Higher Rates of Peripheral Neuropathy in People with Celiac Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This is interesting info. It would have been great if info was included to direct us who deal with neuropathy, where to get help. Not finding that here in Knoxville,TN.

My gluten intolerance presented as gluten ataxia following a severe and as yet unlocated gastrointestinal bleed, requiring a 12 unit transfusion. So I am unable to determine if the presentation was related to the trauma of the bleed or the bleed was precipitated by the long term intolerance. The ataxia retreated rapidly with a gluten-free diet, but the neuropathy continues to advance very slowly on the absolutely rigid gluten-free diet. A single accidental exposure to a small amount of gluten revealed a severe gluten precipitated cardiac arrhythmia as well. Is continued neuropathy advancement to be expected, or can measures be taken to further reduce that progression?

This is indeed interesting. I suffer from both celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease and I have been suspecting that I have peripheral neuropathy as I get painful twinges all over my body and also suffer from stress. I thought it was due to a B12 deficiency and looked it up on the net. I shall show this article to my doctor as he has been dismissing my suspicions.

As Kathy says, it would be good if there was info of how to deal with the problem.

I haven't been diagnosed for celiac disease, but I have all the symptoms of the disease. I started out with lactose intolerance and when all of that was eliminated there were still issues with food. After I got cancer and went on a diet eliminating all starchy foods and vegetables I felt wonderful for three months. Went off the diet and problems with gluten were very noticeable. Now I have tingling in my feet and icy stabs of needles in my right foot. At night my right hand goes numb depending on how I position myself. Have to lay on my left side or flat on the back but still happens every night when I work around it to get comfortable. I found your article interesting as I didn't know there might be a link. Thanks.

Very interesting. I suffer with peripheral neuropathy and even though my doctors agree I have had celiac disease all my 70 years, they will not accept it as the cause of the PN. I also have eczema, for which I believe could be blamed on the celiac sprue. I am on a very strict gluten-free diet and have been since my diagnosis 12 years ago. I do not feel much better no matter what I do.