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I was just diagnosed with Celiac after 8 months of many doctors. Finally, after I asked for my Vitamin D level to be checked, I got a diagnoses of Celiac disease when my D level was at 13. I had no digestive/intestinal symptoms, just severe fatique, terrible bone pain and weakness were the main symptoms. I'm happy to go gluten-free as I thought the worst and figured that I must have something extremely serious to feel so awful. I just was wondering how long it might be before feeling some kind of physical improvement. Thanks so much to anyone who responds. This is my first time on a message board.

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Welcome. I started to feel better immediately(brain fog and depression) but it was around 6 months that I hit a point where I felt my first significant level of overall healing. Fatigue has taken longer, maybe around 8 months it got much better. GI symptoms started to clear up immediately but I still have problems with dairy.

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Welcome. I started to feel better immediately(brain fog and depression) but it was around 6 months that I hit a point where I felt my first significant level of overall healing. Fatigue has taken longer, maybe around 8 months it got much better. GI symptoms started to clear up immediately but I still have problems with dairy.
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thanks for answering. It has been so long since I have felt well. It is nice to know there is some hope for healing...not having to go to bed before my 6 and 8 year old kids. Also glad to hear that the depression will begin to go away...I think having a DIAGNOSIS even has helped in that regard already.

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I felt better almost immediately & felt significant improvement in 2 wks. I havn't felt this good in 20 yrs. :P If you read info in my signature, it goes into more detail. I actually have energy now & feel up to doing things like walking to do my shopping, gardening & trimming trees. I had been spending about 3-6 mos/yr unable to get out of my hospital bed & had become dependent on electric wheelchair. What a difference! I am continuing to improve.

Hope this helps & you are feeling better soon,

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I felt better almost immediately & felt significant improvement in 2 wks. I havn't felt this good in 20 yrs. :P If you read info in my signature, it goes into more detail. I actually have energy now & feel up to doing things like walking to do my shopping, gardening & trimming trees. I had been spending about 3-6 mos/yr unable to get out of my hospital bed & had become dependent on electric wheelchair. What a difference! I am continuing to improve.

Hope this helps & you are feeling better soon,

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I felt better almost immediately & felt significant improvement in 2 wks. I havn't felt this good in 20 yrs. :P If you read info in my signature, it goes into more detail. I actually have energy now & feel up to doing things like walking to do my shopping, gardening & trimming trees. I had been spending about 3-6 mos/yr unable to get out of my hospital bed & had become dependent on electric wheelchair. What a difference! I am continuing to improve.

Hope this helps & you are feeling better soon,

Thanks for responding. I can't believe that you felt as good as you do so soon. It gives me encouragement and hope that I will get to the gardening, walking the dog, etc....things that I used to love to do and now I just feel guilty because they are not getting done. Glad you are continuing to improve and thanks again for writing back.

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