Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Not Sure What To Do

itchy-fingers

Recommended Posts

itchy-fingers Newbie
itchy-fingers
Posted

Hi all. I recently stopped eating wheat and am feeling a lot better. When I eat wheat my head feels fuzzy and I am tired. I also have a long history of getting itchy blisters on my right ring finger. My finger swells up and it is very painful. I have seen numerous doctors regarding this and I was just given steroid cream for the rash. I saw a naturopath and he diagnosed me with a candida imbalance. I have a history of yeast infections. Since treating me for yeast infections the itchy fingers have gone away most of the time. I also have polysistic ovarian syndrome. My naturopath said that lots of people with polysitic ovaries are also sensitive to wheat.

I have no problems with my stomach/bowels etc.

I am not sure of where to go from here. I am not going to eat wheat anymore because it just makes me feel so crappy but I am afraid that I could also have other allergies. I don't want to start getting all kinds of medical tests and get freaked out over this but I worry that I could be doing damage to my body and not even know know it! Suggestions?

Thanks all,

F

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


my.oh.my Newbie
my.oh.my
Posted

Sorry to inform you but i suggest you do what you least want to do.... Get yourself tested a.s.a.p. You wouldn't want to have the symptoms haunt you all your life!neither would you wonna live in the world of the unknown. for all we know it might be somthing you can easily heal!

Good Luck!

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

The problem with getting blood tests or biopsies is now that you've been gluten free, they won't be reliable.

I'm a big fan of "if it hurts to hit yourself in the head, don't hit yourself in the head". Of course, that's harder to do with something so socially prevalent as wheat, but if YOU find that you are confident enough in your conclusion to avoid wheat without testing, it is an option. You'll be left with the question of whether or not you need to avoid the other celiac offenders, though - barley, rye, and possibly oats.

Not everyone develops other intolerances, and some of those are just from eating too much of any particular thing.

There aren't clear cut answers that fit everyone here - the only thing to do is weigh all the options you are aware of, and make the best decision that you can make at the time.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      132,918
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Dizzyma
    Newest Member
    Dizzyma
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):

  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • xxnonamexx
      Fermented foods, Kefir, Kombucha?

      By xxnonamexx · Posted

      very interesting thanks for the info  
    • Florence Lillian
      gluten free cookie recipes

      By Florence Lillian · Posted

      More cookie recipes ...thanks so much for the heads-up Scott.  One can never have too many.  Cheers, Florence.
    • Russ H
      Severe severe mouth pain

      By Russ H · Posted

      Hi Charlie, You sound like you have been having a rough time of it. Coeliac disease can cause a multitude of skin, mouth and throat problems. Mouth ulcers and enamel defects are well known but other oral conditions are also more common in people with coeliac disease: burning tongue, inflamed and swollen tongue, difficulty swallowing, redness and crusting in the mouth corners, and dry mouth to name but some. The link below is for paediatric dentistry but it applies to adults too.  Have you had follow up for you coeliac disease to check that your anti-tTG2 antibodies levels have come down? Are you certain that you not being exposed to significant amounts of gluten? Are you taking a PPI for your Barrett's oesophagus? Signs of changes to the tongue can be caused by nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron, B12 and B9 (folate) deficiency. I would make sure to take a good quality multivitamin every day and make sure to take it with vitamin C containing food - orange juice, broccoli, cabbage etc.  Sebaceous hyperplasia is common in older men and I can't find a link to coeliac disease.   Russ.   Oral Manifestations in Pediatric Patients with Coeliac Disease – A Review Article
    • cristiana
      Severe severe mouth pain

      By cristiana · Posted

      Hi @Charlie1946 You are very welcome.   I agree wholeheartedly with @knitty kitty:  "I wish doctors would check for nutritional deficiencies and gastrointestinal issues before prescribing antidepressants." I had a type of tingling/sometimes pain in my cheek about 2 years after my diagnosis.  I noticed it after standing in cold wind, affecting  me after the event - for example, the evening after standing outside, I would feel either tingling or stabbing pain in my cheek.   I found using a neck roll seemed to help, reducing caffeine, making sure I was well-hydrated, taking B12 and C vitamins and magnesium.  Then when the lockdowns came and I was using a facemask I realised that this pain was almost entirely eliminated by keeping the wind off my face.  I think looking back I was suffering from a type of nerve pain/damage.  At the time read that coeliacs can suffer from nerve damage caused by nutritional deficiencies and inflammation, and there was hope that as bodywide healing took place, following the adoption of a strict gluten free diet and addressing nutritional deficiencies, recovery was possible.   During this time, I used to spend a lot of time outdoors with my then young children, who would be playing in the park, and I'd be sheltering my face with an upturned coat collar, trying to stay our of the cold wind!  It was during this time a number of people with a condition called Trigeminal Neuralgia came up to me and introduced themselves, which looking back was nothing short of miraculous as I live in a pretty sparsely populated rural community and it is quite a rare condition.   I met a number of non-coeliacs who had suffered with this issue  and all bar one found relief in taking medication like amitriptyline which are type of tricyclic anti-depressant.   They were not depressed, here their doctors had prescribed the drugs as pain killers to address nerve pain, hence I mention here.  Nerve pain caused by shingles is often treated with this type of medication in the UK too, so it is definitely worth bearing in mind if standard pain killers like aspirin aren't working. PS  How to make a neck roll with a towel: https://www.painreliefwellness.com.au/2017/10/18/cervical-neck-roll/#:~:text=1.,Very simple. 
    • Scott Adams
      gluten free cookie recipes

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      We just added a ton of new recipes here: https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/gluten-free-recipes/gluten-free-dessert-recipes-pastries-cakes-cookies-etc/gluten-free-cookie-recipes/
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.