment4944</link><description><![CDATA[I was diagnosed with Endometriosis when I was 17 and married at 19, I am now 28 and divorced for 3 years, I was told that I would never fall pregnant, and that my left ovary did not work as it should and only the right was working.  I tired IUI when I was 23 I think and had no success, I split up with my husband after 6 years and then was diagnosed with Celiac Disease and chronic reflux gastritis’s and was told that would affect my chances of having kids even more. Now I have a new wonderful man that I had fallen pregnant with at the start of 2009, but it was a ectopic pregnancy in the right tube and they had to remove my tube. So now where do i stand no right tube, and a left ovary that does not work right. I think that is one of the  worse things that can happen for people like us when it s so hard to conceive and then they take that precious life away from us before we get the chance to meet them. (Sorry I still struggle with that) It hurt more than anything. I have not been able to fall again and starting to wonder why this is happening to me, but after reading everyone's comments it is happening to a lot of different women, and i wish all the luck in the world. I have wondered many of times on what I can do to try and fall pregnant and I have spoken to the doctors and they say the only way I will have kids is through IVF, All i ever wanted was to be a Mum and would love any help that people might have in different alternatives. Thank you and good luck all<br/><br/>
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