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Which Kind Of Arthritis Is Related To Celiac?

mythreesuns

By mythreesuns
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mythreesuns
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The arthritis in my foot is what finally sent me over the edge and prompted me to start the gluten free diet. The story is longer than that I assure you, but anyway...

The dr thought I originally thought I had gout, which is of course food-related, but is it related to celiac? I had thought only rheumatoid arthritis was related, but after a negative blood test for gout and looking at the x-ray, the dr it looked like mild osteoarthritis, which of course I am a little young for (33).

He said it could still be gout, but the question remains, are all types of arthritis related to celiac, or just some?

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The arthritis in my foot is what finally sent me over the edge and prompted me to start the gluten free diet. The story is longer than that I assure you, but anyway...

The dr thought I originally thought I had gout, which is of course food-related, but is it related to celiac? I had thought only rheumatoid arthritis was related, but after a negative blood test for gout and looking at the x-ray, the dr it looked like mild osteoarthritis, which of course I am a little young for (33).

He said it could still be gout, but the question remains, are all types of arthritis related to celiac, or just some?

Although the symptoms of my arthritis were more like RA than osteo they also told me it was osteo. The joint damage never changed but my pain level has. I can use all joints freely with no discomfort and no continuation of the rapid joint destruction I had pre gluten free. I believe many forms of arthritis can be linked to celiac and the inflammatory process it creates in the tissues.

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My son had joint/leg pain that disappeared after going gluten-free, he still has flare ups when he gets a cold or something like that. The endo explained it this way: any autoimmune process can cause inflammation ion the joints, the cells that line the joints to become inflammed in response to the systemic autoimmune reaction - causing pain. The endo said that if joint pain was symptom of celiac for my son then in the future - any illness could cause the same reaction. she did howver review the symptoms and signs to be alert for for RA (this is the form of arthritis associated with other immune mediated diseases).

Redness, swelling over a joint, unexplained fevers, leg pain in the morning (as opposed to aches after a busy day)

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penguin
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My mom had osteo in her knees (SEVERE) before she got her knees replaced (she's really young, only in her early 50's) and she says that she avoided wheat because it made her arthritis worse. As far as we know, she doesn't have celiac (though she hasn't been tested yet).

Rheumatoid arthritis is the one associated with celiac because they're both autoimmune. Osteoarthritis is more of a mechanical problem, as I understand it.

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Ok, why can I see this on the forums page under "last post info" but I don't see it when I click on the Message Board???

Well, anyway, thanks for the replies! My dr of course isn't discussing celiac with me because I couldn't have because it's just too rare... :blink:

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Ok, why can I see this on the forums page under "last post info" but I don't see it when I click on the Message Board???

Well, anyway, thanks for the replies! My dr of course isn't discussing celiac with me because I couldn't have because it's just too rare... :blink:

:o

Geeze, doctors. Just because you go to medical school and graduate doesn't mean that the medical world stops spinning and all facts remain static :rolleyes: Bring him some of the latest research articles showing that celiac disease occurs in as many as 1 in 133 people...

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Ok, why can I see this on the forums page under "last post info" but I don't see it when I click on the Message Board???

Well, anyway, thanks for the replies! My dr of course isn't discussing celiac with me because I couldn't have because it's just too rare... :blink:

It can take a while for the new topic to show up, but it will.

You should print out the NIH websites info on celiac and bring it into your doctor. It is not rare and he needs to politely educated.

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