Ms Symptoms

[Claire]

Wow! A lot of good information.

Okay, so from what I understand, you could have both MS and Celiac Disease and being gluten-free may/may not help symptoms. Am I right?

I know this is a weird question, but does auto-immune diseases run in family genes? I know that I got Celiac Disease from my mom's side of the family, because my cousin on her side has Celiac. My mom is the one who has MS. Is it possible that my mom's genes carry an auto-immune disease (MS), and that I just got another kind (Celiac)?

Also, my mom says that the worst that can happen to her having MS is being in a wheelchair. Is that true?

Thanks for all the help,

Lisa

Though this is not at 'authoratative' reply I do have medical background to backup my opinion.

Yes, you could have both MS and Celiac. NIH neurologists suggested to me the possibility that I had more than one thing going on. gluten-free will put an end to celiac symptoms - but not overnight. Some may go quickly and others persist. There can always be other things going on that account for the 'persisting' symptoms - i.e. they are symptoms of something else. gluten-free affects each MS patient differently. Some improve a lot (but do not recover). Others see less improvement. There seems to be agreement among many neurologists that it does slow down the progression of the disease (by eliminating a neuro toxin)

You may not want to tell your mother but no - a wheelchair is not the worst thing that can happen. Claire

[nikki-uk]

Wow! A lot of good information.

Okay, so from what I understand, you could have both MS and Celiac Disease and being gluten-free may/may not help symptoms. Am I right?

I know this is a weird question, but does auto-immune diseases run in family genes? I know that I got Celiac Disease from my mom's side of the family, because my cousin on her side has Celiac. My mom is the one who has MS. Is it possible that my mom's genes carry an auto-immune disease (MS), and that I just got another kind (Celiac)?

Also, my mom says that the worst that can happen to her having MS is being in a wheelchair. Is that true?

Thanks for all the help,

Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Auto-immune diseases do run in family genes,but it doesn't have to be the same disease.

For example my friend has crohns disease,his sister has M.S,and his cousin has an under active thyroid.All auto-immune diseases.

Here's a good link about M.S,Good Luck Open Original Shared Link

[tiredofdoctors]

I have been diagnosed with "Gluten Ataxia" but I have confirmed Non Celiac -- both by blood tests and by biopsy. I have now been diagnosed with MS -- although the neurologists are playing a tug of war with this one. What I do know is this -- because I have had elevated anti-gliadin antibodies, I will be gluten-free for life. I have been for 12 weeks now. I have not seen any improvement in my symptoms, but I have not seen any progression, either. That is what is most important at this time. In my reading, which has been kind of lengthy, I have certainly been given the impression that leading a gluten-free life markedly reduces the severity of symptoms of MS. I agree with the "leaky gut" theory of increasing inflammation -- it makes sense, particularly for people who have been on steroids. I hope that the "powers that be" start to decide that Gluten sensitivity, ataxia, or Celiac is far more common than is currently known and will decide to research it far more than they have previously (particularly in the US). Good luck with your journey. Lynne