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Celiac Disease And Bleeding Disorders

jmn

By jmn
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jmn Rookie
jmn
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Hello:

My 17-year-old son and I both have celiac disease. He had four wisdom teeth extracted 12 days ago. We've been back to the oral surgeon twice with complications. His wounds won't stop bleeding and aren't healing correctly. This happened several years ago when he had teeth extracted before orthodontia.

Is anyone aware of a connection between bleeding/clotting disorders and celiac disease?

Thanks.

JMN

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fitgirlie Newbie
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Hello:

My 17-year-old son and I both have celiac disease. He had four wisdom teeth extracted 12 days ago. We've been back to the oral surgeon twice with complications. His wounds won't stop bleeding and aren't healing correctly. This happened several years ago when he had teeth extracted before orthodontia.

Is anyone aware of a connection between bleeding/clotting disorders and celiac disease?

Thanks.

JMN

I don't know of any "medical" disorders, but I know any time I have ever had any surgery/procedures done,I have encountered the same reaction.

Nyxie63 Apprentice
Nyxie63
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A lot of Celiacs are deficient in vit K, which is essential for blood clotting. Could be why he's still bleeding.

kevsmom Contributor
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A lot of Celiacs are deficient in vit K, which is essential for blood clotting. Could be why he's still bleeding.

I agree. before I was diagnosed, I would get bruises all over, for no reason at all. It turned out that my body was not absorbing Vitamin K. My Platelet level was off the charts at 909 (Normal range is 140-415).

Cindy

trents Grand Master
trents
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Has your son had any blood work done recently to check for platelet levels or other clotting factors? That would seem to be the place to start. You should ask your doctor to order a CBC and other tests that check for the various clotting factors.

Steve

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BRUMI1968
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I have Celiac and ITP (Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura). The ITP is when one does not have enough platelets - it's autoimmune. I'm no longer on any medication and I'm just fine. But you should have your son checked - a CBC will do the trick (Complete Blood Count).

confusedks Enthusiast
confusedks
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What numbers specifically do you look for on the CBC. I am about to have a PICC line put in and they are going to run tests to find out if my blood will clot normally. I had labs done not too long ago and they may have already taken it...what do you look for?

Kassandra

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Nyxie63 Apprentice
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What numbers specifically do you look for on the CBC. I am about to have a PICC line put in and they are going to run tests to find out if my blood will clot normally. I had labs done not too long ago and they may have already taken it...what do you look for?

Kassandra

When they test mine before getting a thyroid biopsy done, it's usually a separate test in addition to the CBC. They test PT, PTT and platelets. If they want to look more in-depth, there are other additional tests they can run.

jmn Rookie
jmn
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Thanks to all of you. Now I have something to go on.

JMN

loraleena Contributor
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There are a few of us on here with ITP mentioned earlier. Get a CBC. His platelets should be above 150,000.

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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My husband (a coeliac) has had problems with easy bleeding and low platelets.

At the moment his haemotolgist is happy with his levels (although not as good as the average person, they are not dangerous) - he's not been dx with ITP though.

I'm not sure any of the docs know exactly why this has been occuring for my hubby :blink:

bklyn Enthusiast
bklyn
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I have the opposite problem - high platelet count. I am due for a check up soon, my hematologist initially thought celiac was causing high platelets, but my Ttg #'s are negative, so he's not sure why I would have high platelets (which can be caused by inflammation).

jmn Rookie
jmn
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OK. I dug out a CBC my son had last summer. Mean Platelet Volume (8.3) and Platelet Count (250) were both within the normal range. Does this mean we can assume it is a vitamin K deficiency? I've stocked up on green leafy vegetables. We'll see if that helps.

JMN

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illini02 Newbie
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Before I was diagnosed with Celiac I had problems with bleeding/bruising from scurvy - vit C deficiency. It often leads to problems with bleeding gums and bruising. Believe it or not my doc decided to test me for celiac because of the scurvy. Smart doc!

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