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Possible Celiac or Gluten intolerance ?

joeycass123
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joeycass123 Newbie
joeycass123
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Been suffering with some rather unsettling symptoms and was wondering if it could possibly be gluten related , has anyone else experienced any of this?

 

- Extreme fatigue 

- Evening headaches

-  Muscle wasting 

- Twitching muscles (mainly legs) 

- Feeling extremely low and anxious

- Frequent urination 

- Weakness / shaky muscles 

- Itchy Skin 

- Back pain 

 

I've had a normal thyroid and general blood test back. 

I have always had a quite high gluten diet , is it possible to suddenly built up an intolerance?

Thanks in advance, 

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Maybe.  The only way to know for sure is to get tested for celiac disease. There are over 200 symptoms for celiac disease.  The problem is those symptoms often overlap with symptoms from other diseases (autoimmune, cancer, infections, etc.) 

Do not go gluten free as all celiac tests will be negative then.  This is important.  

https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/screening-and-diagnosis/screening/

joeycass123 Newbie
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Thank you for your response , how do you get tested ? 

cyclinglady Grand Master
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1 hour ago, joeycass123 said:

Thank you for your response , how do you get tested ? 

Please read the link to the Celiac Disease Foundation.  It tells you what tests your doctor needs to order.  

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