Coping

[HAPPY DOG SUZ]

Aloha,

I am 1 1/2 month gluten free I was dx w / fibromyalgia before I was dx with celiac I am still in alot of pain but seems to have eased up some.

I was wondering if anyone else has fibro symptoms if they get gluten?

Thanks Suzanne

[Tutahl75]

Hello,

I don't have fibromyalgia but I do have Celiacs. I took a meditation course about three months ago and it helped me to quiet my thinking and relax more. It also helps the healing process and ultimately improves your energy. I have a friend who's mom has fibromyalgia and I told her about the meditation practice. She went to it and she is not nearly as tired through the day now. Just thought you might want to give it some thought. Hope this helps.

[seeking-wholeness]

Suzanne,

I used to get a large, lumpy tender spot in the muscles right up next to my spine, just about over my left kidney, whenever I ate gluten. It would hurt most when I woke up in the morning (especially if I rolled onto my back in my sleep--I am a devout side-sleeper), and if I massaged it deeply, it would jump-start a bowel movement (useful!). I don't know if this symptom is fibromyalgia-like, but it is definitely a much less intense problem for me now, after a year gluten-free.

Good luck to you!

--Sarah

[Twister2]

Hi there, I also suffer from alot of muscle pain when I eat Gluten. Mostly in my legs. My mother and sister also have Celiacs and they have the muscle pain also.

[JUDI42MIL]

Hi I was dxed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, 7 years ago. And celiac about 6 mo. ago.

I dont know if eating gluten had anything to do with the fibro. I suffered bad with it years ago. I was wheel chair bound, cause it hurt too much to walk. And was on 11 different meds a day, mostly for the pain. So, basically I was bed ridden.

What helped me with that was with doing some research I decided to go completely meat free. No meat, chicken, fish, etc........ I found within two weeks I went off all the meds, and the pain was gone.So for me my fibro had something to do with eating meat. Im thinking it was something they inject in animals.

Good luck! And try anything , fibro is horrible.The only problem I have now is what to eat.

[llj012564]

I was on daily pain meds for Fibro for almost 3 years b4 my Dr finally found Celiacs. I have been gluten-free since Feb04 and off all pain meds since around Mar or Apr. I can't say for sure but I don't think I ever had Fibro at all. I think that it was the Celiacs the whole time. Now when I eat something I shouldn't I get the same pain back . When I first started the diet I felt so much better it was like a magic but recently I have had some problems. I had to evaluate my diet and dicovered that the coffee creamer I used was the problem . I eat only fresh foods , nothing processed and the creamer as little as I was using it had to be the culprit. I can see how the Dr can get it wrong , Joint pain , tired , bowel problems etc they mimic each other so its hard to tell without testing. I wasn't a typical Celiac either, b4 diagnosis I was heavy and had trouble losing weight, the reason I got tested was I started droping pounds fast . Ive lost over 100 in less than a year and still can't stop losing. Sorry didn't mean to go on. Gluten may not be the only thing giving you trouble so keep an open mind if your symptoms dont improve you may have to try cutting other things from your diet as well.