Upper Arm pain

[Rosebud2485]

I am kind of curious if other people with celiac disease have experienced the same thing. Kind of round 3 for me dealing with my upper arm and shoulder pain. I have experienced really bad pain in the upper arm and shoulder in the past twice. It took me a week or so to get over it. I know the one time it was my left arm. The second time i could not remember if it was my left or right arm. My upper arm and shoulder hurt so bad and feel stiff too like the last two times. Very painful to move my arm at times from the elbow up or move in certain ways. I was wondering if other  people with celiac disease experienced similar issues.

[Scott Adams]

I've never heard of such symptoms being directly related to celiac disease, even though its symptoms can be very broad and unusual.

Heart conditions, and even heart attacks, can have such symptoms, so be sure to discuss this with your doctor, as they may wish to run some tests to be sure that there is nothing wrong.

[miguel54b]

I was under the impression that I had damaged some ligaments in my left shoulder since I had pain there for over a year, That pain went away after I started a gluten free diet. I suspect it was related to gluten because I ate gluten accidentally (wife made Chinese rice and used wheat soy sauce) and the pain came back and went away a few days after. 

[Scott Adams]

It's definitely a possibility because celiac disease can cause so many nutrient deficiencies. To be on the safe side I'd still recommend running this symptom by your doctor. 

You may also want to get your nutrient levels checked. 

The most common nutrient deficiencies associated with celiac disease that may lead to testing for the condition include iron, vitamin D, folate (vitamin B9), vitamin B12, calcium, zinc, and magnesium.  Unfortunately many doctors, including my own doctor at the time, don't do extensive follow up testing for a broad range of nutrient deficiencies, nor recommend that those just diagnosed with celiac disease take a broad spectrum vitamin/mineral supplement, which would greatly benefit most, if not all, newly diagnosed celiacs.