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Odd Syptoms

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lovelyvaughn Newbie
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Altho I have yet to be tested these are my symptoms~

*After I eat health cereals like raisin bran I feel like my throat swells up and my breathing gets real heavy then proceeds to sedate me. Can you believe that I am 28 years old and I am still trying to find out what is making me feel this way? My aunt just told me about this Celiac Disease so I thought I'd check this site out. Almost everything I eat makes me feels that same way. It must be the wheat, No dr. has ever told me this. *I do have low thyroid but only thru a muscle test not blood work(there are other ways to detect thyroid disorders~don't let your dr. fool you)

* learning disabiliy

*short attention span

*attenion disorder

* i feel like lead and have no energy

what do you think? I have a 2 year old daughter and feel like I have no hope. All I want to do is sleep! Help!

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rmmadden Contributor
rmmadden
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All these symptoms sound like Celiac Disease. There are over 200 different symptoms and each person is different in what they exhibit. The lack of energy or fatigue are classic celiac disease symptoms. The trouble concentrating and attention problems are related to Celiac as well.

Call your Dr. and get a blood test done against Celiac and see what comes up.

Best of Luck!

Cleveland Bob B)

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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After I eat health cereals like raisin bran I feel like my throat swells up and my breathing gets real heavy then proceeds to sedate me.

wow... :o

I'd say that you definately have an issue with wheat. That sounds like wheat allergy, however, your other symtoms sound like celiac disease. If I were you, I would get tested for celiac disease and wheat allergy. Good Luck :)

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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*After I eat health cereals like raisin bran I feel like my throat swells up and my breathing gets real heavy then proceeds to sedate me.

That part sounds like you may have an allergy as well. You should get it checked out by a doctor so it doesn't get worse one day and have something really bad happen where you need immediate help.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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yeah, the throat closing sounds like a true allergy (which celiac disease is not - it's an intolerance). please do see your doctor about getting testing for this allergy - if you're throat is closing, you may want to carry an epi-pen with you in case this allergy gets worse.

Emme999 Enthusiast
Emme999
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It sounds like a wheat allergy to me - but I think that wheat allergies & celiac often go together! (Of course, I'm no doctor! :))

Here is a really good information page on food allergies & sensitivities: Open Original Shared Link

Definitely find out about the allergy though! They typically worsen over time and you might find yourself in a scary position at some point. One of my friends has more allergies than anyone I've ever met - and he says that your body can only handle so much - then one day you have that additional amount of allergen introduced to your system and you end up in anaphylactic shock. Definitely bad!

Take care of yourself, uh? ;)

- Michelle :wub:

p.s. Please note the difference between allergy, sensitivity, and intolerance. Celiac is an intolerance and does *not* go away.

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