Sore muscles

[Eldene]

I walk fast for fitness, 4 to 6 km per day. I am also 74 years old. Apart from the Celiac challenge, my lifestyle is healthy. I had a sciatiac nerve pinching under my one foot, with inflamation in my whole shin. It was almost cured, when the other shin started paining and burning. I do stretches, use a natural cooling gel and rest my feet.

Can Celiac cause muscle pains/inflamation, or is it just over-excercising?

[Scott Adams]

Untreated celiac disease can cause such issues, however, if you've been 100% gluten-free for a long time and have recovered (and don't get regular gluten contamination), then these symptoms could also be related to nutrient deficiencies. 

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.

Because of this it took me decades to overcome a few long-standing issues I had that were associated with gluten ataxia, for example numbness and tingling in my feet, and muscle knots--especially in my shoulders an neck. Only long term extensive supplementation has helped me to resolve these issues.

 

 

 

[Eldene]

Not good news. In South Africa cross-contamination is too common. I am researching other options.

[Eldene]

Not really a solution. There is too much cross contamination in South Africa. I doctered my sore shins with Arnica Cooling gel and the inflamation is gone, thank you.