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Pregnant Diagnosed With Celiacs


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Hello,

I am waiting for the test results but they are pretty sure I have celiacs. All three of my children were just diagnosed and I have the same symptoms as them. But I am 6 months pregnant. I know that it will ultimatley be better for my baby but I am nervous about losing weight and not gaining. Not that I really want to gain too much anyway. We went on a diet sort of like the gluten-free one a few years ago. I lost 75 lbs like it was butter melting off my body. So it just makes me a but nervous. Anyone else been through soemthing similar?

Thank you!!

Robin


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Hello,

I am waiting for the test results but they are pretty sure I have celiacs. All three of my children were just diagnosed and I have the same symptoms as them. But I am 6 months pregnant. I know that it will ultimatley be better for my baby but I am nervous about losing weight and not gaining. Not that I really want to gain too much anyway. We went on a diet sort of like the gluten-free one a few years ago. I lost 75 lbs like it was butter melting off my body. So it just makes me a but nervous. Anyone else been through soemthing similar?

Thank you!!

Robin

Hi Robin,

This is a great place to post. YOu may also want to post in the weight issues section. Sorry I can't help you more, but someone here will. Good luck!

GFBetsy Rookie

Were you 75 lbs. overwight when you lost that much, or was it way too much weight to lose? One of the things to keep in mind is that some people who have celiac gain weight precisely BECAUSE of their problems with gluten. Their bodies go into "famine" mode and pack on all the fat they can store because (as far as the body can tell) there just aren't enough nutrients available in the world! AAAAGGGHHH! In reality, it's just that your intestines are damaged so much that not enough nutrients can get through, but your body responds the same way.

So, if you went (esentially) gluten-free in the past, thus giving your intestines a chance to heal, it is possible that your body told itself: "Hey! Famine's over! Drop that fat you've been storing!", thus leading to the big loss of weight. As long as you were getting sufficient nutrients (eating healthy amounts of food and a good balance of food types) I don't think the weight loss was a bad thing, necessarily. And I doubt that (so long as you were eating healthily) you would have kept on losing until you looked like boy in the "Flat Stanley" book.

However, you are the one who knows the most about your situation. If the weight loss was a dangerous thing (if you were becoming way too skinny and couldn't seem to keep any weight on, no matter what you did) . . . then I can see how going on the gluten free diet would give you pause.

I think that (if I were you) I'd sit down with my OBGYN and have a nice long talk about your concerns and what happened in the past. At least you'll get another point of view.

Good luck!

LauraW Rookie
Hello,

I am waiting for the test results but they are pretty sure I have celiacs. All three of my children were just diagnosed and I have the same symptoms as them. But I am 6 months pregnant. I know that it will ultimatley be better for my baby but I am nervous about losing weight and not gaining. Not that I really want to gain too much anyway. We went on a diet sort of like the gluten-free one a few years ago. I lost 75 lbs like it was butter melting off my body. So it just makes me a but nervous. Anyone else been through soemthing similar?

Thank you!!

Robin

Hi Robin,

I am in the same boat as you right now. My 2 year old daughter had somewhat + bloodwork and a biopsy yesterday and the GI thinks she does have celiac disease. My blood came back+ and after I deliver I will probably do the biopsy as well. I am 8 months pregnant and not sure if I should wait for biopsy or not. My dd and my problems are not the typical problems for celiac, we both suffer from chronic constipation and she did not gain any weight at her 2 year checkup and wasn't really eating either. I have battled IBS since I was a child and just thought typical IBS. I have also suffered from endometriosis, infertility, miscarriage and this stomach thing. Just thought I'd tell you we are kind of in the same boat. You can certainly PM me if would like. I would like to hear how your kids were diagnosed. If you want to go to the post "parents begging not to do biopsy" you can see a little bit of our story. Chat soon!

Laura

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