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Sore Aching Legs

kristenroman

By kristenroman
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kristenroman Rookie
kristenroman
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Hi! I`ve been struggling with sore aching legs, sometimes crampy. COuld that be mineral defficiency? Anyone have any experience with this? I have been gluten free for 6 months. THis began a couple of weeks ago. Thanks!

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Sophiekins Rookie
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There is an easy way to find out if it is mineral-related: eat bananas (at least 1 a day) or start taking a gluten-free potassium supplement. If the pain goes away, it was minerals. If the pain doesn't go away after a week or so, go and see your doctor.

bpritt Newbie
bpritt
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I have had cramps and pain in my legs for 16 years, since my deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - a blood clot in the veins impeding blood from returning to the heart. I don't know if my DVT was caused by celiac, but it could be. My Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinc doctors couldn't come up with any cause but this was long before my celiac diagnosis.

If you have DVT, other signs would be a sudden initial onset of the condition (1-2 days), and symptoms that are worsened by exercising the legs and lessened by resting and elevating them. If you have these symptoms you need to confirm with an ultrasound test and may be helped by clot-busting drugs. But hopefully you have something else. Good luck.

RIMom Newbie
RIMom
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Has anyone experienced this with their Celiac Kids? My daughter (4 1/2 yr old) often says her legs hurt, especially at bedtime. Seems to be below the knees and above the ankles

Used to be that was the time of day her tummy hurt, now no more sore tummies, but sore legs.

Just wondering?

Gwendolyn Newbie
Gwendolyn
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I had a lot of pain in my lower legs for a very long time until recently. I had read that it may be because of celiac, so now I eat a half of a banana a day and am taking Super Nutrition's "Simply One" for women, which is vegetarian and contains no yeast, wheat, gluten, buckwheat, sugar, pollen, dairy, corn or soy residues or any hidden additives.

I had pain a few days when I forgot to eat my banana and take my vitamin, so I just stick with it and have no pain, even when doing long jog/walk sessions of 6 miles. Earlier in November, I was getting pains in my calves, shins and ankles when exercising and they are now gone. I had thought it was shin splints, but it wasn't!

annacsmom Apprentice
annacsmom
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Although my daughter is 18 yrs. old now, and newly diagnosed, looking back now, she used to suffer from very bad "growing pains" in her legs. Now I realize it was all from celiac. At one point she even underwent physical therapy for very severe pain in her knees. Oh, if we only knew then what we know now. Anyway, I don't think "growing" is supposed to hurt!

RIMom Newbie
RIMom
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Thanks, now that I think about it, she eats bananas pretty much everyday with peanut butter. The few days her legs really hurt, I think we were out of ripe ones. In anycase, we haven't had any complaints for the past few days and she is eating her bananas.

She takes other supplements too, which I think helps.

Sarah

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flowergirl Rookie
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I had pain in the muscles of both my legs (all my life) and medicated with magnesium /B6 supplement. Since going gluten free I haven't had one day of pain. My body seems to be absorbing what it needs from my food.

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