Women Only - Mensuration Symptoms

[lolarose]

Hi

I am a brand new celiac, who is actually still waiting for confirmation from test results

What I'm wondering about is symptoms with mensuration

When my typical celiac symptoms started to become severe I also started to have a constant period. I mean I am always menstruating, it's so heavy, but it never stops!

Is this a symptom of celiac disease? Or do I have something else too?

I have done every test, changed pills and even gone off hormones, nothing changes. It's been about 2 years now.

I've gone gluten free for around one month now and my period stopped for 3 days and then started again.

I know that celiac disease can have an affect on fertility and I've read that some women stop getting one or have a very irregular period. So what about the opposite.

Is a constant period a symptom?

and what can I do about it.

I'm desperate, this has been by far the worst symptom I've had and it has been disrupting every single part of my life, including what I get to wear everyday to my yoga practice.

Any insight would be great!

Thanks

[SaraKat]

I think a constant period would warrant a trip to the GYN. I noticed about 16 months ago my periods were acting up- like it would come early and last longer. I've always been super regular too so this was very alarming to me. I was dx'd with celiac 3 months ago and I am wondering if the weird periods were part of celiac. My GYN said no, but I find it coincidental.

Have you had a pelvic U/S?

[India]

I don't have the same problem but I can confirm that gluten definitely affects my menstruation - hello gluten, goodbye periods, like clockwork.

The main reason for my reply though is to suggest that your doctor should keep a close eye on your iron levels, because I expect that with constant periods you're at a high risk of anaemia.

[Mama Melissa]

I am celiac and dont have the same problem,but i have heard of alot of celiacs also having endometrosis maybe you should see if you have that goodluck with everything hun!! xoxo

[txplowgirl]

I don't have the constant bleeding, but i do have heavy painful periods due to endometriosis. Don't have ins or the money for surgery so I just have to deal with it. I had the test that shows i inherited this from both sides of my family. My mother is 69 years old and she has all the symptoms of celiac. But she refuses to go gluten free or get tested even though she lost 4 brothers, 1 sister, her father and 3 of his sisters to cancer. She bled constantly from the age of 10 until she had my brother at the age of 30. She had about 3 days out of the month that she didn't bleed. She said she had all sorts of tests and the dr's told her that it was due to endometriosis. A few months after my brother was born her thyroid went out of whack and they had to totally remove it plus she had to have a hysterectomy at the same time.