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Recurrent pregnancy loss

LCArseneault

By LCArseneault
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Has anyone diagnosed with celiac found as part of RPL workup gone gluten free and had successful pregnancies? 

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Some have had success preventing miscarriages by taking progesterone. 

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36 minutes ago, Darcy Martinez said:

Some have had success preventing miscarriages by taking progesterone. 

Was on progesterone for my last loss and still miscarried. My entire recurrent pregnancy loss workup has come back normal except for my celiac panel was positive, and from what I’m reading untreated celiac can cause both infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. My doctor is quite young and has never had a patient with recurrent pregnancy loss before let alone with celiac, so hadn’t come across the situation and couldn’t comment. 

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@LCArseneault, welcome to the forum!

I understand what you're going through.  I've lost babies, too.

Be aware that Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in malnutrition.  Being low or deficient in certain vitamins and minerals can affect your fertility and successful pregnancies.

Here are some articles that you might find helpful...

"The Role of Vitamin D in Fertility and during Pregnancy and Lactation: A Review of Clinical Data"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6210343/

And...

"Association of vitamin D intake and serum levels with fertility: Results from the Lifestyle and Fertility Study"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5545066/

And...

"Effects of Mild and Severe Vitamin B1Deficiencies on the Meiotic Maturation of Mice Oocytes"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395269/

And...

Thiamine during pregnancy...

https://www.hormonesmatter.com/tag/vitamin-b1-deficiency/

Your blood test for Celiac was positive.  Damage to the small intestine can be microscopic and patchy in the early stages.  A biopsy would be able to find this and would give you a baseline for future reference.  But it's understandable not wanting to wait for an endoscopy in the current times.  Starting a gluten free diet now and going back on gluten a few months down the road may provoke more severe symptoms.  Some people choose to do a genetic test to find out if they have some of the most common genes for Celiac.  Not all Celiac genes are known, but.... I personally don't think continuing to hurt oneself with gluten is beneficial. Most Celiacs take eighteen months to two years to heal.   A positive blood test for gluten antibodies, a positive genetic test, and improvement on the gluten free diet might be enough for you. 

I find Dr. Sarah Ballantyne's book "The Paleo Approach" very helpful.  She has Celiac, as does her children.  This diet has been scientifically proven to help with healing.  

Discuss with your doctor the benefits of supplementing with a B Complex, Vitamin D and additional thiamine.  

Hope this helps!  Keep us posted on your progress!  

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