Please Help

[elisabet]

hello every one,

My best friend is week,has dark circles under her eyes and is very very tired,all her blood tests came back normal.

I am so worried any suggestion?

[Budew]

Sorry to hear about your friend. Most of us have had other problems as well. Do you know about what she eats? Tests done? Does she ever get relief? Tell us more.

Hang in there! You are a good friend.

Budew

[elisabet]

thank you budew

she knows that she has problem with gluten.yes she has relief.and the blood test was a whole pannel also thyroid function.

I am really worried ,because she is not her self.

elisabet

[RiceGuy]

To me it sounds like a nutritional deficiency, no matter how test results may seem. Some types of anemia can cause darkening under the eyes, and it's not always due to iron.

Many nutrients can be deficient in Celiacs because of the impaired digestion. Some that come to mind in relation to the symptoms you describe are magnesium, vitamin B12, and iron, just to name a few. Other things like protein and carbohydrate deficiencies might also be a possibility.

It's really difficult to speculate without a list of the foods in your friend's diet. Can you give some specifics on what she's been eating and avoiding? Also does she take supplements? If so, what are they? How long has this condition persisted?

[Budew]

I am so glad Rice Guy is attending to this thread. I have gotten some good advice from him lately.

I do want to say get the info and post it. I was where your friend is. I felt too ill to help myself. I had lots of caring prople but had to really do this alone. For several years I was just to sick to care. Death became a focus. It had to be bettter than the life I was living. For me it was a friend who saw what life was like and made me realize I was worth it. Even now after a year od desperately fighting for help and attention, I feel despair. I have come a long way but to still be fighting the battle is overwhelming.

Your friend might find some comfort writing in too. I know that for me I could not even read the computer screen. It was irritating and made me feel ill. I still have days like that. Then I muster the motivation to try again.

Your friend is so lucky to have you. Things will get better. Don't give up.

[ravenwoodglass]

I am so sorry to hear she isn't doing well.

If she was doing okay for a bit try and figure out if anything she is doing, eating or prescribed has changed. Does she take any generic meds? The binders they use can change and her pharmacist should recheck them. Has she changed any personal products, gotten her hair done, any new hobbies? Are her vitamins gluten-free, and is she taking stress or B12?

Is this a sudden change? Are her lips tinged blue? Is she cold and clammy feeling to the touch? Is she complaining of any pain or showing it in the way she is moving? Is she disoriented at all? If this last paragraph sounds like what she is experiencing she needs to be throughly evaluated as soon as possible.

I hope things get figured out and she is doing better today.

[evilette13]

Have your friend tested for parasites by a lab that tests exculsively for them. I would put money on it that is a huge part of her problem.

--Monica

[Sillyyakdidi]

To me it sounds like a nutritional deficiency, no matter how test results may seem. Some types of anemia can cause darkening under the eyes, and it's not always due to iron.

Many nutrients can be deficient in Celiacs because of the impaired digestion. Some that come to mind in relation to the symptoms you describe are magnesium, vitamin B12, and iron, just to name a few. Other things like protein and carbohydrate deficiencies might also be a possibility.

It's really difficult to speculate without a list of the foods in your friend's diet. Can you give some specifics on what she's been eating and avoiding? Also does she take supplements? If so, what are they? How long has this condition persisted?

yeah i agree with the anemia thing, i hope your friend gets better!!